Alphabet unit Wing blasts new U.S. drone ID rule, citing privacy
Alphabet Inc’s drone delivery unit Wing criticized Trump administration rules issued this week mandating broadcast-based remote identification of drones.
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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.
2 in 3 US Consumers Don’t Care Whether Or Not Their Devices are Recording All the Time
6.7 percent of U.S. residents over 18 wouldn’t have a problem finding out a home gadget is listening in on what’s going on inside their home.
FBI Warn Hackers are Using Hijacked Home Security Devices for ‘Swatting’
Hackers hijack home surveillance devices, to call police with a fake emergency, then watch the chaos unfold.
FarmVille Once Took Over Facebook. Now Everything Is FarmVille.
The game shut down on New Year’s Eve. But its legacy — for better and for worse — carries beyond gaming.
New York Temporarily Bans Facial Recognition Technology in Schools
New York temporarily bans the use or purchase of facial recognition and other biometric identifying technology in public and private schools until at least July 1, 2022.
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity Publishes a Draft Certification Scheme for Cloud Services
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) published a draft scheme for cloud services
Google, Cisco and VMware join Microsoft to oppose NSO Group in WhatsApp spyware case
Silicon Valley tech giants say spyware maker NSO Group should not be allowed to claim immunity.
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.
Firefox to ship ‘network partitioning’ as a new anti-tracking defense
Firefox 85 will ship with a feature named Network Partitioning as a new form of anti-tracking protection.
Europol and the European Commission inaugurate new decryption platform
Europol has launched an innovative decryption platform, developed in close cooperation with the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre.