SC Magazine
MARCH 10, 2021
A hacking collective compromised roughly 150,000 internet-connected surveillance cameras from Verkada, Inc., Hacktivist Tillie Kottmann is reportedly among those asserting responsibility for the incident, telling Bloomberg that their act helped expose the security holes of modern-day surveillance platforms.
Schneier on Security
JANUARY 29, 2020
More consumer protection laws will be required. The reaction from John Votava, a Ralphs spokesman: "I can understand why it raises eyebrows," he said. We may need to change the wording on the form.". That's the company's solution. Don't spy on people less, just change the wording so they don't realize it.
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Schneier on Security
AUGUST 3, 2023
This is surveillance capitalism , and AI is shaping up to be part of it. And, as with the rest of the internet, that somehow is likely to include surveillance and manipulation. Phone apps collect and sell your data. Quite possibly, it could be much worse with AI. These companies will need to monetize them somehow.
The Last Watchdog
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
This week civil liberties groups in Europe won the right to challenge the UK’s bulk surveillance activities in the The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights. Related: Snowden on unrestrained surveillance. Ubiquitous surveillance. It’s a healthy thing that a captain of industry can see this. Advanced use cases.
Schneier on Security
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
It falls upon lawmakers to create laws that protect consumers. While the US government is largely absent in this area of consumer protection, the state of California has recently stepped in and started regulating the Internet of Things, or "IoT" devices sold in the stateand the effects will soon be felt worldwide.
Schneier on Security
MARCH 4, 2019
Where are the consumer protection agencies? "The on-device microphone was never intended to be a secret and should have been listed in the tech specs," the spokesperson said. That was an error on our part.". They should be all over this. And while they're figuring out which laws Google broke, they should also look at American Airlines.
Malwarebytes
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
Wednesday’s enforcement action represents a much firmer stance from the FTC compared to the settlement it reached in 2019 , when the government agency refrained from even using the term “stalkerware” and it focused more on lacking cybersecurity protections within the apps it investigated, not on the privacy invasions that were allowed.
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