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The US government on Tuesday announced sanctions against the founder of notorious spyware company Intellexa and one of his business partners. This is the first time…
In July 2021, someone sent Google a bundle of malicious code that could be used to hack Chrome, Firefox, and computers running Microsoft Defender. This code…
State hackers last year exploited three unknown vulnerabilities in Apple’s iPhone operating system to target victims with spyware developed by a European startup, according to Google.…
A geo-protection warrant typo dropped a location dragnet that stretches two miles over San Francisco
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Defenders of civil liberties have long argued that “geographical attack” search warrants are unconstitutional because of their ability to ensnare completely innocent people who were nearby…
A joke – but it’s true — the joke at TechCrunch is that the security office might as well be called the Department of Bad News,…
It’s the season to go a little overboard with the gift. But this year, give the gift of good security (and privacy) and avoid technology that…
Google will soon allow users to store their location data on their devices rather than Google’s servers, effectively ending a long-standing surveillance practice that allowed police…
Apple will no longer give push notification user data to the police without a warrant
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Apple said it will no longer hand over users’ push notification files to law enforcement unless the company receives a valid court order. In Law enforcement…
US Senator Warns Governments Spying on Apple and Google Users Through Push Notifications
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US Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) warned in a letter to the Department of Justice that unknown governments are spying on Apple and Google phone users through…
The founder of notorious and now-defunct spyware maker Hacking Team was arrested Saturday after allegedly stabbing and attempting to kill a relative, according multiple News References.…