U.S. Schools Are Buying Cellebrite Phone-Hacking Tech
Schools in the U.S. are purchasing phone surveillance tools from Cellebrite and companies that offer similar tools used by FBI.
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EU-US data transfer clarity may take several months, warns head of EDPS
The head of the EDPS told Reuters said he is doubtful that EU businesses will receive clarity in the coming weeks and months over the uncertainty around EU-US data transfers.
US Congress passes new IoT cybersecurity law
Congress recently made significant progress toward greater IoT security in the United States when it enacted the Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020.
Chinese embassy blames hackers for retweet of Trump’s claim that Democrats cheated in election
The Chinese embassy in the U.S. said its Twitter account was hacked after it retweeted a baseless claim from President Donald Trump that the Democrats cheated in the election.
Police Drones Are Starting to Think for Themselves
The latest drone technology has the power to transform everyday policing, just as it can transform package delivery, building inspections and military reconnaissance.
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.
Feds logged website visitors in 2019, citing Patriot Act authority
The federal government gathered up visitor logs for some websites in 2019.
Trump admin mulls blocking cloud firms from countries like China
A proposed executive order that could keep American cloud computing companies out of certain foreign countries is being circulated within the Trump administration.
San Diego Plans for Military-Grade Drone to Catch Speeding Drivers
San Diego planned to use the military-grade SkyGuardian drone for vehicle enforcement on the freeway.
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.
Homeland Security Watchdog to Probe Department’s Use of Phone Location Data
The Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog said it would open an investigation into the use of mobile-phone surveillance technologies […]
Facebook Asks Supreme Court To Decide Whether Tracking Violates Wiretap Law
Facebook is urging the Supreme Court to take up a long-running dispute about whether tracking logged-out users via the “Like” […]