Security News

New LightSpy Spyware Version Targets iPhones with Increased Surveillance Tactics
2024-10-31 15:00

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an improved version of an Apple iOS spyware called LightSpy that not only expands on its functionality, but also incorporates destructive capabilities to...

Worker surveillance must comply with credit reporting rules
2024-10-26 05:30

US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau demands transparency, accountability from sellers of employee metrics The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday published guidance advising...

No way? Big Tech's 'lucrative surveillance' of everyone is terrible for privacy, freedom
2024-09-19 21:48

Says Lina Khan in latest push to rein in Meta, Google, Amazon and pals Buried beneath the endless feeds and attention-grabbing videos of the modern internet is a network of data harvesting and...

FTC exposes massive surveillance of kids, teens by social media giants
2024-09-19 17:16

A Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staff report has found that social media and video streaming companies have been engaging in widespread user surveillance, particularly of children and teens, with...

The Present and Future of TV Surveillance
2024-08-27 11:08

Ars Technica has a good article on what’s happening in the world of television surveillance. More than even I realized.

Take a Selfie Using a NY Surveillance Camera
2024-08-23 11:05

This site will let you take a selfie with a New York City traffic surveillance camera.

Surveillance Watch
2024-08-23 01:15

This is a fantastic project mapping the global surveillance industry.

Russia tells citizens to switch off home surveillance because the Ukrainians are coming
2024-08-21 15:01

Forget about your love life too, no dating apps until the war is over Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs is warning residents of under-siege regions to switch off home surveillance systems and...

New Patent Application for Car-to-Car Surveillance
2024-08-05 11:07

Ford has a new patent application for a system where cars monitor each other's speeds, and then report then to some central authority. Slashdot thread. Tags: cars, patents, police.

Public Surveillance of Bars
2024-07-02 11:06

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