NSO Group’s reported sale to US contractor alarms cybersecurity experts
Could one of the most pernicious spyware vendors in the world soon be operating under the auspices of the American flag? That's the question some are asking in the wake…
Could one of the most pernicious spyware vendors in the world soon be operating under the auspices of the American flag? That's the question some are asking in the wake…
Imagine if a stranger parked in front of a child’s bedroom window to peep inside. You’d call the police. Yet that happens every day online, and Big Tech looks the…
New data about the real-time-bidding (RTB) system’s use of web users’ info for tracking and ad targeting, released today by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), suggests Google and…
The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against Twitter, Inc. for deceptively using account security data for targeted advertising. Twitter asked users to give their phone numbers and email addresses…
DuckDuckGo, the self-styled "Internet privacy company" — which, for years, has built a brand around a claim of non-tracking web search and, more recently, launched its own 'private' browser with…
One of the first things many women do when they find themselves needing an abortion is seek advice online. That won’t change no matter what the Court rules. But if they…
A location data firm is selling information related to visits to clinics that provide abortions including Planned Parenthood facilities, showing where groups of people visiting the locations came from, how…
Cellebrite iPhone cracking kit allows the company's clients to access virtually all of the private data stored on a phone - in some cases, even if the phone is locked.…
Commercial spyware has grown into an industry estimated to be worth twelve billion dollars. It is largely unregulated and increasingly controversial. In recent years, investigations by the Citizen Lab and…
Last year, Apple enacted App Tracking Transparency, a mandatory policy that forbids app makers from tracking user activity across other apps without first receiving those users’ explicit permission. Privacy advocates…