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Facebook is sued by the FTC and 46 states as part of an anti-trust case
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December 14, 2020
Facebook is sued by the FTC and 46 states as part of an anti-trust case
Facebook is being sued by the FTC and AGs from 46 states for its monopoly-like behavior which has negatively affected…
Learn how apps are giving the U.S. military your location data
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November 18, 2020
Learn how apps are giving the U.S. military your location data
Via Vice An investigation has revealed how the U.S. military is buying granular movement and location data from everyday apps…
New tools allow DHS to extract traveler’s device data
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August 17, 2020
New tools allow DHS to extract traveler’s device data
Via CNET The Department of Homeland Security has detailed the kind of data it can extract from devices as travelers…
NSA releases new advisory, warns against giving away location data
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August 6, 2020
NSA releases new advisory, warns against giving away location data
Via the NSA and Ars Technica The NSA released a new advisory in August, cautioning readers to prevent data collection…
New project shows scope of police surveillance
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July 22, 2020
New project shows scope of police surveillance
by EFF The Electronic Frontier Foundation with the help of several volunteers, students, and using public and private datasets, has…
Expanded PATRIOT Act would allow warrantless online surveillance
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May 13, 2020
Expanded PATRIOT Act would allow warrantless online surveillance
Via The Daily Beast A vote to renew the 2001 PATRIOT Act, passed soon after the 9/11 terrorist attacks may…
U.S. blocks Twitter’s efforts to be transparent
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April 27, 2020
U.S. blocks Twitter’s efforts to be transparent
Via Reuters In an effort to be more transparent, Twitter wanted to reveal more information about the surveillance requests it…
Chile shows what post-coronavirus society may look like
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April 20, 2020
Chile shows what post-coronavirus society may look like
Via Bloomberg Chile will start issuing ‘immunity’ cards to citizens, allowing them to work freely and live more ‘normal’ lives,…
US may use surveillance tools to combat coronavirus
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March 20, 2020
US may use surveillance tools to combat coronavirus
Via The New York Times In order to better control and measure the spread of coronavirus, the U.S. government is…
Utah is giving an AI company access to their public data
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March 16, 2020
Utah is giving an AI company access to their public data
Via Motherboard Banjo, a company that claims to alert law enforcement of crimes as they happen, in real time, has…