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Supply Chain Attack against Courtroom Software

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backdoors, courts, Security technology, supply chain, Uncategorized

No word on how this backdoor was installed: A software maker serving more than 10,000 courtrooms throughout the world hosted an application update containing a hidden backdoor that maintained persistent communication with a malicious website, researchers reported Thursday, in the latest episode of a supply-chain attack. The software, known as the JAVS Viewer 8, is … Read More “Supply Chain Attack against Courtroom Software” »

Class-Action Lawsuit against Google’s Incognito Mode

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browsers, courts, data collection, google, Security technology, Uncategorized

The lawsuit has been settled: Google has agreed to delete “billions of data records” the company collected while users browsed the web using Incognito mode, according to documents filed in federal court in San Francisco on Monday. The agreement, part of a settlement in a class action lawsuit filed in 2020, caps off years of … Read More “Class-Action Lawsuit against Google’s Incognito Mode” »

Canadian Citizen Gets Phone Back from Police

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cell phones, courts, law enforcement, passwords, phones, Security technology, Uncategorized

After 175 million failed password guesses, a judge rules that the Canadian police must return a suspect’s phone. [Judge] Carter said the investigation can continue without the phones, and he noted that Ottawa police have made a formal request to obtain more data from Google. “This strikes me as a potentially more fruitful avenue of … Read More “Canadian Citizen Gets Phone Back from Police” »

AI and Microdirectives

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artificial intelligence, courts, essays, law enforcement, laws, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, Uncategorized

Imagine a future in which AIs automatically interpret—and enforce—laws. All day and every day, you constantly receive highly personalized instructions for how to comply with the law, sent directly by your government and law enforcement. You’re told how to cross the street, how fast to drive on the way to work, and what you’re allowed … Read More “AI and Microdirectives” »

Class-Action Lawsuit for Scraping Data without Permission

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academic papers, artificial intelligence, ChatGPT, courts, Security technology, Uncategorized

I have mixed feelings about this class-action lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, claiming that it “scraped 300 billion words from the internet” without either registering as a data broker or obtaining consent. On the one hand, I want this to be a protected fair use of public data. On the other hand, I want us … Read More “Class-Action Lawsuit for Scraping Data without Permission” »

Fines as a Security System

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courts, law enforcement, Security technology, stalking, theft, tracking, Uncategorized

Tile has an interesting security solution to make its tracking tags harder to use for stalking: The Anti-Theft Mode feature will make the devices invisible to Scan and Secure, the company’s in-app feature that lets you know if any nearby Tiles are following you. But to activate the new Anti-Theft Mode, the Tile owner will … Read More “Fines as a Security System” »

Kevin Mitnick Hacked California Law in 1983

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A Hacker's Mind, courts, hacking, Security technology, Uncategorized

Early in his career, Kevin Mitnick successfully hacked California law. He told me the story when he heard about my new book, which he partially recounts his 2012 book, Ghost in the Wires. The setup is that he just discovered that there’s warrant for his arrest by the California Youth Authority, and he’s trying to … Read More “Kevin Mitnick Hacked California Law in 1983” »