Collaborate Disseminate
In episode 98: A new report from the EFF details how we are tracked online by third-party corporations, more mass surveillance concerns in China and Australia, and a malicious app hijack attack on Android to be aware of. ** Show notes and links mention… Continue reading How You’re Tracked Online, New Mass Surveillance Concerns, Malicious Android App Hijack
An array of businesses and nonprofits are stepping up their efforts to counter “stalkerware,” the surveillance software that has been linked with domestic abuse. The Coalition Against Stalkerware, unveiled Tuesday, comprises antivirus companies Avira, Kaspersky, and Malwarebytes; digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation; and organizations such as the National Network to End Domestic Violence. The initiative draws attention to shady mobile apps that are advertised to monitor workplaces or children but are often used by abusive spouses or partners. The cybersecurity industry has traditionally not flagged such apps as malicious, but there is a growing effort to do so. For now, the coalition is offering its website to educate the public on stalkerware and to exchange ideas on ethical software development. Organizers are aiming to grow the coalition into a forum for law enforcement, corporations, and nonprofits to collaborate in countering stalkerware. The coalition’s website will also offer a list […]
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U.S. Customs agents now must have reasonable cause and suspicion to search traveler devices at points of entry. Continue reading Federal Court: Suspicionless Search of Traveler Devices by Border Agents Is Unconstitutional
Incessantly annoying and fraudulent robocalls. Corrupt wireless company employees taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to unlock and hijack mobile phone service. Wireless providers selling real-time customer location data, despite repeated promises to the contrary. A noticeable uptick in SIM-swapping attacks that lead to multi-million dollar cyberheists.
If you are somehow under the impression that you — the customer — are in control over the security, privacy and integrity of your mobile phone service, think again. And you’d be forgiven if you assumed the major wireless carriers or federal regulators had their hands firmly on the wheel. Continue reading Who Owns Your Wireless Service? Crooks Do.
A surge in commercial spyware is one of the more pernicious cybersecurity threats affecting technology users worldwide. Once installed on a phone, this kind of malicious software can access a victim’s text messages, geolocation, and social media information, along with other data. So-called stalkerware is cheap and readily available online. It allows, for example, jilted lovers to snoop on former partners, and has been linked with domestic abuse. To put a dent in this scourge, cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab has added a feature to its Android antivirus app that alerts users if their data is being tracked by known spyware. The warning flags a file on the user’s phone and offers to delete or “quarantine” it. And there are a lot of invasive apps to flag: Kaspersky Lab said its products detected stalkerware programs on more than 58,000 different mobile devices in 2018, including 26,619 “unique samples” of programs. “We believe users have a right to know if […]
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The main disagreement: if consumers will be able to delete their data or whether the law would give companies ways to wiggle out. Continue reading Tech giants back bill that privacy advocates claim is toothless
Put down that “Bob Smith” fake account and back off, Facebook told the Memphis Police Department, waving its real-names policy in the air. Continue reading Facebook scolds police for using fake accounts to snoop on citizens
As the EFF puts it, the makers of buggy bots (there are two so far) are poster children for the failure of automated takedown processes. Continue reading Hollywood accuses itself of piracy
The Electronic Frontier Foundation on Thursday announced a lawsuit against the recently passed controversial FOSTA law. Continue reading EFF Sues to Repeal Controversial Online Sex Trafficking FOSTA Law
The Electronic Frontier Foundation on Thursday announced a lawsuit against the recently passed controversial FOSTA law. Continue reading EFF Sues to Repeal Controversial Online Sex Trafficking FOSTA Law