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Amnesty International said Monday that software developed by Israeli security firm NSO Group was used to attack a Moroccan journalist, the latest in a series of allegations against the company.
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France’s highest administrative authority on Friday dismissed a challenge by Google against a fine of 50 million euros ($56 million) for failing to provide adequate information on its data consent policies.
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Australia’s prime minister said Friday his country was under a broad cyberattack from a “state-based actor” targeting government, public services and businesses, with suspicions falling on China.
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Tech giants love to portray themselves as forces for good and as the United States was gripped by anti-racism protests a number of them publicly disavowed selling controversial facial recognition technology to police forces.
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Continue reading Facial Recognition: IT and Police in Delicate Dance
Amnesty International warned Tuesday that contact-tracing technology developed to contain the novel coronavirus threatens users’ privacy, highlighting Bahraini, Kuwaiti and Norwegian apps as “among the most dangerous”.
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Continue reading Amnesty Sounds Alarm Over Gulf, Norway Virus Apps
The US is letting blacklisted Chinese technology giant Huawei back into the fold when it comes to companies working together to set standards for read more
Continue reading US Eases Conditions for Working With Huawei on 5G Standards
Norway’s health authorities said on Monday they had suspended an app designed to help trace the spread of the new coronavirus after the national data protection agency said it was too invasive of privacy.
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At least a dozen bogus “contact tracing” apps designed to look like official software to track coronavirus infections have been deployed globally to spread malware and steal user data, security researchers said Wednesday.
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Japanese gaming giant Nintendo has admitted that hackers have breached 300,000 accounts since early April, gaining access to personal information such as birthdays and email addresses but not credit-card details.
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Continue reading Nintendo Says 300,000 Accounts Breached After Hack
An online voting system approved in three US states is vulnerable to manipulation by hackers and may not protect ballot secrecy, according to an analysis by security researchers.
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Continue reading Researchers See Risks in Online Vote System for 3 US States