How Law Enforcement Gets Around Your Smartphone’s Encryption
New research has dug into the openings that iOS and Android security provide for anyone with the right tools.
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German police take down ‘world’s largest darknet marketplace’
A German-led police sting has taken down the “world’s largest” darknet marketplace.
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.”
Police turn to car data to destroy suspects’ alibis
Looser privacy standards for vehicle data are a treasure chest of data for law enforcement.
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.
Law enforcement wiretapped the very service used by criminals to evade interception
The virtual private network (VPN) Safe-Inet used by the world’s foremost cybercriminals has been taken down in a coordinated law enforcement action
Belgian DPA to Take Down Websites Infringing GDPR
Belgian Data Protection Authority’s agreement with DNS Belgium will allow to suspend “.be” websites that are linked to infringements of the GDPR.
Law enforcement is using location tracking on mobile devices to identify suspects, but is it unconstitutional?
As the use of geofence warrants has grown, so have controversies surrounding them. Defense attorneys argue they’re unconstitutional, and prosecutors […]
EDPB Issues Guidance on Its Coordinated Enforcement Framework
The European Data Protection Board has issued guidance on its Coordinated Enforcement Framework (CEF). The CEF provides a structure for […]
GDPR enforcement must level up to catch big tech, report warns
A new report by European consumer protection umbrella group Beuc, reflecting on the barriers to effective cross-border enforcement of the […]
Activists Call for Scrutiny of Palantir Over Partnerships With EU Law Enforcement Agencies
SOMI, a Dutch privacy group, is calling for a large-scale investigation into the partnerships that data analytics company Palantir Technologies […]
IRS Could Search Warrantless Location Database Over 10,000 Times
The IRS was able to query a database of location data quietly harvested from ordinary smartphone apps over 10,000 times, […]