Apple AirTag anti-stalking protection bypassed by researchers
February 23 2022Problems with Apple's Tracker Detect system, which warns you of likely stalking attempts using hidden AirTags.
Read moreApple AirTag anti-stalking protection bypassed by researchers
February 23 2022Problems with Apple's Tracker Detect system, which warns you of likely stalking attempts using hidden AirTags.
Read moreBypassing Apple’s AirTag Security
February 23 2022A 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...
Read moreFrench speakers blasted by sextortion scams with no text or links
February 21 2022You'd spot this one a mile away... but what about your friends or family?
Read morePossible Government Surveillance of the Otter.ai Transcription App
February 17 2022A reporter interviews a Uyghur human-rights advocate, and uses the Otter.ai transcription app. The next day, I received an odd note from Otter.ai, the automated transcription app that I had...
Read moreSecret CIA Data Collection Program
February 15 2022Two US senators claim that the CIA has been running an unregulated — and almost certainly illegal — mass surveillance program on Americans. The senator’s statement. Some declassified information from...
Read moreThe EARN IT Act Is Back
February 4 2022Senators have reintroduced the EARN IT Act, requiring social media companies (among others) to administer a massive surveillance operation on their users:
A group of lawmakers led by Sen....
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Read moreMe on App Store Monopolies and Security
February 1 2022There are two bills working their way through Congress that would force companies like Apple to allow competitive app stores. Apple hates this, since it would break its monopoly,...
Read moreHappy Data Privacy Day – and we really do mean “happy” :-)
January 28 2022We give you some simple digital lifesytle tips that cost nothing.
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