Category Archives: Police

Surveillance through Push Notifications

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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.

The investigative technique goes back years. Court orders that were issued in 2019 to Apple and Google demanded that the companies hand over information on accounts identified by push tokens linked to alleged supporters of the Islamic State terrorist group.

But the practice was not widely understood until December, when Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), in a …

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Canada’s ‘most prolific hacker’ jailed for two years

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A 33-year-old man has been sentenced to two years in prison after admitting his part in a series of ransomware and malware attacks that hit more than one thousand individuals, businesses, and organisations — including three police departments.

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ExoM armored exoskeleton takes a load off – and stops bullets, too

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Soldiers and tactical unit police officers often have a lot of heavy gear to carry, including the ballistic body armor that they’re wearing. That’s where the ExoM Up-Armoured Exoskeleton is intended to come in, as it’s load-reducing and bulletproof.Con… Continue reading ExoM armored exoskeleton takes a load off – and stops bullets, too→

Police Get Medical Records without a Warrant

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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 Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), and Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.)—said their investigation pulled information from briefings with eight big prescription drug suppliers.

They include the seven largest pharmacy chains in the country: CVS Health, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Cigna, Optum Rx, Walmart Stores, Inc., The Kroger Company, and Rite Aid Corporation. The lawmakers also spoke with Amazon Pharmacy…

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New forensic tech may nab criminals by the look of their shoes

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Although most of our clothes fold and crease with our bodies as we move, our shoes maintain the same shape and appearance pretty much all the time. With that fact in mind, scientists are now developing a method of catching criminals via shoe ID.Continu… Continue reading New forensic tech may nab criminals by the look of their shoes→

Contractor Database Leak Exposes 500K Irish Police Vehicle Seizure Records

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By Waqas
This marks the fourth data security incident to affect a UK police department in 2023.
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Contractor Data Breach Impacts 8k Greater Manchester Police Officers

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By Deeba Ahmed
Warrant card details of thousands of officers are suspected to have been stolen in this attack. Affected officers have been notified about the data breach.
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