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Car
Will self-driving cars represent a new mode for surveillance?

Picture the future, where driving is a thing of the past. You can hop in your car or one from a ride-share, buckle up and tell the car where you want to go. During your ride, …

Tor Android
Official Tor Browser for Android available on Google Play

The Tor Project has released the first stable version of the Tor Browser for Android. The release is referred to as version 8.5, mainly to prevent confusion: Tor Browser …

WhatsApp
WhatsApp flaw used to install spyware by simply calling the target

A security vulnerability in the popular Facebook-owned end-to-end encrypted messaging app WhatsApp allowed attackers to install spyware on smartphones without any user …

Swann
Swann security cameras vulnerable to spying hack

Researchers have unearthed a security flaw in a Swann security camera that allows attackers to spy on the video and audio feed of anyone’s camera. Swann SWWHD-Intcam is …

eye
World powers equip, train other countries for surveillance

Privacy International has released a report that looks at how powerful governments are financing, training and equipping countries with surveillance capabilities. Countries …

secure
Protecting your business behind a shield of privacy

In this podcast recorded at RSA Conference 2018, Francis Knott, VP of Business Development at Silent Circle, talks about the modern privacy landscape, and introduces Silent …

eye
New targeted surveillance spyware found on Google Play

A new targeted surveillance app has been found and booted from Google Play. The app, named Dardesh, posed as a chat application and acted as a downloader for a second app that …

Market
Big predictions for sensors in the global security and surveillance market

The Internet of Things (IoT) is bringing about a new era of connectivity in the digital age, connecting critical business sectors through a network of secure data flow, …

Eyes
Researchers uncover mobile, PC surveillance platform tied to different nation-state actors

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and mobile security company Lookout have uncovered a new malware espionage campaign that has targeted activists, journalists, lawyers, …

Hacking Team
US man is behind the 2015 Hacking Team hack?

Who’s behind the 2015 Hacking Team hack? According to a notice received by Guido Landi, one of the former Hacking Team employees that was under investigation for the …

kids smartwatch
German government bans children’s smartwatches, tells parents to destroy them

The Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur), Germany’s regulatory agency for public utility companies, has categorized children’s smartwatches as spying …

Amazon Key
Would you let Amazon unlock your door?

Amazon recently announced the launch of the Amazon Key, allowing the Amazon delivery person to open your door in order to place your package inside, where presumably it will …

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