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Ubiquitous Surveillance by ICE

July 7, 2022 infossl

privacy, reports, Security technology, surveillance, Uncategorized

Report by Georgetown’s Center on Privacy and Technology published a comprehensive report on the surprising amount of mass surveillance conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Our two-year investigation, including hundreds of Freedom of Information Act requests and a comprehensive review of ICE’s contracting and procurement records, reveals that ICE now operates as a domestic … Read More “Ubiquitous Surveillance by ICE” »

Surveillance by Driverless Car

May 12, 2022 infossl

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” »

ICE Is a Domestic Surveillance Agency

May 11, 2022 infossl

national security policy, privacy, reports, secrecy, Security technology, surveillance, Uncategorized

Georgetown has a new report on the highly secretive bulk surveillance activities of ICE in the US: When you think about government surveillance in the United States, you likely think of the National Security Agency or the FBI. You might even think of a powerful police agency, such as the New York Police Department. But … Read More “ICE Is a Domestic Surveillance Agency” »

Cyberweapons Arms Manufacturer FinFisher Shuts Down

April 6, 2022 infossl

cyberweapons, privacy, Security technology, spyware, surveillance, Uncategorized

FinFisher has shut down operations. This is the spyware company whose products were used, among other things, to spy on Turkish and Bahraini political opposition. Powered by WPeMatico

Stalking with an Apple Watch

March 30, 2022 infossl

apple, geolocation, Security technology, stalking, surveillance, tracking, Uncategorized

The malicious uses of these technologies are scary: Police reportedly arrived on the scene last week and found the man crouched beside the woman’s passenger side door. According to the police, the man had, at some point, wrapped his Apple Watch across the spokes of the woman’s passenger side front car wheel and then used … Read More “Stalking with an Apple Watch” »

Using Radar to Read Body Language

March 8, 2022 infossl

Internet of Things, machine learning, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, Uncategorized

Yet another method of surveillance: Radar can detect you moving closer to a computer and entering its personal space. This might mean the computer can then choose to perform certain actions, like booting up the screen without requiring you to press a button. This kind of interaction already exists in current Google Nest smart displays, … Read More “Using Radar to Read Body Language” »

Vulnerability in Stalkerware Apps

March 2, 2022 infossl

privacy, Security technology, stalking, surveillance, Uncategorized, vulnerabilities

TechCrunch is reporting — but not describing in detail — a vulnerability in a series of stalkerware apps that exposes personal information of the victims. The vulnerability isn’t in the apps installed on the victims’ phones, but in the website the stalker goes to view the information the app collects. The article is worth reading, … Read More “Vulnerability in Stalkerware Apps” »

Bypassing Apple’s AirTag Security

February 23, 2022 infossl

apple, iphone, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, tracking, Uncategorized

A Berlin-based company has developed an AirTag clone that bypasses Apple’s anti-stalker security systems. Source code for these AirTag clones is available online. So now we have several problems with the system. Apple’s anti-stalker security only works with iPhones. (Apple wrote an Android app that can detect AirTags, but how many people are going to … Read More “Bypassing Apple’s AirTag Security” »

San Francisco Police Illegally Spying on Protesters

January 20, 2022 infossl

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” »