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Dictators Used Sandvine Tech to Censor the Internet. The US Finally Did Something About It

February 28, 2024 0 Comments Security, Security / National Security, Security / Privacy, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Peter Guest| Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 15:45:55 +0000

Canada-based Sandvine has long sold its web-monitoring tech to authoritarian regimes. This week, the US sanctioned the company, severely limiting its ability to do business with American firms.

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Dictators Used Sandvine Tech to Censor the Internet. The US Finally Did Something About It

February 28, 2024 0 Comments Security, Security / National Security, Security / Privacy, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Peter Guest| Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 15:45:55 +0000

Canada-based Sandvine has long sold its web-monitoring tech to authoritarian regimes. This week, the US sanctioned the company, severely limiting its ability to do business with American firms.

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The UK Is GPS-Tagging Thousands of Migrants

February 28, 2024 0 Comments Security, Security / Privacy

Credit to Author: Morgan Meaker| Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2024 15:20:01 +0000

Ankle tags that constantly log a person’s coordinates are part of a growing cadre of experimental surveillance tools that countries around the world are trying out on new arrivals.

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The UK Is GPS-Tagging Thousands of Migrants

February 28, 2024 0 Comments Security, Security / Privacy

Credit to Author: Morgan Meaker| Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2024 15:20:01 +0000

Ankle tags that constantly log a person’s coordinates are part of a growing cadre of experimental surveillance tools that countries around the world are trying out on new arrivals.

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How the Pentagon Learned to Use Targeted Ads to Find Its Targets—and Vladimir Putin

February 28, 2024 0 Comments Backchannel, Security / Privacy

Credit to Author: Byron Tau| Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Meet the guy who taught US intelligence agencies how to make the most of the ad tech ecosystem, “the largest information-gathering enterprise ever conceived by man.”

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How the Pentagon Learned to Use Targeted Ads to Find Its Targets—and Vladimir Putin

February 28, 2024 0 Comments Backchannel, Security / Privacy

Credit to Author: Byron Tau| Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Meet the guy who taught US intelligence agencies how to make the most of the ad tech ecosystem, “the largest information-gathering enterprise ever conceived by man.”

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A Vending Machine Error Revealed Secret Face Recognition Tech

February 28, 2024 0 Comments Security, Security / Privacy

Credit to Author: Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica| Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2024 22:02:00 +0000

A student investigation at the University of Waterloo uncovered a system that scanned countless undergrads without consent.

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A Vending Machine Error Revealed Secret Face Recognition Tech

February 28, 2024 0 Comments Security, Security / Privacy

Credit to Author: Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica| Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2024 22:02:00 +0000

A student investigation at the University of Waterloo uncovered a system that scanned countless undergrads without consent.

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A Mysterious Leak Exposed Chinese Hacking Secrets

February 28, 2024 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / Privacy, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Plus: Scammers try to dupe Apple with 5,000 fake iPhones, Avast gets fined for selling browsing data, and researchers figure out how to clone fingerprints from your phone screen.

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A Mysterious Leak Exposed Chinese Hacking Secrets

February 28, 2024 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / Privacy, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Plus: Scammers try to dupe Apple with 5,000 fake iPhones, Avast gets fined for selling browsing data, and researchers figure out how to clone fingerprints from your phone screen.

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