Data Breach

• newSecond Afghan interpreter data breach uncovered at Ministry of Defence - GB News
  According to reports, some of those whose information has been released are in hiding from the Taliban.
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• newSA banks say latest Debt-IN data breach could have exposed customer data - IOL
  This comes after debt collector, Debt-IN Consultants, yesterday announced that a ransomware attack by cyber criminals had resulted in a significant data breach ...
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• newState acknowledges possible data breach 10 months after incident | WICS
  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — Ten months after a data breach within the Illinois Integrated Eligibility System (IES), the state is now acknowledging their ...
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• newState acknowledges possible data breach 10 months after incident | WRSP - Fox Illinois
  (WICS/WRSP) — Ten months after a data breach within the Illinois Integrated Eligibility System (IES), the state is now acknowledging their mistake. Read the ...
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• newFirst American Ditches Investors' Data Breach Suit, For Now - Law360
  On Wednesday, Judge Fischer said the investors haven't provided any facts to support their assertion that First American knew of the data breach before May 2019 ...
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Krebs On Security

• Does Your Organization Have a Security.txt File?

  

  It happens all the time: Organizations get hacked because there isn't an obvious way for security researchers to let them know about security vulnerabilities or data leaks. Or maybe it isn't entirely clear who should get the report when remote access…
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• Trial Ends in Guilty Verdict for DDoS-for-Hire Boss

  

  A jury in California today reached a guilty verdict in the trial of Matthew Gatrel, a St. Charles, Ill. man charged in 2018 with operating two online services that allowed paying customers to launch powerful distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attac…
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Naked Security

• newVMware patch bulletin warns: “This needs your immediate attention.”

  

  "It is a matter of time before working exploits are available," warns VMware.
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• iOS 15 launches with 22 documented security patches – including a Face ID bypass using a “3D model”

  

  Fake heads! (Cue dystopian scifi music.)
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CSO Online

• new10 top API security testing tools

  

  Application programming interfaces (APIs) are a critical part of most modern programs and applications. In fact, both cloud deployments and mobile applications have come to rely so heavily on APIs that you can’t have either without an API managi…
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• newBreach reporting required for health apps and devices, FTC says

  

  The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) commissioners, in a split-vote (3-2), issued a policy statement on September 15, requiring both health applications and connected devices to comply with the “Health Breach Notification Rule (August 2009).” Th…
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FierceITSecurity

CIO Online

• What is AIOps? Injecting intelligence into IT operations

  

  Cloud platforms, managed service providers, and organizations undertaking digital transformations are beginning to reap the benefits of an emerging IT trend: the use of AI-powered IT operations technology to monitor and manage the IT portfolio aut…
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• 4 reasons to prioritize developers' infrastructure needs

  

  As companies make digital transformation both an immediate priority and an ongoing process for the future, I see a worrying trend in many organizations.To read this article in full, please click here(Insider Story)
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Homeland Security Today

• newDoD Announces New Senior Advisor for Arctic Security Affairs
  Kee will assist with establishing the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies, the Department of Defense’s sixth and newest regional center.The post DoD Announces New Senior Advisor for Arctic Security Affairs appeared first on Hstoday.
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• newHST Interview with Stephanie Jaros, Director of Research, DOD Counter-Insider Threat Program
  September is Insider Threat Awareness Month – please join HSToday for an exclusive interview with Stephanie Jaros, Director of Research, DOD Counter-Insider Threat Program about how the Insider Threat has evolved, why we all need to worry about it,…
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Graham Cluley Latest

• newPredict 21 – the intelligence summit from Recorded Future you cannot afford to miss, October 12-13 2021
  Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Recorded Future. Thanks to the great team there for their support! Next month Predict 21, the world’s premier virtual event for analysts, network defenders, and cybersecurity execut…
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• newFacebook’s Ray-Ban Stories glasses have got a problem
  Facebook-powered Rayban-Stories - digital spectacles that are worn, and can take photos and movies of the unsuspecting public.What could possibly be wrong with that?
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Multi-State Information Sharing Center

• Multiple Vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox Could Allow for Remote Code Execution
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• Multiple Vulnerabilities in Google Chrome Could Allow for Remote Code Execution
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Network World

• Tape backup as a defense vs. ransomware

  

  Tape is definitely not the best choice for primary recovery, but it does have features that make it a credible option for restoring systems and data that have fallen victim to ransomware without having to pay the ransom.The cloud has many more ups…
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• Palo Alto shapes SASE package for hybrid enterprises

  

  Palo Alto Networks has bolted together its SD-WAN and security technologies to offer an integrated, cloud-based, secure-access service edge (SASE) offering aimed at simplifying distributed enterprises.Called Prisma SASE, the package brings togethe…
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Packet Storm Latest

• newChrome HRTFDatabaseLoader::WaitForLoaderThreadCompletion Data Race
  Chrome suffers from a HRTFDatabaseLoader::WaitForLoaderThreadCompletion data race condition.
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• newUbuntu Security Notice USN-5085-1
  Ubuntu Security Notice 5085-1 - It was discovered that SQL parse incorrectly handled certain regular expression. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
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NIST Latest in IT

• NISTs Network-of-Things Model Builds Foundation to Help Define the Internet of Things
  A new publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides a basic model aimed at helping researchers better understand the Internet of Things (IoT) and its security challenges.Credit: Natasha ...
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• Realizing the Potential of Quantum Information Science and Advancing High-Performance Computing
  The White House announced today a new report from the National Science and Technology Council on challenges, opportunities and the path forward in quantum information science, including a plan for high-performance computing.As described ...
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US- CERT Alerts

• newAA21-265A: Conti Ransomware
  Original release date: September 22, 2021SummaryImmediate Actions You Can Take Now to Protect Against Conti Ransomware• Use multi-factor authentication.• Segment and segregate networks and functions.• Update your operating system and softwar…
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• AA21-259A: APT Actors Exploiting Newly Identified Vulnerability in ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus
  Original release date: September 16, 2021SummaryThis Joint Cybersecurity Advisory uses the MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques, and Common Knowledge (ATT&CK®) framework, Version 8. See the ATT&CK for Enterprise for  referenced threat actor tactic…
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Cisco Security Alerts

• ISC BIND Subsequent RDATA Query Processing Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
  HP has released an additional security bulletin and updated software to address the ISC BIND subsequent RDATA query processing remote denial of service vulnerability.
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• Network Time Protocol decodenetnum() Function Denial of Service Vulnerability
  IBM has released a security advisory and fixes to address the Network Time Protocol decodenetnum() function denial of service vulnerability.
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Cisco Event Responses

• newCisco Event Response: September 2021 Semiannual Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication
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• Cisco Event Response: September 2021 Semiannual Cisco IOS XR Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication
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HIPPA Omnibus Rule

• US DHS, FBI Face Ransomware Questions from Congress

  

  DHS' Alejandro Mayorkas, FBI's Christopher Wray Discuss Ransomware SurgeU.S. FBI and Department of Homeland Security leaders fielded several cybersecurity questions from House lawmakers Wednesday, particularly around the surge in ransomware attacks,…
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• Russians Prevent Mēris Botnet From Hijacking 45,000 Devices

  

  Russia’s Remote Electronic Voting System Fends Off 19 DDoS AttacksRussian cybersecurity firm Rostelecom-Solar reports that it prevented what it believes is the Mēris botnet from an attempted takeover of 45,000 new devices. The company's president…
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• Microsoft Analyzes Phishing-as-a-Service Operation

  

  Researchers Say BulletProofLink Subscription Offers Many ServicesMicrosoft Security on Tuesday issued a detailed report on a massive phishing-as-a-service operation named BulletProofLink that offered as a subscription all the tools needed to conduct…
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• Russian-Linked Group Using Secondary Backdoor Against Targets

  

  Cisco Talos: Turla Deploying Malware Against US, German and Afghan VictimsA Russian-linked group known as Turla has been deploying a secondary backdoor against numerous targets to maintain persistence within compromised devices even after the primary…
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• HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule
  This package of regulations includes modifications to the HIPAA privacy, security, enforcement and breach notification rules, as required under the HITECH Act.
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• HITECH Act Stage 2 EHR Incentive Program Software Certification Final Rule
  This rule establishes criteria for electronic health records software that qualifies for Stage 2 of the HITECH Act Electronic Health Record Incentive Program. The program, part of the economic stimulus package, is providing billions of dollars in Med…
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• HITECH Act Stage 2 EHR Incentive Program Meaningful Use Final Rule
  This rule establishes criteria that hospitals and physicians must meet to qualify as "meaningful users" of electronic health records and receive further financial incentives in Stage 2 of the HITECH Act Electronic Health Record Incentive Program. The…
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• FDA: Unique Device Identification System
  This proposed rule from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would require unique identifiers on medical devices. While the rule aims to ease the collection and analysis of data about adverse health events and help detect counterfeit products, no pa…
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• Live Cisco Webinar | Locking down the hybrid workforce with XDR
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• Live Webinar | Micro-segmentation Should Not Be On An Island
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• Live Webinar | 5 Things You May Not Have Known about Cyber Risk Quantification
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• Marching Orders: Understanding and Meeting the Biden Administration's New Cybersecurity Standards
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• Facilitating the Secure Exchange of Health Data
  The acquisition of the SAFE Identity consortium and its trust framework by DirectTrust, best known for creating and maintaining trust frameworks for secure email messaging in healthcare, will help facilitate new secure health information exchange use…
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• Is White House Crackdown on Ransomware Having Any Effect?
  The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of the state of the Biden administration's efforts to disrupt ransomware attackers, as well as how a newly patched Apple iMessage flaw was being targeted by Pegasus spyware to effect…
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• Ransomware: Hot or Not? Here's Attackers' Ideal Target
  The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of the most sought-after type of victim for ransomware-wielding attackers. Also featured: fighting extortion schemes and stress management tips.
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• Navigating the New Internet Attack Surface
  It’s the largest attack surface in history, and adversaries are taking advantage by launching attacks at an unprecedented volume and velocity. Shashi Prakash of Bolster discusses how to monitor and manage this new and shifting range.
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• COVID-19's Positive Impact on Cybersecurity
  How CISOs Can Improve Security in the New NormalThe COVID-19 crisis has posed an unparalleled challenge for cybersecurity. Like COVID-19, cyberattacks spread fast and far - creating more and more damage. But the pandemic has also had a positive impac…
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• Bad News: Innovative REvil Ransomware Operation Is Back
  Group Specializing in Big Game Hunting Has Amassed Millions in Ransom PaymentsSecurity experts say the notorious REvil - aka Sodinokibi - ransomware-as-a-service operation, which went dark in July, appears to be back in business. The group's data lea…
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• Ransomware Stopper: Mandatory Ransom Payment Disclosure
  Why Requiring Victims to Reveal Payments Would Help Blunt Criminal Business Model"Silence is gold." So says ransomware operator Ragnar Locker, as it attempts to compel victims to pay its ransom demand without ever telling anyone - especially not poli…
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• Ragnar Locker: 'Talk to Cops or Feds and We Leak Your Data'
  Extortionists Revert to Scareware Tactics to Pressure Victims to Avoid NegotiatorsThe Ragnar Locker ransomware operation has been threatening to dump victims' stolen data if they contact police, private investigators or professional negotiators befor…
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Electronic Frontier Foundation | Deep Links

• Stop Military Surveillance Drones from Coming Home
  A federal statute authorizes the Pentagon to transfer surveillance technology, among other military equipment, to state and local police. This threatens privacy, free speech, and racial justice. So Congress should do the right thing and enact Repres…
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• HTTPS Is Actually Everywhere

  

  For more than 10 years, EFF’s HTTPS Everywhere browser extension has provided a much-needed service to users: encrypting their browser communications with websites and making sure they benefit from the protection of HTTPS wherever possible. Since w…
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• Why EFF Flew a Plane Over Apple's Headquarters

  

  For the last month, civil liberties and human rights organizations, researchers, and customers have demanded that Apple cancel its plan to install photo-scanning software onto devices. This software poses an enormous danger to privacy and security. A…
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• How California’s Broadband Infrastructure Law Promotes Local Choice
  The legislative session has ended and Governor Newsom is expected to sign into law S.B. 4 and A.B. 14. These bills stand as the final pieces of the state’s new broadband infrastructure program. With a now-estimated $7.5 billion assembled between fe…
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• No, Tech Monopolies Don’t Serve National Security

  

  In what appears to be a “throw spaghetti on the wall approach” to stopping antitrust reform targeting Big Tech, a few Members of Congress and a range of former military and intelligence officials wrote a letter asserting that these companies need…
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• What’s Up with WhatsApp Encrypted Backups
  WhatsApp is rolling out an option for users to encrypt their message backups, and that is a big win for user privacy and security. The new feature is expected to be available for both iOS and Android “in the coming weeks.” EFF has pointed out une…
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• The Catalog of Carceral Surveillance: Patents Aren't Products (Yet)
  In EFF’s Catalog of Carceral Surveillance, we explore patents filed by or awarded to prison communication technology companies Securus and Global Tel*Link in the past five years. The dystopian technology the patents describe are exploitative and de…
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• The Federal Government Just Can’t Get Enough of Your Face
  There are more federal facial recognition technology (FRT) systems than there are federal agencies using them, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). Its latest report on current and planned use of FRT by federal agencies revea…
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• Texas’ Social Media Law is Not the Solution to Censorship
  The big-name social media companies have all done a rather atrocious job of moderating user speech on their platforms. However, much like Florida's similarly unconstitutional attempt to address the issue (S.B. 7072), Texas' recently enacted H.B.…
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• Lessons From History: Afghanistan and the Dangerous Afterlives of Identifying Data
  As the United States pulled its troops out of Afghanistan after a 20-year occupation, byproducts of the prolonged deployment took on new meaning and represented a new chapter of danger for the Afghan people. For two decades, the United States spearhe…
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• Surveillance Self-Defense Guides Now Available in Burmese
  As part of our goal to expand the impact of our digital security guide, Surveillance Self-Defense (SSD), we recently translated the majority of its contents into Burmese. This repository of resources on circumventing surveillance across a variety of…
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• EFF and Allies Urge Council of Europe to Add Strong Human Rights Safeguards Before Final Adoption of Flawed Cross Border Surveillance Treaty
  EFF, European Digital Rights (EDRi), the Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy & Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC), and other civil society organizations have worked closely on recommendations to strengthen human rights protections in a flawed int…
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• Protestors Nationwide Rally to Tell Apple: "Don't Break Your Promise!"

  

  Yesterday in San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, New York, and other cities across the U.S activists rallied in front of Apple stores demanding that the company fully cancel its plan to introduce surveillance software into its devices. In addition to pro…
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• Geofence Warrants Threaten Civil Liberties and Free Speech Rights in Kenosha and Nationwide
  In the days following the police shooting of Jacob Blake on August 23, 2020, hundreds of protestors marched in the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin. Federal law enforcement, it turns out, collected location data on many of those protesters. The Bureau o…
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• The Other 20-Year Anniversary: Freedom and Surveillance Post-9/11
  The twentieth anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2021 are a good time to reflect on the world we’ve built since then. Those attacks caused incalculable heartbreak, anger and fear. But by now it is clear that far too many things that were p…
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• The Catalog of Carceral Surveillance: Voice Recognition and Surveillance

  

  This post has been updated to provide additional context about patents and patent applications, which are indications of an entity’s interest in a particular product but not proof that the product is currently in development or available for use. Y…
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• Don’t Stop Now: Join EFF, Fight for the Future at Apple Protests Nationwide

  

  We’re winning—but we can’t let up the pressure. Apple has delayed their plan to install dangerous mass surveillance software onto their devices, but we need them to cancel the program entirely. Next week, just before Apple’s big iPhone launch…
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• The Catalog of Carceral Surveillance: Prison Gaming and AR/VR Services

  

  This post has been updated to provide additional context about patents and patent applications, which are indications of an entity’s interest in a particular product but not proof that the product is currently in development or available for use. Y…
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• EFF Activists To Lead Protest Demanding Apple Cancel iPhone Scanning Program and Keep Its Privacy Promises To Customers
  Demonstrations Planned at Apple Stores in San Francisco, Boston, Portland, and AtlantaSan Francisco—Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) activists will lead a protest on Monday, September 13, at 6 pm PT, demanding Apple drop its planned iPhone surv…
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• EFF to Court: FOIA Requires ICE to Release Arrest and Deportation Database Records With Privacy Protections
  The Freedom of Information Act requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to disclose deidentified data that would enable greater public oversight of the agency while protecting the privacy of immigrants and others, EFF argued in an ami…
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• EFF to Council of Europe: Cross Border Police Surveillance Treaty Must Have Ironclad Safeguards to Protect Individual Rights and Users’ Data
  This is the third post in a series about recommendations EFF, EDRi, CIPPIC, Derechos Digitales, TEDIC, Karisma Foundation, and other civil society organizations have submitted to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), which is cu…
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• The Catalog of Carceral Surveillance: Mobile Correctional Facility Robots

  

  This post has been updated to provide additional context about patents and patent applications, which are indications of an entity’s interest in a particular product but not proof that the product is currently in development or available for use. Y…
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• The Catalog of Carceral Surveillance: Exploring the Future of Incarceration Technology
  This post has been updated to provide additional context about patents and patent applications, which are indications of an entity’s interest in a particular product but not proof that the product is currently in development or available for use. Y…
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• The Catalog of Carceral Surveillance: Monitoring Online Purchases of Inmates’ Family and Friends

  

  This post has been updated to provide additional context about patents and patent applications, which are indications of an entity’s interest in a particular product but not proof that the product is currently in development or available for use. Y…
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• Video Briefing Wednesday: EFF and Partners Will Deliver to Apple Petitions with 50,000 Signatures Demanding End to Phone Scanning Program
  Apple Customers Tell Tech Giant: Don’t Scan Our PhonesSan Francisco—On Wednesday, September 8, at 9 am PT, internationally renowned security technologist Bruce Schneier and EFF Policy Analyst Joe Mullin will speak on a panel with digital rights a…
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• Delays Aren't Good Enough—Apple Must Abandon Its Surveillance Plans
  Apple announced today that it would “take additional time over the coming months to collect input and make improvements” to a program that will weaken privacy and security on iPhones and other products. EFF is pleased Apple is now listening to th…
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• Without Changes, Council of Europe’s Draft Police Surveillance Treaty is a Pernicious Influence on Latam Legal Privacy Frameworks
  This is the second post in a series about recommendations EFF, European Digital Rights, the Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy & Public Interest Clinic, and other civil society organizations have submitted to the Parliamentary Assembly of the…
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• Introducing “apkeep,” EFF Threat Lab’s new APK Downloader
  To track state-sponsored malware and combat the stalkerware of abusive partners, you need tools. Safe, reliable, and fast tools. That’s why EFF’s Threat Lab is proud to announce our very own tool to download Android APK files, apkeep. This enable…
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• New Texas Abortion Law Likely to Unleash a Torrent of Lawsuits Against Online Education, Advocacy and Other Speech
  In addition to the drastic restrictions it places on a woman’s reproductive and medical care rights, the new Texas abortion law, SB8, will have devastating effects on online speech. The law creates a cadre of bounty hunters who can use the courts…
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• Victory! Federal Trade Commission Bans Stalkerware Company from Conducting Business
  In a major victory in our campaign to stop stalkerware, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today banned the Android app company Support King and its CEO Scott Zuckerman, developers of SpyFone, from the surveillance business. The stalkerware app secre…
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• Court Ruling Against Locast Gets the Law Wrong; Lets Giant Broadcast Networks Control Where and How People Watch Free TV
  In a blow to millions of people who rely on local television broadcasts, a federal court ruled yesterday that the nonprofit TV-streaming service Locast is not protected by an exception to copyright created by Congress to ensure that every American ha…
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• 25,000 EFF Supporters Have Told Apple Not To Scan Their Phones
  Over the weekend, our petition to Apple asking the company not to install surveillance software in every iPhone hit an important milestone: 25,000 signatures. We plan to deliver this petition to Apple soon; and the more individuals who sign, the m…
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• Vaccine Passport Missteps We Should Not Repeat

  

  Vaccine mandates are becoming increasingly urgent from public health officials and various governments. As they roll out, we must protect users of vaccine passports and those who do not want to use—or cannot use—a digitally scannable means to pro…
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• Starve the Beast: Monopoly Power and Political Corruption
  Docket of the Living DeadIn 2017, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai - a former Verizon lawyer appointed by Donald Trump - announced his intention to dismantle the Commission’s hard-won 2015 Network Neutrality regulation. The 2015…
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• The Federal Circuit Has Another Chance to Get it Right on Software Copyright
  When it comes to software, it seems that no matter how many times a company loses on a clearly wrong copyright claim, it will soldier on—especially if it can find a path to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The Federal Circuit is s…
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• Victory! Lawsuit Proceeds Against Clearview’s Face Surveillance
  Face surveillance is a growing menace to racial justice, privacy, and free speech. So EFF supports laws that ban government use of this dangerous technology, and laws requiring corporations to get written opt-in consent from a person before collectin…
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• EFF to Council of Europe: Flawed Cross Border Police Surveillance Treaty Needs Fixing—Here Are Our Recommendations to Strengthen Privacy and Data Protections Across the World
  EFF has joined European Digital Rights (EDRi), the Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy & Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC), and other civil society organizations in recommending 20 solid, comprehensive steps to strengthen human rights protection…
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• Apple’s Plan to Scan Photos in Messages Turns Young People Into Privacy Pawns
  This month, Apple announced several new features under the auspices of expanding its protections for young people, at least two of which seriously walk back the company’s longstanding commitment to protecting user privacy. One of the plans—scanni…
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• Facebook’s Secret War on Switching Costs
  When the FTC filed its amended antitrust complaint against Facebook in mid-August, we read it with interest. FTC Chair Lina Khan rose to fame with a seminal analysis of the monopolistic tactics of Amazon, another Big Tech giant, when she was just a l…
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• Digital Rights Updates with EFFector 33.5
  Want the latest news on your digital rights? Then you're in luck! Version 33, issue 5 of EFFector, our monthly-ish email newsletter, is out now! Catch up on rising issues in online security, privacy, and free expression with EFF by reading our newsle…
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• When It Comes to Antitrust, It’s All Connected
  A knife was stuck in antitrust in the 1980s and it bled out for the next 40 years. By the 1990s, the orthodox view of antitrust went like this: horizontal monopolies are bad, but vertical monopolies are efficient. In other words, it was bad for consu…
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• Chicago Inspector General: Using ShotSpotter Does Not Justify Crime Fighting Utility

  

  ˀThe Chicago Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has released a highly critical report on the Chicago Police Department’s use of ShotSpotter, a surveillance technology that relies on a combination of artificial intelligence and human “acousti…
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• OnlyFans Content Creators Are the Latest Victims of Financial Censorship 
  Update (8/26/21): Victory! OnlyFans has reversed course and suspended its plans to ban sexually explicit content, saying it has “secured assurances necessary” from banking partners and payout providers to enable it to continue to serve all creato…
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• ACLU Advocate Reining in Government Use of Face Surveillance, Champion of Privacy Rights Research, and Data Security Trainer Protecting Black Communities Named Recipients of EFF’s Pioneer Award
  Virtual Ceremony September 16 Will Honor Kade Crockford, Pam Dixon, and Matt MitchellSan Francisco—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is honored to announce that Kade Crockford, Director of the Technology for Liberty Program at the ACLU of Ma…
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• New Writing and Management Role on EFF's Fundraising Team
  Calling all writers! If you are passionate about civil liberties and technology, we have an awesome opportunity for you. We are hiring for a newly-created role of Associate Director of Institutional Support. This senior role will manage the messaging…
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• EFF Joins Global Coalition Asking Apple CEO Tim Cook to Stop Phone-Scanning
  EFF has joined the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) and more than 90 other organizations to send a letter urging Apple CEO Tim Cook to stop the company’s plans to weaken privacy and security on Apple’s iPhones and other products.JOIN TH…
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• Illinois Bought Invasive Phone Location Data From Banned Broker Safegraph

  

  The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) purchased access to precise geolocation data about over 40% of the state’s population from Safegraph, the controversial data broker recently banned from Google’s app store. The details of this tran…
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• How LGBTQ+ Content is Censored Under the Guise of "Sexually Explicit"
  The latest news from Apple—that the company will open up a backdoor in its efforts to combat child sexual abuse imagery (CSAM)—has us rightly concerned about the privacy impacts of such a decision.JOIN THE NATIONWIDE PROTESTTELL APPLE: DON'T…
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• Jewel v. NSA: Americans (Still) Deserve Their Day in Court
  With little explanation, the Ninth Circuit today affirmed the district court’s decision dismissing our landmark challenge to the US government’s mass communications surveillance, Jewel v. NSA. Needless to say, we are extremely disappointed.  Tod…
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• Speak Out Against Apple’s Mass Surveillance Plans
  Mass surveillance is not an acceptable crime-fighting strategy, no matter how well-intentioned the spying. If you’re upset about Apple’s recent announcement that the next version of iOS will install surveillance software in every iPhone, we need…
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