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TikTok is “unacceptable security risk” and should be removed from app stores, says FCC

July 5, 2022 admin ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union, brendan carr, bytedance, ccp, china's trojan horse, Communist Party of China, Data Collection, Data Privacy, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, michael beckerman, Oracle, privacy, sundar pichai, surveillance tool, TikTok, tiktok privacy issues, tim cook

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2022 14:51:08 +0000

According to the FCC commissioner, TikTok being a video app is the “sheep’s clothing”, suggesting a wolf hides underneath those funny videos.

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Clearview AI banned from selling facial recognition data in the US

May 12, 2022 admin ACLU, american civil liberty union, clearview ai, facial recignition, privacy, thomas smith

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 15:22:23 +0000

The facial recognition and surveillance company was sued for earning off the back of people’s faceprints that were taken without consent.

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A week in security (June 10 – 16)

June 17, 2019 admin a week in security, ACLU, ad blockers, Adware, AI, American Civil Liberties Union, APT, Artificial Intelligence, breach, CBP, Customs and Border Protection, cyberbullying, disinformation campaign, fishwrap, Google Calendar notification abuse, Healthcare security, Maine, MuddyWaters, privacy, pups, push notifications, sextortion, trolling, twitter list abuse, VLC

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 17:09:19 +0000

A roundup of security news from June 10–16, including MegaCortex, the latest news on privacy, the abuse of Twitter’s Lists feature, and more.

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A week in security

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Consumers have few legal options for protecting privacy

April 23, 2019 admin ACLU, apple, consumer privacy, corporate surveillance, Data Privacy, deceitful business practices, digital privacy, DNA testing, eff, Helix DNA, Mozilla, privacy, Privacy & Policy, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, Security world, signal, unfair business practices, WhatsApp

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 17:03:20 +0000

Amidst never-ending headlines about data breaches, data misuse, and opaque data-sharing agreements from major companies, users have few legal options to actually protect their privacy in court. Instead, they rely on technology.

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Librarian Sues Equifax Over 2017 Data Breach, Wins $600

June 13, 2018 admin A Little Sunshine, ACLU, data breaches, Equifax breach, Inc.com, Jessamyn West, Legalist.com, Security Tools, The Coming Storm

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2018 20:14:40 +0000

In the days following revelations last September that big-three consumer credit bureau Equifax had been hacked and relieved of personal data on nearly 150 million people, many Americans no doubt felt resigned and powerless to control their information. But not Jessamyn West. The 49-year-old librarian from a tiny town in Vermont took Equifax to court. And now she’s celebrating a small but symbolic victory after a small claims court awarded her $600 in damages stemming from the 2017 breach.

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ACLU and EFF Sue Trump Administration Over Cell Phone Searches at the Border

September 13, 2017 admin ACLU, eff, law

Credit to Author: Jason Koebler| Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 15:32:38 +0000

10 US citizens who have had their electronic devices searched are suing the Department of Homeland Security.