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Ring Gives Videos to Police without a Warrant or User Consent

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amazon, cameras, police, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, Uncategorized

Amazon has revealed that it gives police videos from its Ring doorbells without a warrant and without user consent. Ring recently revealed how often the answer to that question has been yes. The Amazon company responded to an inquiry from US Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.), confirming that there have been 11 cases in 2022 where … Read More “Ring Gives Videos to Police without a Warrant or User Consent” »

San Francisco Police Want Real-Time Access to Private Surveillance Cameras

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cameras, police, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, Uncategorized

Surely no one could have predicted this: The new proposal—championed by Mayor London Breed after November’s wild weekend of orchestrated burglaries and theft in the San Francisco Bay Area—would authorize the police department to use non-city-owned security cameras and camera networks to live monitor “significant events with public safety concerns” and ongoing felony or misdemeanor … Read More “San Francisco Police Want Real-Time Access to Private Surveillance Cameras” »

Surveillance by Driverless Car

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cars, police, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, Uncategorized

San Francisco police are using autonomous vehicles as mobile surveillance cameras. Privacy advocates say the revelation that police are actively using AV footage is cause for alarm. “This is very concerning,” Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) senior staff attorney Adam Schwartz told Motherboard. He said cars in general are troves of personal consumer data, but autonomous … Read More “Surveillance by Driverless Car” »

AirTags Are Used for Stalking Far More than Previously Reported

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apple, police, Security technology, stalking, tracking, Uncategorized

Ever since Apple introduced AirTags, security people have warned that they could be used for stalking. But while there have been a bunch of anecdotal stories, this is the first vaguely scientific survey: Motherboard requested records mentioning AirTags in a recent eight month period from dozens of the country’s largest police departments. We obtained records … Read More “AirTags Are Used for Stalking Far More than Previously Reported” »

Hackers Using Fake Police Data Requests against Tech Companies

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courts, extortion, forgery, hacking, police, scams, Security technology, Uncategorized

Brian Krebs has a detailed post about hackers using fake police data requests to trick companies into handing over data. Virtually all major technology companies serving large numbers of users online have departments that routinely review and process such requests, which are typically granted as long as the proper documents are provided and the request … Read More “Hackers Using Fake Police Data Requests against Tech Companies” »

San Francisco Police Illegally Spying on Protesters

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courts, eff, EPIC, police, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, Uncategorized

Last summer, the San Francisco police illegally used surveillance cameras at the George Floyd protests. The EFF is suing the police: This surveillance invaded the privacy of protesters, targeted people of color, and chills and deters participation and organizing for future protests. The SFPD also violated San Francisco’s new Surveillance Technology Ordinance. It prohibits city … Read More “San Francisco Police Illegally Spying on Protesters” »

Security Vulnerabilities in Cellebrite

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intelligence, police, Security technology, signal, smartphones, Uncategorized, vulnerabilities

Moxie Marlinspike has an intriguing blog post about Cellebrite, a tool used by police and others to break into smartphones. Moxie got his hands on one of the devices, which seems to be a pair of Windows software packages and a whole lot of connecting cables. According to Moxie, the software is riddled with vulnerabilities. … Read More “Security Vulnerabilities in Cellebrite” »

Deliberately Playing Copyrighted Music to Avoid Being Live-Streamed

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copyright, hacking, law enforcement, police, Security technology, Uncategorized

Vice is reporting on a new police hack: playing copyrighted music when being filmed by citizens, trying to provoke social media sites into taking the videos down and maybe even banning the filmers: In a separate part of the video, which Devermont says was filmed later that same afternoon, Devermont approaches [BHPD Sgt. Billy] Fair … Read More “Deliberately Playing Copyrighted Music to Avoid Being Live-Streamed” »

Identifying a Person Based on a Photo, LinkedIn and Etsy Profiles, and Other Internet Bread Crumbs

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identification, machinelearning, police, Security technology

Interesting story of how the police can identify someone by following the evidence chain from website to website. According to filings in Blumenthal’s case, FBI agents had little more to go on when they started their investigation than the news helicopter footage of the woman setting the police car ablaze as it was broadcast live … Read More “Identifying a Person Based on a Photo, LinkedIn and Etsy Profiles, and Other Internet Bread Crumbs” »

Clearview AI and Facial Recognition

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artificialintelligence, facerecognition, lawenforcement, police, privacy, Security technology, surveillance

The New York Times has a long story about Clearview AI, a small company that scrapes identified photos of people from pretty much everywhere, and then uses unstated magical AI technology to identify people in other photos. His tiny company, Clearview AI, devised a groundbreaking facial recognition app. You take a picture of a person, … Read More “Clearview AI and Facial Recognition” »