Children’s Smartwatch Recall Joins Long List of Wearables Recalls
By B.N. Frank From threatpost.com: The European Commission has issued a recall for a popular smartwatch for children, citing “serious” privacy issues that could allow…
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Surveillance Capitalism Includes Utility “Smart” Meters. Utility Companies Collect Customer Usage Data 24/7. Are Yours Selling It to 3rd Parties?
By B.N. Frank Recently, Harvard professor Shoshana Zuboff published a new book called The Age of Surveillance Capitalism which reveals how businesses not only offer services…
Here’s How You Can Be Profiled Even If You’ve Never Used Social Media
By Dagny Taggart The days of having a fully (or even mostly) private life are long gone, it seems, and social media is largely to…
Extensive Privacy Violation: An At-Home DNA Company Admits To Giving DNA To The FBI
By Mac Slavo The at-home DNA testing company, FamilyTreeDNA has admitted to giving DNA samples to the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation.) Although the company…
Signed By the Governor: New Mexico Electronic Communications Privacy Act
By Michael Maharrey Yesterday, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a bill into law that limits the warrantless use of stingray devices to track people’s…
The 5G Protocol May Still Be Vulnerable to IMSI Catchers
By Cooper Quintin It’s hard to talk about the vulnerabilities in cellular technology without increasing the amount of fear, uncertainty, and doubt. There is already…
CBS “60 Minutes” Segment about Company Sending Small Satellites Into Space to Take Pictures to Sell to Whoever Wants Them For Whatever Reason.
By B.N. Frank Scientists have already warned that there is too much space junk already and that it’s creating dangerous situations on Earth as well…
Scary FaceTime Bug Lets Callers Eavesdrop Even If You Don’t Answer
By Emma Fiala A recently discovered and incredibly unsettling bug in Apple’s FaceTime software lets callers hear the audio from the phone they’re calling before…
States Trying To Legislatively Kick “Smart” Meters To The Curb Now Include Montana
By B.N. Frank Since tens of millions of utility “Smart” Meters have been installed in the U.S. and around the world, it’s likely that they…
Victory! Illinois Supreme Court Protects Biometric Privacy
By Jennifer Lynch and Adam Schwartz The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that when companies collect biometric data like fingerprints or face prints without…
“5 Minutes of Sheer Terror”: Hackers Send Family Incoming Nuclear Missile Alert
By Elias Marat It was just another Sunday afternoon for the family of Laura Lyons until the unthinkable happened. Suddenly, something akin to a war…
Coalition Demands Amazon, Microsoft, and Google Stop Giving Facial Recognition Tech to Government Agencies
By Michael Maharrey The Tenth Amendment Center has joined more than 85 other organizations demanding Microsoft, Google and Amazon stop providing facial recognition surveillance technology…
Study: On Facebook And Twitter Your Privacy Is At Risk—Even If You Don’t Have An Account
By University of Vermont A new study shows that privacy on social media is like second-hand smoke. It’s controlled by the people around you. Individual…
Airbnb Patrons Are Finding More and More Cameras In Their Rooms — Here’s How To Check For Cameras
By Aaron Kesel Airbnb is having more and more of its hosts hiding security cameras in rooms, and it doesn’t seem to be worried about…