Privacy

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Nov. 12, 2024 Windows 11 is adding a 'Share' button to the Start menu and Taskbar https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-is-adding-a-share-button-to-the-start-menu-and-taskbar/
Sept. 9, 2024 Australia Threatens to Force Companies to Break Encryption https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/09/australia-threatens-to-force-companies-to-break-encryption.html
Aug. 31, 2024 Take a Selfie Using a NY Surveillance Camera https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/08/take-a-selfie-using-a-ny-surveillance-camera.html
Aug. 31, 2024 US Federal Court Rules Against Geofence Warrants https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/08/us-federal-court-rules-against-geofence-warrants.html
Aug. 31, 2024 The Present and Future of TV Surveillance https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/08/the-present-and-future-of-tv-surveillance.html
Aug. 31, 2024 Surveillance Watch https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/08/surveillance-watch.html
Aug. 31, 2024 Matthew Green on Telegram’s Encryption https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/08/matthew-green-on-telegrams-encryption.html
May 15, 2024 Tornado Cash cryptomixer dev gets 64 months for laundering $2 billion https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/tornado-cash-cryptomixer-dev-gets-64-months-for-laundering-2-billion/
May 9, 2024 FCC Fines Major U.S. Wireless Carriers for Selling Customer Location Data https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/04/fcc-fines-major-u-s-wireless-carriers-for-selling-customer-location-data/
May 1, 2024 Long Article on GM Spying on Its Cars’ Drivers https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/04/long-article-on-gm-spying-on-its-cars-drivers.html
April 30, 2024 Microsoft fixes bug behind incorrect BitLocker encryption errors https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-fixes-bug-behind-incorrect-bitlocker-encryption-errors/
April 29, 2024 Avast Faces $14.8 Million Penalty for Data Protection Violations https://securityonline.info/avast-faces-14-8-million-penalty-for-data-protection-violations/
April 14, 2024 Surveillance by the New Microsoft Outlook App https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/04/surveillance-by-the-new-microsoft-outlook-app.html
Dec. 26, 2023 NOSTR Encrypted Payloads for Private Communications https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/44.md
Dec. 14, 2023 Apple now requires a judges order to hand over your push notification data https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2023/12/apple-now-requires-a-judges-order-to-hand-over-your-push-notification-data/amp
Nov. 9, 2023 Court rules automakers can record and intercept owner text messages https://therecord.media/class-action-lawsuit-cars-text-messages-privacy
Nov. 9, 2023 Article 45 Will Roll Back Web Security by 12 Years https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/11/article-45-will-roll-back-web-security-12-years
Nov. 9, 2023 Scandinavian spy drama: the intelligence chief who came under state surveillance https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/02/scandinavian-spy-drama-the-intelligence-chief-who-came-under-state-surveillance
Oct. 14, 2023 Mathematician warns US spies may be weakening next-gen encryption https://www.newscientist.com/article/2396510-mathematician-warns-us-spies-may-be-weakening-next-gen-encryption/
Sept. 30, 2023 Europol Sought Unlimited Data Access in Online Child Sexual Abuse Regulation https://balkaninsight.com/2023/09/29/europol-sought-unlimited-data-access-in-online-child-sexual-abuse-regulation/
Aug. 28, 2023 FISC Rules That [REDACTED] Is Not Subject to FISA 702 for One of Its Services https://www.emptywheel.net/2023/08/27/fisc-rules-that-redacted-is-not-subject-to-fisa-702-for-one-of-its-services/
Aug. 22, 2023 Applying AI to License Plate Surveillance https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/08/applying-ai-to-license-plate-surveillance.html
Aug. 19, 2023 Tesla locked this guy out of his fully paid vehicle due to an internal accounting error, then used GPS to repo it. https://x.com/birdrespecter/status/1692604163547701753
Aug. 11, 2023 Maker of Chrome extension with 300,000+ users tells of constant pressure to sell out https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/11/chrome_extension_developer_pressure/
Aug. 7, 2023 Iraq shuts down Telegram over privacy concerns https://www.techradar.com/computing/cyber-security/iraq-shuts-down-telegram-over-privacy-concerns
Aug. 7, 2023 Exclusive: DHS Used Clearview AI Facial Recognition In Thousands Of Child Exploitation Cold Cases https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2023/08/07/dhs-ai-facial-recognition-solving-child-exploitation-cold-cases/?sh=3cbffbf57682
Aug. 4, 2023 Facebook Apparently Will Ask for Consent Before Showing Behavioral Ads to Some Users https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/08/facebook-apparently-will-ask-consent-showing-behavioral-ads-some-users
Aug. 2, 2023 Hacking group plans system to encrypt social media and other apps https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/08/02/encryption-dead-cow-cult-apps-def-con/
Aug. 1, 2023 The White House Acknowledges the Pressure on Section 702, But Much More Reform is Needed https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/white-house-acknowledges-pressure-section-702-much-more-reform-needed
Aug. 1, 2023 Why the California Delete Act Matters https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint/why-the-california-delete-act-matters
July 30, 2023 Encryption On The Tetra Protocol Has Been Broken https://www.rtl-sdr.com/encryption-on-the-tetra-protocol-has-been-broken/
July 27, 2023 Privacy group challenges Ryanair's use of facial recognition https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/privacy-group-challenges-ryanairs-use-facial-recognition-2023-07-27/
July 26, 2023 Watch Out, Fediverse Users: The FBI Can Seize a Mastodon Server https://www.pcmag.com/news/watch-out-fediverse-users-the-fbi-can-seize-a-mastodon-server
July 24, 2023 Code Kept Secret for Years Reveals Its Flaw—a Backdoor https://www.wired.com/story/tetra-radio-encryption-backdoor/
July 22, 2023 Dismissal of Coin Center's case opens the door to unprecedented #Bitcoin  surveillance. https://www.btctimes.com/news/coin-centers-case-dismissal-threatens-bitcoin-privacy
July 21, 2023 Amazon agrees to $25 million fine for Alexa children privacy violations https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/amazon-agrees-to-25-million-fine-for-alexa-children-privacy-violations/
July 21, 2023 Insurance company drops customer saying a 'drone' took photos of clutter in yard https://abc7news.com/homeowners-insurance-non-renewal-drone-photos-nonrenewal/13519714/
July 17, 2023 Tracking Down a Suspect through Cell Phone Records https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/07/tracking-down-a-suspect-through-cell-phone-records.html
July 17, 2023 Senate bill crafted with DEA targets end-to-end encryption, requires online companies to report drug activity https://therecord.media/senate-dea-bill-targets-end-to-end-encryption-requires-companies-to-report-drugs
July 17, 2023 curated list of privacy & security-focused software and services https://github.com/Lissy93/awesome-privacy
July 13, 2023 Senate Dems say ‘massive’ taxpayer privacy breach needs DOJ probe https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/12/senate-dems-say-massive-taxpayer-privacy-breach-needs-doj-probe-00105853
July 11, 2023 Massachusetts Sued For Working With Google To Secretly Put Spyware On Residents’ Phones https://thefederalist.com/2023/07/10/massachusetts-sued-for-working-with-google-to-secretly-put-spyware-on-residents-phones/
July 10, 2023 https://securityaffairs.com/148305/laws-and-regulations/french-government-surveillance-power.html?amp=1 https://securityaffairs.com/148305/laws-and-regulations/french-government-surveillance-power.html?amp=1
July 5, 2023 Security researchers latest to blast UK’s Online Safety Bill as encryption risk https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/05/uk-online-safety-bill-risks-e2ee/
July 4, 2023 EU Child Sexual Abuse Regulation Acadamia Open Letter https://docs.google.com/document/d/13Aeex72MtFBjKhExRTooVMWN9TC-pbH-5LEaAbMF91Y/mobilebasic
July 3, 2023 Cops told: Er, no, you need a wiretap order if you want real-time Facebook snooping https://www.theregister.com/2023/06/30/new_jersey_cops_facebook_wiretap/
June 28, 2023 EncroChat takedown led to 6,500 arrests and $979 million seized https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/encrochat-takedown-led-to-6-500-arrests-and-979-million-seized/
June 28, 2023 https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/06/hackers-can-steal-cryptographic-keys-by-video-recording-connected-power-leds-60-feet-away/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/06/hackers-can-steal-cryptographic-keys-by-video-recording-connected-power-leds-60-feet-away/
June 24, 2023 How to Buy Bitcoin Anonymously https://bitcoinnews.com/how-to-buy-bitcoin-anonymously/
June 22, 2023 Protect yourself from being tracked 🌍 by AirTags 🏷 and Find My accessories https://github.com/seemoo-lab/AirGuard
June 22, 2023 CLIP2Protect: Protecting Facial Privacy using Text-Guided Makeup via Adversarial Latent Search https://github.com/fahadshamshad/Clip2Protect
June 22, 2023 Vault1317 is a secure communication protocol that is designed to provide end-to-end encryption and protect metadata while preserving deniability. https://github.com/hardenedvault/vault1317/blob/master/README.md
June 20, 2023 Privacy Badger is a browser extension that automatically learns to block invisible trackers. https://github.com/EFForg/privacybadger
June 20, 2023 SMS delivery reports can be used to infer recipient's location https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sms-delivery-reports-can-be-used-to-infer-recipients-location/
June 20, 2023 Privacy redefined - The first messenger without user IDs https://simplex.chat