In recent years, commercial spyware has been deployed by more actors against a wider range of victims, but the prevailing narrative has still been that … $1 phone scanner finds seven Pegasus spyware infectionsRead more
Surveillance
India weighs greater phone-location surveillance; Apple, Google and Samsung protest
India’s government is reviewing a telecom industry proposal to force smartphone firms to enable satellite location tracking that is always activated for better surveillance, a … India weighs greater phone-location surveillance; Apple, Google and Samsung protestRead more
Israel’s covert war on the ICC exposed
For nearly a decade, Israel has been surveilling senior International Criminal Court officials and Palestinian human rights workers as part of a secret operation to … Israel’s covert war on the ICC exposedRead more
Social media monitoring apps struggle to justify surveillance
With the country still reeling from the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, officials are scrambling for more ways to stop mass shootings — and facing … Social media monitoring apps struggle to justify surveillanceRead more
Some new snippets from the Snowden documents
It’s been more than four years since the last regular publication of documents from the Snowden trove. Last year, however, some new snippets of information … Some new snippets from the Snowden documentsRead more
Google pays nearly $392 million to settle sweeping location-tracking case
Google has agreed to pay nearly $392 million in a settlement with 40 states over allegations that the company tracked people through their devices after … Google pays nearly $392 million to settle sweeping location-tracking caseRead more
Surveillance Capitalism = Internet Centralization
Surveillance Capitalism has led to internet centralization and is the reason why monopolistic tech giants that include Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta (Facebook) control … Surveillance Capitalism = Internet CentralizationRead more
Gestapo asking for your papers
http://techrights.org/videos/2fascam_fixed.webm Rob Braxman http://techrights.org/videos/sneaky2fa_fixed.webm – source techrights.org | 2021/12/27
CIA has been secretly collecting information on US citizens for decades
The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been running a secret program collecting information on US citizens for decades. The program was not known about … CIA has been secretly collecting information on US citizens for decadesRead more
Digital India – Data govt takes, data govt offers
— source downtoearth.org.in | 06 Dec 2021