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Millennials using social media on phones showing social media tracking and surveillance
Data PrivacyNews

FBI Investing Heavily in Social Media Tracking: “Predictive” Surveillance Software Raises Civil Liberties Concerns

April 11, 2022
The FBI software is used for keyword-based social media tracking and advertises a "predictive analytics" feature, leading to natural questions about its potential use for surveillance.
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Logo NSO group on screen smartphone showing Pegasus spyware used by Israeli Police
Data PrivacyNews

Report Claims Israeli Police Used Pegasus Spyware Against Citizens; Tracked Netanyahu Opponents, Former Government Employees

January 31, 2022
New report claims that Israeli police used the Pegasus spyware on the country's citizens, including opponents of then-president Benjamin Netanyahu and a number of other targets not under suspicion of a crime.
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Hacker using a smartphone showing surveillance by Pegasus spyware
Data PrivacyNews

Pegasus Spyware Emerges Again as Journalists “Extensively” Targeted in El Salvador

January 17, 2022
Extensive campaign involving the Pegasus spyware in El Salvador targeted at least 35 journalists and political activists from June 2020 to November 2021, with most of the country's major media outlets affected.
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City scape and location icons showing surveillance by text messaging service
Data PrivacyNews

Whistleblowers Claim Swiss Text Messaging Service Quietly Aided Governments in Surveillance of Mobile Phone Users

January 5, 2022
Mitto, a leading provider of text messaging services to many of the world's most familiar names in tech, sold backdoor access for government surveillance according to former employees and clients.
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Digital data flow on road showing data transfers and surveillance
Data PrivacyNews

Can EU-US Data Transfers be Restored? Research on Surveillance Reforms Offer a Potential Path Forward

December 23, 2021
Restoration of simple EU-US data transfers hinges on assurances from the US that these communications will not be subject to government surveillance. A new research paper looks to untangle this problem and provide some sort of a path forward.
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Police cars on street showing use of Pegasus spyware by German police
Data PrivacyNews

German Media Reports Government Secretly Bought Pegasus Spyware, Used in Late 2020 for “Select” Criminal Investigations

September 13, 2021
An investigative report conducted by two of Germany's biggest newspapers and two of its public radio broadcasting stations has found that the country's government secretly purchased the controversial Pegasus spyware in late 2020.
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Australian Police. logo outside building showing surveillance bill targeted at cybercriminals
Cyber SecurityNews

Australian Police Now Empowered to Hack and Spy on Cybercriminals, Despite Failure To Pass Key Safeguard Measures

September 7, 2021
A new system of warrants grants Australian police broad powers to infiltrate and even modify the online accounts of suspected cybercriminals, in the name of combating dark web transactions and anonymization.
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Close up of woman using iPhone at night showing iPhone spyware used in surveillance
Data PrivacyNews

Pegasus iPhone Spyware Used by Bahraini Government to Target Activists, Including One in London

August 30, 2021
New Citizens Lab report reveals that the government of Bahrain has used the Pegasus iPhone spyware to track at least nine activists since June 2020. Two zero-days used in zero click iPhone exploit targeting iMessage.
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Giant multimedia video and image wall showing surveillance in advertising technologies
Data PrivacyNews

Coalition of Privacy-Focused Tech Companies Calls for Ban on Surveillance Advertising Technologies

July 19, 2021
A coalition of some of the biggest names in privacy-focused tech companies is seeking a ban on advertising technologies that use surveillance techniques to track people across the internet.
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Blur view of city street in the evening showing privacy concerns with Amazon Sidewalk
Data PrivacyNews

Amazon Sidewalk’s “Smart Neighborhood” Vision Raises Serious Privacy Concerns

June 29, 2021
Amazon Sidewalk is about to create a nation-spanning "smart network" connecting the devices of its customers. The project is unprecedented, both in terms of capability and in terms of the privacy concerns it is raising.
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Data Breach on DEA Law Enforcement System Grants Cyber Criminals Access to 16 Databases

VPN logo on smartphone lying on laptop showing VPN providers to hand over customer data

VPN Providers Ordered by Indian Government To Hold All Customer Data for Five Years, Hand Over to Government Upon Request

National Stadium and residential buildings with mountains in the background in San Jose, Costa Rica showing Conti ransomware

Could a Cyber Attack Overthrow a Government? Conti Ransomware Group Now Threatening To Topple Costa Rican Government if Ransom Not Paid

USA map on digital display showing privacy regulations

Data Privacy Conundrum: When Different States Play by Different Rules. . .

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