spyware

Meta’s Secret Spyware: ‘Local Mess’ Hack Tracks You Across the Web
Richi Jennings | | android, android spyware, Browser Privacy, cookies, DeleteFacebook, facebook, Facebook Spyware, Incognito, Incognito Mode, Instagram, Meta, Meta Pixel, Meta Platforms, Privacy, SB Blogwatch, social media, social network, social networking, social networking security, Social networks, spyware, tracking, tracking cookies, Tracking Pixel, WebRTC leaks, Yandex
Farcebok: Zuckerberg’s privacy pledge revealed as ineffectual ...
Security Boulevard

200,000 Workers’ PII at Risk in WorkComposer S3 SNAFU
Richi Jennings | | Amazon S3, Amazon S3 bucket, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Web Services (AWS), amazon web services compliance, AWS bucket, AWS GDPR Compliance Shared Responsibility, AWS S3 BUCKET, aws s3 storage, breach of privacy, bucket policy, buckets, California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), CCPA, CCPA Compliance, cybersecurity challenges in remote working, EU GDPR, GDPR, GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), GDPR compliance, gdpr eu, online surveillance, Privacy, remote work, remote work cyber security, Remote Work Cybersecurity, remote work enviornment, remote work productivity, Remote Work Security, remote worker management, remote workers, remote workforce, Remote Workforce Security, remote working, remote working risks, S3, S3 bucket, S3 buckets, SB Blogwatch, spyware, storage bucket, WorkComposer
Don’t say ‘spyware’—21 million screenshots in one open bucket ...
Security Boulevard

21 Countries Sign Onto Voluntary Pact to Stem the Proliferation of Spyware
Twenty-one countries signed onto the Pall Mall Process, an effort a year in the making that was created to develop a framework nations could adopt to address the proliferation and malicious use ...
Security Boulevard
Report on Paragon Spyware
Citizen Lab has a new report on Paragon’s spyware: Key Findings: Introducing Paragon Solutions. Paragon Solutions was founded in Israel in 2019 and sells spyware called Graphite. The company differentiates itself by ...

Trump U-Turn: TikTok’s On-Again/Off-Again U.S. Ban
Richi Jennings | | Bytedance, children, Children and smartphones, china, chinese government, disinformation, Donald Trump, Misinformation, online disinformation, President Donald Trump, president trump, Privacy, Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, SB Blogwatch, Social disinformation, social media, socialmedia, spyware, TikTok, TikTok Ban, Trump, Won’t somebody think of the children?
Not For You: “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act” shouldn’t be enforced, orders President Trump ...
Security Boulevard

Allstate Violates Drivers’ Privacy, Texas AG Alleges
Richi Jennings | | Allstate, android spyware, Arity, automaker, Car, cars, cellular IoT, cellular IoT security, Chrysler, Connected Cars, Consumer IoT, Dodge, Fiat, Fuel Rewards, GasBuddy, insurance, Insurance Companies, insurance company, Internet of things, Internet of Things (IoT), Internet of Things (IoT) Security, Internet of Things cyber security, iOS spyware, iot, Jeep, Lexus, Life360, Maserati, Mazda, Mozilla, Mozilla Foundation, New Cars, Privacy, Privacy4Cars, ram, Routely, SB Blogwatch, spyware, Stellantis, Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, Toyota, vehicle, vehicle cybersecurity, vehicle OTAs
Don’t Mess With Texas Privacy: “We will hold all these companies accountable,” rants state attorney general Ken Paxton (pictured) ...
Security Boulevard

Digital Crack for Kids: TikTok Sued Again by 14 AGs
Richi Jennings | | Bytedance, children, Children and smartphones, Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), china, chinese government, Coppa, Privacy, SB Blogwatch, social media, spyware, TikTok, TikTok Ban, Won’t somebody think of the children?
For You Plague: TikTok’s in trouble once more—this time, some states complain it’s breaking laws by harvesting children’s data and keeping them addicted ...
Security Boulevard

TikTok Abuses Kids, say DoJ and FTC
Richi Jennings | | Bytedance, children, Children and smartphones, Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), china, chinese government, Coppa, Privacy, SB Blogwatch, social media, spyware, TikTok, TikTok Ban, Won’t somebody think of the children?
For You Plague: U.S. Justice Dept. and Federal Trade Commission file lawsuit, alleging TikTok broke the COPPA law, plus a previous injunction ...
Security Boulevard

Google, Microsoft, Others Support U.S.-Based Spyware Lawsuits
Microsoft and Google were joined by LinkedIn, GitHub, and Trend Micro in a supporting an appeal of a lawsuit against spyware maker NSO Group that was tossed by a U.S. judge who ...
Security Boulevard

Citizen Lab vs. NSO Group, Apple AI and Privacy
Tom Eston | | AI, Apple, Apple AI, Apple Intelligence, canada, Citizen Lab, court, Cyber Security, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Digital Privacy, Episodes, Human Rights, Information Security, Infosec, lawsuit, NSO Group, Pegasus, Podcast, Podcasts, Privacy, security, spyware, technology, Weekly Edition
In episode 334, hosts Tom Eston, Scott Wright, and Kevin Johnson discuss two major topics. First, they explore the ongoing legal battle between Citizen Lab and the Israeli spyware company NSO Group ...