So if one company can produce commercial spyware then why not two. More on NSO Group and Cytrox: Two Cyberweapons Arms Manufacturers – Schneier on Security Then there are the consequences of the use of Pegasus and Predator. UN-backed investigator into possible Yemen war crimes targeted by spyware | United …
Putting the brakes on Big Tech
The BBC has piece by in it’s Tech Tent podcast looking at the possible effectiveness of proposed UK laws to protect young people and stop disinformation. But will it work? Tech Tent – The UK’s plan to rein in big tech – BBC Sounds Here is The Guardian’s take on …
Meta takes steps to protect user privacy
Meta (Facebook) has taken steps to remove companies and organisations from it’s platforms it accuses of “… targeting individuals including journalists and human rights activists.” Meta bans surveillance-for-hire firms for targeting users – BBC News More on this here: Facebook takes down accounts for seven “cyber-mercenary” firms – The Record …
Your Privacy – get informed!
This is an excellent opinion piece by Ian Levy. Privacy Versus Security is a False Choice | WIRED UK Here is a quote from his article to get you started: “The pandemic has shown how central global social media, messaging and collaboration platforms have become in people’s everyday lives. However, …
More on breaking TOR anonymity
Here is an article exploring the attempts to subvert the Tor anonymous web browser. Russia’s Internet Censorship Machine Is Going After Tor | WIRED UK My previous article on this issue. Tor relays the Tor Browser and the loss of privacy – Smart Thinking Solutions
More on Twitter’s privacy rule change – PhD research to see what people think
Holly Hancock (Lecturer in Tort Law, University of East Anglia) has an article on The Conversation looking at the upside of the Twitter privacy changes. She backs this up with research that she is submitting for her PhD. Twitter has banned posting of images of people without their consent – …
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A great article by Ben at Octagon on Privacy
Ben looks at privacy and in particular Full Disk Encryption (FDE).
