September 20, 2019

Report: Use of AI surveillance is growing around the world

It's not just China: at least 75 out of 176 countries globally are actively using AI technologies for surveillance purposes, research shows.

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June 21, 2019

Used Nest cams were letting previous owners spy on you

Google says it's fixed the issue, but we haven't heard details on how many, and which, products were affected.

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November 01, 2018

US indicts alleged Chinese spies for hacking aerospace companies

The DOJ described five years of stealing turbofan engine designs that relied on insiders, state-sponsored hackers, phishing and malware.

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September 06, 2018

Mobile spyware maker mSpy leaks millions of records – AGAIN

The irony: Parents put it on kids' phones to protect them, but this breach exposed sensitive data including Whatsapp and Facebook messages.

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May 08, 2018

Pentagon orders military exchanges to pull Chinese smartphones over security risks

Huawei and ZTE are already telephones non gratae, tied too close for comfort to the Chinese Communist Party and People’s Liberation Army back home.

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March 07, 2017

WikiLeaks dump shows CIA can use IoT to hack ‘anything, anywhere’

Documents are evidence that the CIA has been building a stockpile of cyberweapons - and the agency 'would have been remiss' not to build these capabilities

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December 08, 2016

Making calls on the plane? Spies may have your number

Snowden papers reveal that NSA and GCHQ have been trying to intercept calls made on flights for more than a decade

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October 11, 2016

Yahoo wants to spy on you through advertising billboards

Yahoo has filed a patent for a billboard that would spy on the people watching it in a bid to tailor the ads that it shows.

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February 15, 2016

Stung by stingrays: NYPD reveals over 1000 cellphone interceptions

The NYPD recently admitted using so-called "stingray" devices to intercept cellphone communications over 1000 times since 2008.

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