The U.S. Department of Justice in a lawsuit filed Thursday is accusing Apple of discarding user security and privacy protections as part of a broader effort to
The data privacy company Onerep.com bills itself as a Virginia-based service for helping people remove their personal information from almost 200 people-search websites. However, an investigation into the history of onerep.com finds this company is operating out of Belarus and…
Google will roll out a Safe Browsing update later this month that will provide real-time malware and phishing protection to all Chrome users, without compromising their browsing privacy.
The company launched Safe Browsing in 2005 to defend users against web phishing attacks and has since upgraded it to block malicious domains that push malware, unwanted software, and various social engineering schemes.
On 26 February, EDRi and its partners Global Witness, Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte and Bits of Freedom have submitted a complaint to the European Commission regarding a potential infringement of the Digital Services Act (DSA).
Specifically, we have raised concerns that LinkedIn, a designated Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) under the DSA, infringes the DSA’s new prohibition of targeting online adverts based on profiling using sensitive categories of personal data such as sexuality, political opinions, or race.
Sensitive location data could be sold off to the highest bidder.
Avast, the cybersecurity software company, is facing a $16.5 million fine from the FTC after its privacy extensions and antivirus software harvested and sold user data.
Useful quantum computers aren’t a reality—yet. But in one of the biggest deployments of post-quantum encryption so far, Apple is bringing the technology to iMessage.
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The Danish data protection authority (Datatilsynet) has issued an injunction regarding student data being funneled to Google through the use of Chromebooks and Google Workspace services in the country's schools.
Apple updated its location-tracking system in an attempt to cut down on AirTag abuse while still preserving privacy. Researchers think they’ve found a better balance.
Last month, I received an alarming email from someone I did not know: Rui Zhu, a Ph.D. candidate at Indiana University Bloomington. Mr. Zhu had my email address, he explained, because GPT-3.5 Turbo, one of the latest and most robust large language models (L.L.M.) from OpenAI, had delivered it to him.
A marketing team within media giant Cox Media Group (CMG) claims it has the capability to listen to ambient conversations of consumers through embedded microphones in smartphones, smart TVs, and other devices to gather data and use it to target ads, according to a review of CMG marketing materials by 404 Media and details from a pitch given to an outside marketing professional. Called “Active Listening,” CMG claims the capability can identify potential customers “based on casual conversations in real time.”
Sono previste tre eccezioni per le forze dell'ordine, con una lista di 16 crimini per le cui indagini può essere ammesso. Serve un'autorizzazione dall'autorità giudiziaria, ma si può partire senza e richiederla in 24 ore
Unidentified governments are surveilling smartphone users by tracking push notifications that move through Google's and Apple's servers, a US...
In a letter to the Department of Justice, Senator Ron Wyden said foreign officials were demanding the data from the tech giants to track smartphones. The traffic flowing from apps that send push notifications put the companies "in a unique position to facilitate government surveillance of how users are using particular apps," Wyden said. He asked the Department of Justice to "repeal or modify any policies" that hindered public discussions of push notification spying.
Depuis un an, la chaîne de supermarchés Coop exploite une plateforme de données.
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined TikTok €345 million ($368 million) for violating the privacy of children.
Bad news: your car is a spy. Every major car brand's new internet-connected models flunked privacy and security tests conducted by Mozilla.
Child safety group Heat Initiative plans to launch a campaign pressing Apple on child sexual abuse material scanning and user reporting. The company issued a rare, detailed response on Thursday.
Observer investigation reveals Meta Pixel tool passed on private details of web browsing on medical sites
The former executive sued ByteDance, which owns TikTok, for wrongful termination and accused the company of lifting content from rivals and “supreme access” by the Chinese Communist Party.
The International Mobile System Is Exposed and a Loophole Allows Hackers, Cybercriminals and States to Geolocate Targets and Even Hijack Email and Web Accounts. Israelis Can Be Found Among the Victims - and the Attackers
Aujourd’hui, Apple et Google ont conjointement présenté une proposition de cahier des charges industriel pour empêcher l’utilisation abusive des appareils de géolocalisation Bluetooth.
During our security research we found that smart phones with Qualcomm chip secretly send personal data to Qualcomm. This data is sent without user consent, unencrypted, and even when using a Google-free Android distribution. This is possible because the Qualcomm chipset itself sends the data, circumventing any potential Android operating system setting and protection mechanisms. Affected smart phones are Sony Xperia XA2 and likely the Fairphone and many more Android phones which use popular Qualcomm chips.
Le parlement français a adopté une loi autorisant la vidéosurveillance algorithmique, très décriée. A Genève, une étude montre l’opacité autour des caméras de surveillance, qui se multiplient
Between 2019 and 2022, groups of Tesla employees privately shared via an internal messaging system sometimes highly invasive videos and images recorded by customers’ car cameras.
While many apps collect vast troves of user data, sometimes without explicit consent, experts say Chinese e-commerce giant Pinduoduo has taken violations of privacy and data security to the next level.
L'uso di piattaforme didattiche fornite da Google e Microsoft nelle scuole italiane solleva interrogativi sullo scambio di dati con gli Stati Uniti, al centro di un braccio di ferro tra Washington e la Commissione europea. E per il ministero dell'Istruzione il problema è delle scuole
ChatGPT for a long time on March 20th posted a giant orange warning on top of their interface that they’re unable to load chat history.
Une récente enquête a montré les immenses capacités des trackers GPS et Bluetooth pour pister et retrouver des objets. Ils mesurent à peine quelques centimètres et sont d’une efficacité redoutable.
Des trackers ont été récemment au cœur d’une enquête sur le leader de la vente de vêtement en ligne Zalando. Trois médias allemands ont glissé des appareils de ce type dans des habits renvoyés après une commande. Le but était de voir dans quels pays voyageaient ensuite les vêtements
The startup shared millions of patients' personal information and health data with Google, Facebook, and TikTok.
A potentially precedent-setting legal case involving Sony Music and Quad9 may endanger internet freedom of speech and allow unchecked content censorship.
What's allowed for Cupertino is verboten for everyone else
Apple has again been sued for promising privacy and allegedly failing to provide it.
The complaint [PDF], filed in Northern California District Court on behalf of plaintiff Julie Cima, claims Apple captures iPhone customer data despite device settings declaring a preference that information should not be shared.
A recent study shows that top-of-the-line Android phones sold in China are a total privacy nightmare.
A mandatory app exposed the personal information of students and teachers across the country for over a year.
SweepWizard, an app that law enforcement used to coordinate raids, left sensitive information about hundreds of police operations publicly accessible.
The decision is one of the most consequential issued under the E.U.’s landmark data-protection law and creates a new business headwind for the social media giant.
Meet Toka, the Israeli cyber firm founded by Ehud Barak, that lets clients hack cameras and change their feeds – just like in Hollywood heist movies
Robot vacuum companies say your images are safe, but a sprawling global supply chain for data from our devices creates risk.
Leaked: The Altrnativ world of cybersurveillance About this series: As co-founder of the French search engine Qwant, Eric Leandri was heralded as a champion of digital privacy and an example of Eur…
A 500-page document reviewed by WIRED shows Corellium engaged with several controversial companies, including spyware maker NSO Group.
L’Autorità ha aperto un’istruttoria nei confronti del Comune di Lecce, che ha annunciato l’avvio di un sistema che prevede l’impiego di tecnologie di riconoscimento facciale.
In base alla normativa europea e nazionale, ha ricordato l’Autorità, il trattamento di dati personali realizzato da soggetti pubblici, mediante dispositivi video, è generalmente ammesso se necessario per l’esecuzione di un compito di interesse pubblico o connesso all’esercizio di pubblici poteri.
Attorneys general found that Google violated state consumer protection laws by misleading consumers about its location-data practices, tracking consumers even when their location history setting was turned off.
Apple is facing a proposed federal class action alleging that it records users' mobile activity without their consent and despite privacy...
Christopher Wray, the F.B.I.’s director, told Congress last December that the bureau purchased the phone hacking tool Pegasus for research and development purposes.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a reprimand to the Department for Education (DfE) following the prolonged misuse of the personal information of up to 28 million children.
An ICO investigation found that the DfE’s poor due diligence meant a database of pupils’ learning records was ultimately used by Trust Systems Software UK Ltd (trading as Trustopia), an employment screening firm, to check whether people opening online gambling accounts were 18.
Leaked data obtained by TechCrunch reveals the notorious network of Android spyware apps tracked locations and recorded calls of Americans.
Any app with access to Bluetooth could record your conversations with Siri and audio from the iOS keyboard dictation feature when using AirPods or Beats headsets. This would happen without the app requesting microphone access permission and without the app leaving any trace that it was listening to the microphone.
Today, the US government published an executive order, allegedly limiting US surveillance. This is a first statement by noyb.
The executive order will give EU citizens redress for intelligence collection that violates U.S. laws.
With iOS 16 and macOS Ventura, Apple is introducing passkeys—a more convenient and secure alternative to passwords.
The “Augury” platform includes highly sensitive network data that Team Cymru, a private company, is selling to the military. “It’s everything. There’s nothing else to capture except the smell of electricity,” one cybersecurity expert said.