WebFiche of the News for September 15, 2021
Placing coverage and headlines side-by-side forces the recognition of the fact that the coverage of News has been forced to be as salacious and polarized as possible simply to keep…
Apple stalls CSAM auto-scan on devices after ‘feedback’ from everyone on Earth
Apple said it intends to delay the introduction of its plan to commandeer customers' own devices to scan their iCloud-bound photos for illegal child exploitation imagery, a concession to the…
Google Report Shows ‘Reverse Warrants’ Are Swiftly Becoming Law Enforcement’s Go-To Investigative Tool
Privacy is Cybersecurity T-Shirt Thanks to its never-ending collection of location data, Google has become a prime target for law enforcement investigators. Using so-called "reverse warrants," investigators ask Google…
How Data Brokers Sell Access to the Backbone of the Internet
There's something of an open secret in the cybersecurity world: internet service providers quietly give away detailed information about which computer is communicating with another to private businesses, which then…
Apple Just Gave Millions Of Users A Reason To Quit Their iPhones
In a new editorial published by The Washington Post, a pair of researchers who spent two years developing a CSAM (child sexual abuse material) detection system similar to the one…
Apple’s bright idea for CSAM scanning could start ‘persecution on a global basis’
More than ninety human rights groups from around the world have signed a letter condemning Apple's plans to scan devices for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) – and warned Cupertino…
How to add the mic and camera killswitches in Android 12
Android 12 adds killswitches for both the mic and camera. This new feature makes it possible for users to shut off access to hardware that could potentially lead to privacy…
Google to introduce increased protections for minors on its platform, including Search, YouTube and more
Weeks after Instagram rolled out increased protections for minors using its app, Google is now doing the same for its suite of services, including Google search, YouTube, YouTube Kids, Google…
Facebook is rebuilding its ads to know a lot less about you
Facebook’s massive business was built on its ability to track users across the internet. But now, thanks to looming regulation and other moves to restrict such data collection, that is…
T-Mobile has been hacked yet again—but still doesn’t know what was taken
T-Mobile said on Monday that hackers breached its internal servers and that company investigators are in the process of determining if the incident involves the theft of sensitive customer data.…