Inside the Industry That Unmasks People at Scale
Unique IDs linked to phones are supposed to be anonymous. But there’s an entire industry that links them to real people and their address.
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This tool tells you if NSO’s Pegasus spyware targeted your phone
The toolkit scans iPhone and Android backup files for evidence of a compromise.
The Assault on Our Privacy Is Being Conducted in Private
Central databases are exploited by criminals, governments and companies that want to part consumers from their money.
Inside Big Tech’s war for your privacy
The inside story of how the World Wide Web Consortium, one of the internet’s geekiest corners, became a key battleground in the global fight for web privacy.
In Viktor Orban’s Hungary, spyware was used to monitor journalists
The deployment of the tool, confirmed with forensics, shows a willingness to use tactics previously deemed out-of-bounds.
Spyware leak suggests lawyers and activists at risk across globe
Leaked records show dissidents and those who help them prominent among those under threat from NSO spyware.
This manual for a face recognition tool shows how much it tracks people
One school using the facial recognition software saw that a student’s face was captured more than 1,000 times during the week.
Android and iPhone spyware linked to assaults and murder
Android and iPhone spyware sold by NSO Group enables state terror attacks in multiple countries.
ProtonMail, DuckDuckGo, others ask EU & US regulators to ban surveillance-based advertising
A group of privacy-first tech companies have published an open letter today asking EU and US regulators to take action and ban surveillance-based advertising.
Ministerial kisses captured on camera raise major surveillance issues for Parliament
The concern arises because the CCTV images were covertly taken from inside Mr. Hancock’s Ministerial Office and disclosed, without authority, to The Sun newspaper.
This AI Helps Police Monitor Social Media. Does It Go Too Far?
Law enforcement officials say the tool can help them combat misinformation. Civil liberties advocates say it can be used for mass surveillance.
New EU law allows screening of online messages to detect child abuse
The European Parliament adopted the final version of the ePrivacy derogation enabling providers of electronic communication services to scan and report private online messages.