20 Years of NSA Spying on U.S. Citizens
Privacy is Cybersecurity T-Shirt On the Anniversary of 9/11 there is so much commentary on social media about the losses suffered. The hate of a small group of radical terrorists…
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…
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…
Clearview AI is offering its services to Governments for Free Trials
In March, a BuzzFeed News investigation based on Clearview AI’s own internal data showed how the New York–based startup distributed its facial recognition tool, by marketing free trials for its…
Critical bug impacting millions of IoT devices lets hackers spy on you
Security researchers are sounding the alarm on a critical vulnerability affecting tens of millions of devices worldwide connected via ThroughTek’s Kalay IoT cloud platform. The security issue impacts products from…
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…
Apple Has Opened the Backdoor to Increased Surveillance and Censorship Around the World
Apple’s new program for scanning images sent on iMessage steps back from the company’s prior support for the privacy and security of encrypted messages. The program, initially limited to the…
China Is Forcing Tourists to Install Text-Stealing Malware at its Border
Foreigners crossing certain Chinese borders into the Xinjiang region, where authorities are conducting a massive campaign of surveillance and oppression against the local Muslim population, are being forced to install…
Privacy vs Secrecy and Your Right to Both
Online privacy is no longer a fringe concern. From national politicians using private servers for government business to major hacks exposing people’s social security numbers to the fear that social…