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…
Your kids’ apps are spying on them
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…
Report spotlights vast scale of adtech’s ‘biggest data breach’
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…
FTC Charges Twitter with Deceptively Using Account Security Data to Sell Targeted Ads
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 confirms tracker blocking limit linked to Microsoft contract
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…
Online Privacy Becomes Critical If Roe v. Wade Is Overturned
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…
Data Broker Is Selling Location Data of People Who Visit Abortion Clinics
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: Here’s which models the kit can unlock and access, and how to protect your data
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.…
How Democracies Spy on Their Citizens
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…
Your iOS app may still be covertly tracking you, despite what Apple says
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…