US #watchdog to announce plans to regulate 'surveillance industry' | Reuters

#privacy #surveillance

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-watchdog-announce-plans-regulate-surveillance-industry-2023-08-15/

Millions of Americans’ health data stolen after #MOVEit #hackers targeted #IBM | TechCrunch

#privacy #healthdata #breach

https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/14/millions-americans-health-data-moveit-hackers-clop-ibm/

Don't Let the Math Distract You: Together, We Can Fight #Algorithmic #Injustice https://www.aclu.org/news/criminal-law-reform/we-can-fight-algorithmic-injustice

Jordan's King Should Reject the Country's Draft #Cybercrime Law

Jordan’s parliament recently passed a new cybercrime law that will severely restrict individual human rights across the country. With the law now heading to Jordan’s Senate and Jordan’s King Abdullah II for final approval

#jordan #humanrights

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/08/jordans-king-should-reject-countrys-draft-cybercrime-law

Raid of a local #Kansas paper raises press #freedom alarms : NPR

#pressfreedom

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/14/1193676139/newspaper-marion-county-kansas-police-raid-first-amendment

The Kids Online Safety Act isn’t all right, critics say

#kosa #privacy

https://arstechnica.com/?p=1960313

#Kansas police’s raid of #newspaper called ‘alarming abuse of authority’

The police raided The #MarionCounty Record’s office on Friday, seizing computers, phones, file server, and staff personal cellphones, in what an #ACLU director called “one of the most aggressive police raids of a #news organization or entity in quite some time.”

#privacy #civilrights

https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2023/0813/Kansas-police-s-raid-of-newspaper-called-alarming-abuse-of-authority?icid=rss

Video doorbells: #Police embrace them but do they cut #crime?

The smart doorbells have soared in popularity, but they may not help reduce the number of break-ins.

#SmartDoorbell #privacy #surveillance

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66360030?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Dissecting the #UN #Cybercrime Convention’s Threat to Coders’ Rights at #DEFCON https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/08/dissecting-un-cybercrime-conventions-threat-coders-rights-defcon

This Is What Happens When People Start Actually Reading #Privacy Policies – The Markup

A recent controversy about Zoom’s ability to train #AI on users’ conversations shows the importance of reading the fine print

#tos #privacypolicy

https://themarkup.org/hello-world/2023/08/12/this-is-what-happens-when-people-start-actually-reading-privacy-policies

#Microsoft finds #vulnerabilities it says could be used to shut down power plants https://arstechnica.com/?p=1960538

#Pornhub Sues #Texas Over #AgeVerification Law

The law would require a “Texas Health and Human Services Warning” on all #porn sites.

> never expected to have so many entries on my feed mentioning pornhub. 🤔

#privacy

https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkazpy/pornhub-sues-texas-over-age-verification-law

Are You Being #Tracked by an #AirTag? Here’s How to Check

If you’re worried that one of Apple’s trackers is following you without consent, try these tips.

#privacy #apple #surveillance

https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-find-airtags/

The U.S. Government Wants To Control Online Speech to “Protect Kids”

#1stamendment #civilrights #freespeech #thinkofthekids

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/08/us-government-about-control-speech-online-protect-kids

Federal Judge Upholds Arizonans’ Right to Record the #Police

#rights #recordpolice #arizona

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/08/federal-judge-upholds-arizonans-right-record-police

How fame-seeking teenagers hacked some of the world’s biggest targets

The group, known as #Lapsus$ , is a loosely organized group that employs #hacking techniques that, while decidedly unsophisticated, have proved highly effective

#security

https://arstechnica.com/?p=1960309

Report – Beyond the Screen: Parents’ Experiences with Student Activity #Monitoring in K-12 Schools - Center for Democracy and Technology

#k12 #privacy #surveillance #education #school

https://cdt.org/insights/report-beyond-the-screen-parents-experiences-with-student-activity-monitoring-in-k-12-schools/

#UK defends plan to demand access to encrypted messages to protect #children | Reuters

#privacy #surveillance #encryption

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-defends-plan-demand-access-encrypted-messages-protect-children-2023-08-10/

#GenerativeAI Is Making Companies Even More Thirsty for Your Data

The outcry over Zoom's tweak to its data policy shows how the race to build more powerful #AI models creates new pressure to source training data—including by juicing it from users.

#privacy

https://www.wired.com/story/fast-forward-generative-ai-companies-thirsty-for-your-data/

AI-powered grocery #bot suggests recipe for #toxic gas, “poison bread sandwich”

#ai

https://arstechnica.com/?p=1960122