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Wyden: Foreign Government Surveillance Takes Place Via Push Notifications

December 13, 2023
Senator Ron Wyden says both Apple and Google are complying with foreign government requests for data from push notifications which can facilitate government surveillance by disclosing apps that the user has installed, the Google or Apple account they use with the phone, and potentially even the text displayed in the notification (if it is not encrypted).
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New US Privacy Bill Focuses On Ending Domestic Government Surveillance Overreach At All Levels

November 13, 2023
Drawing on terms first proposed in a series of stalled-out data privacy bills that date back to at least 2018, the Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2023 (GSRA) narrows the focus specifically to warrantless government interception at all levels from federal to local.
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Twitter logo on smartphone screen showing Twitter data subject to government surveillance
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Elon Musk: Government Surveillance of Twitter Data Was Routine, Both Foreign and Domestic Intelligence Agencies Had Access to Private DMs

April 24, 2023
In a Fox News interview with Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk revealed that all unencrypted Twitter data was regularly subject to government surveillance under the previous ownership.
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QuaDream Spyware on the Rise, Used to Track Political Opposition and Journalists

April 14, 2023
Citizen Lab reports that QuaDream spyware is being used by governments in at least 10 countries to track activists, journalists and political opponents among other questionable uses.
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Woman holding Iran flag showing government surveillance
Data PrivacyNews

Embedded in Cellular Networks, Iran’s SIAM System Allows for Remote Phone Manipulation

November 2, 2022
Iran's SIAM system has base-level access to the country's cellular networks and used not just for government surveillance, but also has functions that allow for remote manipulation of individual data collections and backdoors through encryption.
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Cyber attack on smartphone showing Android spyware for surveillance
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Android Spyware Discovered in Kazakhstan in Wake of Protests Against National Government

June 27, 2022
Security researchers with Lookout Threat Lab did not specify who the specific surveillance targets of the Android spyware were, but raised concerns based on the government response to protests in Kazakhstan.
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Uber Draws Second-Largest Ever GDPR Fine Over Automated Driver Suspensions

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