Australia’s spy agencies caught collecting COVID-19 app data
A government watchdog said the data was scooped up “in the course of the lawful collection of other data.”
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Police turn to car data to destroy suspects’ alibis
Looser privacy standards for vehicle data are a treasure chest of data for law enforcement.
Mobile Users Consented To Share Analytics Data With Developers, Google Argues
Google is urging a federal judge to dismiss claims that it violated mobile users’ privacy by sending analytics data about their web activity to outside developers.
How Your Digital Trails Wind Up in the Police’s Hands
Phone calls. Web searches. Location tracks. Smart speaker requests. They’ve become crucial tools for law enforcement, while users often are unaware.
Irish murderer appeals conviction on grounds of EU data law breach
Phone data helped clinch murder conviction for Graham Dwyer in 2015 but he may go free.
Menstruation apps store excessive information
A study of five leading apps by Privacy International, a UK-based charity, found that companies held intimate information on users.
Your Credit Score Should Be Based on Your Web History, IMF Says
IMF the researchers see the possibility of using the data from your browsing, search, and purchase history to create a more accurate credit rating.
Sensitive Data Leak From Baidu Apps Allows Lifetime User Tracking According To Researchers
About 1.4 billion people worldwide were affected by the data leak from Baidu and other apps.
How an ICE Contractor Tracks Phones Around the World
New documents show how Venntel, which sells some of its location data to ICE, CBP, and the FBI, obtains the information from ordinary apps.
ICE Is Trying To Force BuzzFeed News To Divulge Its Sources
Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigators issued a subpoena demanding BuzzFeed News identify its sources.
Researchers Explore Privacy Techniques to Protect Against Re-Identification of Genomic Information
A recent study discusses how DNA information from a cup of coffee or postage stamp can be extracted and how to protect genomic information against re-identification.
CBP proposes to require mug shots of all non-US citizen travelers
CBP issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that wouldn’t apply to US citizens, but would require all non-US citizens, including permanent US […]