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Paragon is not collaborating with Italian authorities probing spyware attacks, report says
Last year, WhatsApp and Apple notified several people in Italy, including journalists and activists, that they had been targeted with…
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US Supreme Court appears split over controversial use of ‘geofence’ search warrants
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments in a landmark legal case that could redefine digital privacy rights for…
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Another spyware maker caught distributing fake Android snooping apps
Yet another government spyware maker has been caught after its customers used fake Android apps to install its surveillance software…
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Surveillance vendors caught abusing access to telcos to track people’s phone locations, researchers say
Security researchers have uncovered two separate spying campaigns that are abusing well-known weaknesses in the global telecoms infrastructure to track…
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WhatsApp notifies hundreds of users who installed a fake app made by government spyware maker
WhatsApp says it has notified around 200 users who were tricked into installing a malicious fake version of the chat…
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Apple will hide your email address from apps and websites, but not cops
Apple has provided federal agents with the real identities of at least two customers who used one of the company’s…
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Consumer-focused privacy company Cloaked raises $375M as it expands to enterprise
Consumer-facing security tools often focus on one kind of modality, such as password protection, VPNs, or identity management. This forces…
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FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms
The FBI has resumed purchasing reams of Americans’ data and location histories to aid federal investigations, the agency’s director, Kash…
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Italian prosecutors confirm journalist was hacked with Paragon spyware
Italian authorities confirmed that a journalist who was alerted by WhatsApp last year of a suspected spyware attack on his…
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Meta sued over AI smart glasses’ privacy concerns, after workers reviewed nudity, sex, and other footage
Meta is facing a new lawsuit over its AI smart glasses and their lack of privacy, after an investigation by…
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Let’s explore the best alternatives to Discord
Social community platform Discord is preparing to require users to verify their age by the second half of 2026, and…
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Americans are destroying Flock surveillance cameras
Brian Merchant, writing for Blood in the Machine, reports that people across the United States are dismantling and destroying Flock…
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