police
Surveillance through Push Notifications
The Washington Post is reporting on the FBI’s increasing use of push notification data—”push tokens”—to identify people. The police can request this data from companies like Apple and Google without a warrant ...
‘Get to Know Me’ Privacy Risks, Pros and Cons of Publicly Sharing Ring Doorbell Footage
In episode 318, we discuss the trending ‘get to know me’ posts on social media platforms like Instagram and the potential risks of sharing personal information publicly, particularly in light of potential ...
Police Get Medical Records without a Warrant
More unconstrained surveillance: Lawmakers noted the pharmacies’ policies for releasing medical records in a letter dated Tuesday to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra. The letter—signed by ...
Backdoor in TETRA Police Radios
Seems that there is a deliberate backdoor in the twenty-year-old TErrestrial Trunked RAdio (TETRA) standard used by police forces around the world. The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), an organization that standardizes ...
First Ban on Selling Location Data, Prohibiting Password Managers, Real-Time Crime Center Concerns
In this episode we discuss how Massachusetts lawmakers are pushing a groundbreaking bill to ban the buying and selling of location data from mobile devices. This legislation raises vital questions about consumer ...
A Device to Turn Traffic Lights Green
Here’s a story about a hacker who reprogrammed a device called “Flipper Zero” to mimic Opticom transmitters—to turn traffic lights in his path green. As mentioned earlier, the Flipper Zero has a ...
Dutch Cops Bust ‘Exclu’ Messaging Service, Arrest 42
Police in the Netherlands broke open alleged drugs gangs by hacking an encrypted messenger service, Exclu. Lives were saved and alleged perps arrested ...
Is Social Media at a Tipping Point, The TikTok Invisible Challenge, San Francisco Police Can Use Killer Robots
A recent data breach of 5.4 million Twitter users and Meta being fined $265 million dollars from a 2021 data leak, and people are fleeing Twitter because of Elon Musk. Are we ...
Ring Gives Videos to Police without a Warrant or User Consent
Amazon has revealed that it gives police videos from its Ring doorbells without a warrant and without user consent. Ring recently revealed how often the answer to that question has been yes ...
San Francisco Police Want Real-Time Access to Private Surveillance Cameras
Surely no one could have predicted this: The new proposal—championed by Mayor London Breed after November’s wild weekend of orchestrated burglaries and theft in the San Francisco Bay Area—would authorize the police ...
