The cell phones of nearly three dozen journalists and activists in El Salvador, several of whom were investigating alleged state corruption, have been hacked since … Salvadoran journalists’ phones hacked with spywareRead more
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Google Analytics declared illegal in the EU.
When the Privacy Shield legislation was invalidated in 2020, this had far-reaching consequences for US online services operating in Europe: They were no longer allowed … Google Analytics declared illegal in the EU.Read more
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Pegasus Was Used to Hack Phone of Polish Opposition Leader
During the 2019 Polish parliamentary election, doctored text messages of the opposition coalition’s campaign leader Krzysztof Brejza were flashed on the country’s state-controlled television and … Pegasus Was Used to Hack Phone of Polish Opposition LeaderRead more
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Online Tracking Device That is Virtually Impossible to Block
A new, extremely persistent type of online tracking is shadowing visitors to thousands of top websites, from WhiteHouse.gov to YouPorn.com. First documented in a forthcoming … Online Tracking Device That is Virtually Impossible to BlockRead more
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Apple Sues Israel’s NSO Group
Apple on Tuesday sued NSO Group, accusing the Israeli company—widely criticized for selling surveillance technology to repressive governments around the globe—of infecting targeted iPhones with … Apple Sues Israel’s NSO GroupRead more
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UIDAI CEO Pandey’s personal life from meta data
So everyone is citing Authentication failures on @ceo_uidai’s authentication history, but I can understand quite a bit about his life with just that. Let us … UIDAI CEO Pandey’s personal life from meta dataRead more
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Digital vaccine passports pave way for unprecedented surveillance capitalism
The death by starvation of Etwariya Devi, a 67-year-old widow from the rural Indian state of Jharkhand, might have passed without notice had it not … Digital vaccine passports pave way for unprecedented surveillance capitalismRead more
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Anatomy of the Pegasus spyware in India
The story so far In a series of startling revelations by The Wire, Pegasus, the Israeli spyware was found to have been used to potentially … Anatomy of the Pegasus spyware in IndiaRead more
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Traces of Pegasus Found on Phones of Five French Cabinet Ministers
The phones of five current French cabinet ministers bore traces of Pegasus spyware, according to a news report published by investigative website Mediapart, which cited … Traces of Pegasus Found on Phones of Five French Cabinet MinistersRead more
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DOJ Charges 3 Ex-Military and Intelligence Officers over UAE Hacking Activities
The Justice Department charged three former U.S. intelligence and military officials after they admitted to helping the United Arab Emirates build a hacking program. The … DOJ Charges 3 Ex-Military and Intelligence Officers over UAE Hacking ActivitiesRead more