The Senate approved a short-term renewal until April 30 of a controversial surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies.
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Trump Urges Extending Foreign Surveillance Program as Some Lawmakers Push for US Privacy Protections
Congress is set to take up the reauthorization of a divisive program that lets U.S. spy agencies pore over foreigners’ calls, texts and emails.
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Iran Built a Vast Camera Network to Control Dissent. Israel Turned It Into a Targeting Tool
The role of Israel’s hijacking of Iran’s street cameras in the killing of the country’s supreme leader underscores how surveillance systems are increasingly being targeted by adversaries in wartime.
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Amazon Scraps Partnership With Surveillance Company After Super Bowl Ad Backlash
Amazon’s smart doorbell maker Ring has terminated a partnership with police surveillance tech company Flock Safety.
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Microsoft Reduces Israel’s Access to Cloud and AI Products Over Reports of Mass Surveillance in Gaza
Microsoft said Thursday it had disabled services to a unit within the Israeli military after a company review had determined its artificial intelligence and cloud computing products were being used to help carry out mass surveillance of Palestinians. The action comes after The Associated Press and The Guardian published reports earlier this year revealing how […]
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Apple Unveils iPhone Memory Protections to Combat Sophisticated Attacks
Apple’s new Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE) brings always-on memory-safety protection covering key attack surfaces — including the kernel and over 70 userland processes.
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Surveillance Firm Bypasses SS7 Protections to Retrieve User Location
A surveillance company was caught using an SS7 bypass technique to trick wireless carriers into divulging users’ locations.
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Paragon ‘Graphite’ Spyware Linked to Zero-Click Hacks on Newest iPhones
Citizen Lab publishes forensic proof that spyware maker Paragon can compromise up-to-date iPhones. Journalists in Europe among victims.
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Amnesty Reveals Cellebrite Zero-Day Android Exploit on Serbian Student Activist
Amnesty International publishes technical details on zero-day vulnerabilities exploited by Cellebrite’s mobile forensic tools to spy on a Serbian student activist.
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Apple Pulls Advanced Data Protection for New UK Users Amid Backdoor Demand
Apple says it can no longer offer end-to-end encrypted cloud backups in the UK and insists it will never build a backdoor or master key.
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