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German state passes law that allows state trojans
Google, Facebook, Chaos Computer Club join forces to oppose German state spyware
Plus: FBI boss says ransomware is terrorism 2.0, and more
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iOS 15: Find My network can still find your iPhone when it is powered off, or factory reset - 9to5Mac
With iOS 15, your iPhone is still traceable through the Find My network even when the device is powered off. It seems that with iOS 15, the phone is not really fully ‘powered off’, it stays in a low-p...
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Privacy analysis of FLoC | The Mozilla Blog
In a previous post, I wrote about a new set of technologies “Privacy Preserving Advertising”, which are intended to allow for advertising without compr
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NHS England is planning to combine and sell 55m people's medical records to 3rd party companies - Opt out while you can
https://medconfidential.org/how-to-opt-out/
https://nhsdatashareoptout.com
https://medconfidential.org/how-to-opt-out/
https://nhsdatashareoptout.com
The Guardian view on medical records: NHS data grab needs explaining | Editorial
Editorial: In England, ministers’ plans to suck up GP records need to be scrapped and restarted with a proper debate about their use and privacy implications
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r/privacy - Germany is about to pass a law that allows german intelligence agencies to use trojan software on its citizens without any reasons for suspicion.
318 votes and 62 comments so far on Reddit
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The FBI ran an impressive tech company. Procured devices and built an app for secure end to end communication designed for organized crime use cases, but the FBI maintained the network and retained a ... View More
The Criminals Thought the Devices Were Secure. But the Seller Was the F.B.I.
Global law enforcement officials revealed a three-year operation in which they said they had intercepted over 20 million messages. Hundreds of arrests were made in more than a dozen countries.
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The Assault on Internet Privacy: Why Data Encryption Is Essential - The Reboot
Insecurity is the internet’s original sin, yet officials are trying to undermine the encryption technologies protecting our data and privacy.
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It’s time to ditch Chrome
As well as collecting your data, Chrome also gives Google a huge amount of control over how the web works
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Justice Department withdraws FBI subpoena for USA TODAY records ID’ing readers
The subpoena was issued as part of a criminal investigation seeking to identify a child sex offender.
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FBI sought info on who read USA Today news article for case
The USA Today newspaper is resisting an FBI demand to hand over data on readers of its story.