Adam Levin

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Bush in the wake of the September 11 attacks, but had been phased out by the NSA between 2018 and 2019 after disuse and technical issues had rendered the data collected unusable. . “[T]he The post NSA Mass Surveillance Program Is Ruled Illegal appeared first on Adam Levin. The ruling from the 9th U.S.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2024

Consumer groups assert that Meta is not adhering to various rules established by the European privacy regulation GDPR: Fair Processing (Article 5(1)(a)): Personal data must be processed lawfully, fairly, and transparently. Consumer groups claim that Meta’s data collection is unfair and lacks transparency.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 28, 2021

Mobile carriers sold­ — and still sell — ­location data to brokers who aggregate it and sell it to a range of buyers, including advertisers, law enforcement , roadside services, and even bounty hunters. Carriers were caught in 2018 selling real-time location data to brokers , drawing the ire of Congress.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2023

Given the vast level of tracking and surveillance that technology companies can embed into their widely used products, it is only fair that consumers be informed of how important user data, including information about their every move, is gathered, tracked, and utilized by these companies. The IT giant will pay $9.5 million to D.C.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 13, 2019

And if you read his 3,000-word post carefully, Zuckerberg says nothing about changing Facebook's surveillance capitalism business model. It even collects what it calls " shadow profiles " -- data about you even if you're not a Facebook user. Better use of Facebook data to prevent violence.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Vicarius Vulnerability management 2022 Private Dragos ICS and OT security 2021 Private Safeguard Cyber Risk management 2021 Private CyberGRX Risk management 2019 Private Signifyd Fraud protection 2018 Private RedOwl Security analytics 2015 Acquired: Forcepoint. Accel Investments. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 27, 2020

These efforts are well-intentioned, but facial recognition bans are the wrong way to fight against modern surveillance. Focusing on one particular identification method misconstrues the nature of the surveillance society we're in the process of building. Ubiquitous mass surveillance is increasingly the norm.

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