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fromThe Verge
4 months ago

House Democrats: DOGE is building a "cross-agency master database" of Americans' sensitive information

A database may be created to combine personal information from IRS, SSA, and voting records, targeting undocumented migrants.
US news
fromWIRED
4 months ago

A Cybersecurity Professor Disappeared Amid an FBI Search. His Family Is 'Determined to Fight'

Nianli Ma believes her family faces unfair government scrutiny and vows to fight for justice.
Business intelligence
fromFlowingData
3 months ago

Marketplace for government agencies to buy all the personal data about Americans

The U.S. Intelligence Community is launching a centralized data purchasing platform, raising concerns over privacy and surveillance.
Privacy professionals
fromThe Verge
4 months ago

House Democrats: DOGE is building a "cross-agency master database" of Americans' sensitive information

A database may be created to combine personal information from IRS, SSA, and voting records, targeting undocumented migrants.
fromWIRED
4 months ago
US news

A Cybersecurity Professor Disappeared Amid an FBI Search. His Family Is 'Determined to Fight'

fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

New zero-day startup offers $20 million for tools that can hack any smartphone | TechCrunch

A UAE-based startup offers up to $20 million for smartphone zero-day exploits, marketing powerful hacking tools to governments and intelligence agencies.
fromComputerworld
1 week ago

UK agrees to drop dangerous data encryption backdoor demands, says US

End-to-end encryption is an essential security tool that protects our personal data, including our bank details, health information, private conversations and images. It'd be an entirely reckless and unprecedented move from the UK Government to open up a backdoor to this data, and one that will have global consequences.
Privacy professionals
fromRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
2 weeks ago

Russian Regulators Restrict WhatsApp, Telegram In Latest Internet Crackdown

Roskomnadzor announced that phone calls made using Telegram and WhatsApp would be partially restricted, asserting they are 'the main voice services used to deceive and extort money.'
Privacy professionals
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago

Nvidia warns that any GPU 'kill switch' or 'backdoor' into its AI chips would 'fracture trust in US technology'

Nvidia opposes government backdoors in AI chips, stating they invite disaster and undermine trust in technology.
fromTheregister
1 month ago

The EFF turns 35, but there's plenty more to do

The organization has since been prominent in some of the most important legal battles for privacy, online operations, and legislative correction.
Privacy professionals
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
1 month ago

You Shouldn't Have to Make Your Social Media Public to Get a Visa

Foreign students must make social media accounts public under new visa requirements, compromising privacy for admission to U.S. universities.
fromFlowingData
1 month ago

IRS building a system to share private data with ICE

The system that the IRS is now creating would give ICE automated access to home addresses en masse, limiting the ability of IRS officials to consider the legality of transfers.
Privacy professionals
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Privacy professionals
fromComputerworld
2 months ago

Apple details which governments make the most data requests

Governments increasingly seek personal data from companies, revealing concerning trends in surveillance, particularly emphasized in the UK's approach.
fromWIRED
3 months ago

Elon Musk Says He'll Step Back From the Government. DOGE Isn't Going Anywhere

While the theatrics of DOGE are striking, it is important to recognize that its influence has deeply infiltrated the federal government, solidifying its position within the broader agenda of the Trump administration.
US politics
Privacy technologies
fromFast Company
3 months ago

Why governments keep losing the 'war on encryption'

The rise of encrypted messaging apps is a response to government surveillance and global authoritarian policies.
The debate over encryption pits government interests against individual privacy rights, illustrating a conflict that is challenging for governments to control.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
3 months ago

Privacy advocates urge states not to comply with USDA requests for food stamp data

USDA's demand for personal data from SNAP recipients raises serious privacy and civil liberties concerns.
Business intelligence
fromTruthout
3 months ago

Airlines Collect Passenger Data and Sell It to ICE, Other Federal Agencies

The aviation industry is selling passenger data to the government, raising significant privacy and civil liberties concerns.
fromTechCrunch
4 months ago

NSO lawyer names Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Uzbekistan as spyware customers behind 2019 WhatsApp hacks | TechCrunch

This is the first time that representatives for NSO Group have publicly confirmed who the spyware maker's customers are (or were), after years of refusing to acknowledge or discuss its clientele.
Privacy professionals
fromwww.nytimes.com
4 months ago

Trump Wants to Merge Government Data. Here Are 314 Things It Might Know About You.

The federal government's extensive personal data on citizens may soon be consolidated under a new executive order for better access and management.
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