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Global Surveillance in the Wake of COVID-19

Posted on By infossl
covid19, facerecognition, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, tracking

OneZero is tracking thirty countries around the world who are implementing surveillance programs in the wake of COVID-19: The most common form of surveillance implemented to battle the pandemic is the use of smartphone location data, which can track population-level movement down to enforcing individual quarantines. Some governments are making apps that offer coronavirus health … Read More “Global Surveillance in the Wake of COVID-19” »

Chinese COVID-19 Disinformation Campaign

Posted on By infossl
china, covid19, disinformation, fakenews, intelligence, propaganda, Security technology

The New York Times is reporting on state-sponsored disinformation campaigns coming out of China: Since that wave of panic, United States intelligence agencies have assessed that Chinese operatives helped push the messages across platforms, according to six American officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to publicly discuss intelligence matters. The amplification techniques are … Read More “Chinese COVID-19 Disinformation Campaign” »

California Needlessly Reduces Privacy During COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted on By infossl
breaches, covid19, medicine, privacy, Security technology

This one isn’t even related to contact tracing: On March 17, 2020, the federal government relaxed a number of telehealth-related regulatory requirements due to COVID-19. On April 3, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-43-20 (the Order), which relaxes various telehealth reporting requirements, penalties, and enforcements otherwise imposed under state laws, including those … Read More “California Needlessly Reduces Privacy During COVID-19 Pandemic” »

Contact Tracing COVID-19 Infections via Smartphone Apps

Posted on By infossl
apple, covid19, epidemiology, google, privacy, Security technology, tracing, tracking

Google and Apple have announced a joint project to create a privacy-preserving COVID-19 contact tracing app. (Details, such as we have them, are here.) It’s similar to the app being developed at MIT, and similar to others being described and developed elsewhere. It’s nice seeing the privacy protections; they’re well thought out. I was going … Read More “Contact Tracing COVID-19 Infections via Smartphone Apps” »

Cybersecurity During COVID-19

Posted on By infossl
covid19, cybersecurity, hacking, phishing, Security technology

Three weeks ago (could it possibly be that long already?), I wrote about the increased risks of working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. One, employees are working from their home networks and sometimes from their home computers. These systems are more likely to be out of date, unpatched, and unprotected. They are more vulnerable to … Read More “Cybersecurity During COVID-19” »

Privacy vs. Surveillance in the Age of COVID-19

Posted on By infossl
covid19, lawenforcement, medicine, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, tracking

The trade-offs are changing: As countries around the world race to contain the pandemic, many are deploying digital surveillance tools as a means to exert social control, even turning security agency technologies on their own civilians. Health and law enforcement authorities are understandably eager to employ every tool at their disposal to try to hinder … Read More “Privacy vs. Surveillance in the Age of COVID-19” »

Emergency Surveillance During COVID-19 Crisis

Posted on By infossl
china, covid19, datacollection, eff, epidemiology, iran, israel, nationalsecuritypolicy, privacy, Security technology, surveillance

Israel is using emergency surveillance powers to track people who may have COVID-19, joining China and Iran in using mass surveillance in this way. I believe pressure will increase to leverage existing corporate surveillance infrastructure for these purposes in the US and other countries. With that in mind, the EFF has some good thinking on … Read More “Emergency Surveillance During COVID-19 Crisis” »

Work-from-Home Security Advice

Posted on By infossl
covid19, epidemiology, infrastructure, Security technology, securityawareness, vpn, vulnerabilities

SANS has made freely available its “Work-from-Home Awareness Kit.” When I think about how COVID-19’s security measures are affecting organizational networks, I see several interrelated problems: One, employees are working from their home networks and sometimes from their home computers. These systems are more likely to be out of date, unpatched, and unprotected. They are … Read More “Work-from-Home Security Advice” »