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Amid worldwide protests over racism and police violence, lawmakers are once again turning to the devices as a tool for reform. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Amid worldwide protests over racism and police violence, lawmakers are once again turning to the devices as a tool for reform. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The so-called Ripple20 vulnerabilities affect equipment found in data centers, power grids, and more. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Surveillance. Harassment. A live cockroach delivery. US Attorneys have charged six former Ebay workers in association with an outrageous cyberstalking campaign. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The programmer who became a flagrant drug lord and weapons trafficker was sentenced in New York City to 25 years in prison. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Though the Facebook-owned app doesn't give users complete control, there are ways to limit the data it collects and the types of ads you see. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The so-called lamphone technique allows for real-time listening in on a room that's hundreds of feet away. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The latest update to Google's operating system has a host of privacy and security improvements. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Limiting in-person polling sites makes it both harder to vote and more dangerous. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Another key aspect of the security and privacy label project is that the information is also encoded to be machine readable. This way, even if different countries or industries develop their own assessment tools, there's still a way to compare and process all the data. The researchers point out that data from the labels could make it easier to search for products by their privacy and security features, creating the potential for these to be mainstream product considerations rather than niche poi...
Plus: An iOS zero day, surveillance planes, and more of the week's top security news. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Research shows that calm and negotiation, not excessive force, reduces damage. So why are officers still turning to tear gas? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The video conferencing company says it wants to be able to work with law enforcement to catch bad actors on its platform. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Over several decades, the 1033 program has shipped over $7.4 billion of Defense Department property to more than 8,000 law enforcement agencies. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here's how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Ten weeks ago, Shadowserver's main source of funding dried up. Now, it's back on level footing. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Plus: A LiveJournal hack, Qatar's contact tracing privacy failure, and more of the week's top security news. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
With no nationwide Covid-19 notification software in sight, security and interoperability issues loom large. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Unc0ver tool works on all versions of iOS from 11 to 13.5, the current release. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Fraudsters have found yet another way to take advantage of the pandemic. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Time has no meaning, and we’re all stuck in front of screens. You may as well secure your life while you’re always online. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
In the first two weeks of May, they've hit the dark web, hawking 200 million stolen records from over a dozen companies. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
In the few short years since his time in Congress, the secretary of state has conveniently reversed himself on multiple fronts. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The agency cracked the Pensacola iPhones, but it still views Cupertino as a problem—even though it's easier to break into iPhones than it has been in years. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Security researchers have spotted the “Scattered Canary” group scamming vital benefits programs amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
New research shows vulnerabilities in popular cold storage options that would have revealed their PINs. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Plus: Warrantless surveillance, an iOS zero-day glut, and more of the week's top security news. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The FBI and DHS say that Beijing's hacking “jeopardizes” the delivery of much-needed Covid-19 treatment options. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
For real this time. Its sister conference, Black Hat, has also been called off. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Proponents of mobile and internet voting point to its uneventful track record. That's not good enough. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Though social networks have pledged to take more concerted action against it, the theory has continued to spread, inspiring a surge of attacks. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices