"Tile tracking tags can be a useful way to find your lost keys, wallet, or pets. But be careful: Researchers say the Bluetooth-enabled tags can broadcast unencrypted data that could allow a tech-savvy stalker-or the company itself- to spy on your movements. Not only that, but an attacker could use an anti-theft feature to spoof your Tile device and make it seem like you (or at least your belongings) were in a location you never visited."
"Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been busy purchasing social media surveillance tools as it wages a nationwide crackdown on immigrants across the United States. Now, the agency is staffing up to make use of these tools, WIRED first reported. ICE plans to hire nearly 30 contract workers to build dossiers on people based on what they post online, then share that intel with ICE agents for the purposes of arrest and deportation."
A travel vlogger documented mass protests and the overthrow of Nepal's government, drawing millions of viewers. Tile Bluetooth trackers can broadcast unencrypted data that enables stalking or corporate tracking, and attackers can spoof devices to falsify locations. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has purchased social media surveillance tools and is hiring nearly 30 contractors to build dossiers from online posts for arrests and deportations. Password managers are recommended for secure account protection and for arranging posthumous access for loved ones. Developers created apps like ICEBlock to anonymously report nearby immigration-enforcement sightings. China sentenced scam bosses to death, and Europe plans a “drone wall” against airspace violations.
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