Category «Privacy»

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, September 20, 2025

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, September 20, 2025 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss,highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Economy, Financial System, Legal Research, Privacy

Our Stop Censoring Abortion Campaign Uncovers a Social Media Censorship Crisis

EFF: “This is the first installment in a blog series documenting EFF’s findings from the Stop Censoring Abortion campaign. You can read additional posts here. We’ve been hearing that social media platforms are censoring abortion-related content, even when no law requires them to do so. Now, we’ve got the receipts.  For months, EFF has been investigating …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy, Search Engines, Social Media

Massive Attack Turns Facial Recognition Into Performance Art

Music Minds Massive Attack deploys real-time facial recognition scanning audiences during live performances Band transforms surveillance discomfort into deliberate artistic commentary about digital tracking Performance sparks debate over consent requirements for biometric data in entertainment “Facial recognition creeps deeper into daily life while Massive Attack transforms that discomfort into performance art. The pioneering trip-hop collective …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy

Airlines Sell 5 Billion Plane Ticket Records to the Government For Warrantless Searching

404 Media no paywall: “A data broker owned by major U.S. airlines is selling masses of customers’ travel data to the government. New documents we just got show this includes “5 billion ticketing records for searching capabilities.” Where people went, how they paid, and even where they plan to go in the future are all …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Records, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy

The NYPD Is Teaching America How To Track Everyone Everyday Forever

The New York Times – [no paywall]: “…Most of this material — gathered by social media analysis, drone surveillance and more — will never be reviewed by any court and will be entirely inaccessible to anyone outside of law enforcement. For almost 90 percent of the technologies it deploys, the department has stated that it …

Subjects: AI, Civil Liberties, Cryptocurrency, E-Government, E-Records, Government Documents, Health Care, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy, Search Engines, Social Media, Transportation

These 8 router tweaks instantly make your internet more reliable

MakeUseOf: “The reliability of your internet connection can make or break your day, whether you’re working from home, streaming your favorite shows, or gaming online. Yet, routers—the backbone of your Wi-Fi network—are often overlooked. If you’re experiencing issues with your network, the good news is you don’t need new hardware or expensive upgrades to see …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Internet, Privacy

33 million voters have been run through a Trump administration citizenship check

NPR: “Tens of millions of voters have had their citizenship status and other information checked using a revamped tool offered by the Trump administration, even as many states — led by both Democrats and Republicans — are refusing or hesitating to use it because of outstanding questions about the system. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, E-Records, Free Speech, Government Documents, Legal Research, Privacy

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, September 13, 2025

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, September 13, 2025 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Records, Privacy, Search Engines, Social Media

US investors in spyware firms nearly tripled in 2024: report

The Record: The number of U.S.-based investors bankrolling spyware companies nearly tripled in 2024, with 31 American firms found to be backing the manufacturers compared to just 11 in 2023. The finding was published by the Atlantic Council think tank in a report released Wednesday which analyzed 561 spyware entities — vendors, supplies, partners, investors, …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Mail, E-Records, Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy, Search Engines, Social Media