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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…
Critics scrutinize spyware maker NSO’s transparency claims amid push to enter US market
The NSO Group, one of the most well-known and controversial makers of government spyware, published a new transparency report on Wednesday as the company enters what…
It was a normal day when Jay Gibson received an unexpected notification on his iPhone. “Apple has detected a targeted mercenary spyware attack against your iPhone,”…
A stalkerware maker banned from the surveillance industry after a data breach exposed the personal information of its customers as well as the people it spied…