New Revelations from the Snowden Documents

Jake Appelbaum’s PhD thesis contains several new revelations from the classified NSA documents provided to journalists by Edward Snowden. Nothing major, but a few more tidbits.
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Retailers Are Rapidly Scaling Surveillance of Australian Consumers — Why This Is a Red Flag

Australian retailers are rolling out mass surveillance solutions to combat shoplifting, but a poor regulatory environment could mean high risks associated with data security and privacy. Continue reading Retailers Are Rapidly Scaling Surveillance of Australian Consumers — Why This Is a Red Flag

Hackaday Links: September 10, 2023

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Most of us probably have a vision of how “The Robots” will eventually rise up and deal humanity out of the game. We’ve all seen that movie, of course, and …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: September 10, 2023

Update NOW! Pegasus Spyware Exploit Found in iPhones Running Latest iOS

By Waqas
If you are using an iPhone, it is time to update it to the latest version RIGHT NOW!
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Own Your Own Government Surveillance Van

A used government surveillance van is for sale in Chicago:

So how was this van turned into a mobile spying center? Well, let’s start with how it has more LCD monitors than a Counterstrike LAN party. They can be used to monitor any of six different video inputs including a videoscope camera. A videoscope and a borescope are very similar as they’re both cameras on the ends of optical fibers, so the same tech you’d use to inspect cylinder walls is also useful for surveillance. Kind of cool, right? Multiple Sony DVD-based video recorders store footage captured by cameras, audio recorders by high-end equipment brand Marantz capture sounds, and time and date generators sync gathered media up for accurate analysis. Circling back around to audio, this van features seven different audio inputs including a body wire channel…

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GhostSec Claim Breaching Iranian Govt Surveillance Software Tool

By Habiba Rashid
In a move that has caught global attention, the hacktivist group GhostSec announced a successful breach of the…
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AI and the evolution of surveillance systems

In this Help Net Security interview, Gerwin van der Lugt, CTO at Oddity, discusses the future of surveillance and AI’s influence. He also delves into how organizations can prevent their systems from perpetuating biases or violating individual rig… Continue reading AI and the evolution of surveillance systems