privacy
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What to Do if a Big Tech Company Steals Your Code
In 2016, cybersecurity pro Patrick Wardle heard a story that deeply disturbed him: cybercriminals were using malware to surreptitiously spy on people through their MacOS webcams and microphones. In one particularly unsettling case, a hacker had used a malware called “Fruitfly” to hijack the webcams of laptops with the goal of spying on children.
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UK Plans To Use Smartwatches & Facial Recognition To Surveil Convicted Migrants
Migrants convicted of a crime in the U.K. may soon have to submit five daily facial recognition scans via a smartwatch as part of sweeping new surveillance practices under consideration by the country’s Home Office and Ministry of Justice. Privacy advocates say the always-on surveillance wearable is cruel, unnecessary, and based on technology plagued by…
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Hong Kong on COVID Tracing App: Security Flaws? What Security Flaws?
New research claims that Hong Kong’s COVID-19 contact tracing app has a host of security problems that could expose sensitive user data. The city’s response: We don’t know what you guys are talking about.
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Celebrate Prime Day By Deleting the Data Amazon Has on You
Many of us spend a lot of time interacting with Amazon’s apps and services — speaking to its smart speakers, watching videos on its streaming platform, ordering items online — and all of those interactions leave a digital trail behind. If you want to view, download, and maybe delete any of this data, these are…