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Cellebrite cut off Serbia citing misuse of its phone unlocking tools. Why not others?
Last year, phone-hacking tools maker Cellebrite announced it had suspended Serbian police as a customer after human rights investigators alleged local police and intelligence services used…
Intellexa’s Predator spyware used to hack journalist’s iPhone in Angola, investigation finds
A government client of spyware maker Intellexa hacked the phone of a prominent journalist in Angola, according to Amnesty International, the latest case of someone in…
TikTok is launching a Local streaming option in the US leveraging users’ exact location
TikTok on Wednesday announced the launch of a new “Local Feed” on the US version of the app, which displays content related to travel, news, events,…
India makes Aadhaar more ubiquitous, but critics say security and privacy concerns remain
India is pushing Aadhaar, the world’s largest digital identity system, deeper into everyday privacy through a new app and offline verification support, a move that raises…
India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday issued an unusually strong rebuke to Meta, warning it would not allow the social media giant to “play with the right…
French police and Europol searched X’s local office, the Paris prosecutor’s office announced on Tuesday. The raid is part of an ongoing investigation that began in…
Apple’s new iPhone and iPad security feature restricts mobile networks from collecting accurate location data
A new security feature rolling out to select models of the latest iPhones and iPads this week will make it harder for law enforcement, spies and…
TikTok users are freaking out over the app’s “immigration status” collection — here’s what it means
With the change in TikTok ownership, TikTok users in the US are collectively freaking out over the company’s updates privacy policy after you are notified of…
Microsoft gave FBI set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects’ laptops: reports
Microsoft provided the FBI with recovery keys to unlock encrypted data on the hard drives of three laptops as part of a federal investigation, Forbes reported…
Ireland is considering new legislation to give law enforcement agencies more surveillance powers, including a license to use spyware. The Irish government announced this week the…