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RedTorch Formed from Ashes of Norse Corp.

Krebs on Security

Now, the founders of Norse have launched a new company with a somewhat different vision: RedTorch , which for the past two years has marketed a mix of services to high end celebrity clients, including spying and anti-spying tools and services. An ad for RedTorch’s “Cheetah” counter-surveillance tech.

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AI and Trust

Schneier on Security

I wrote about this in 2012 in a book called Liars and Outliers. We are both under constant surveillance and are competing for star rankings. Surveillance is the business model of the Internet. Data brokers buy that surveillance data from the smaller companies, and assemble detailed dossiers on us. This is nothing new.

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Attorney General William Barr on Encryption Policy

Schneier on Security

Particularly with respect to encryption marketed to consumers, the significance of the risk should be assessed based on its practical effect on consumer cybersecurity, as well as its relation to the net risks that offering the product poses for society. I wrote about all this, and more, in 2013.).

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Attorney General Barr and Encryption

Schneier on Security

Particularly with respect to encryption marketed to consumers, the significance of the risk should be assessed based on its practical effect on consumer cybersecurity, as well as its relation to the net risks that offering the product poses for society. I wrote about all this, and more, in 2013.).

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Amnesty International employee targeted with NSO group surveillance malware

Security Affairs

An employee at Amnesty International has been targeted with Israeli surveillance malware, the news was revealed by the human rights group. Amnesty International revealed that one of its employees was targeted with a surveillance malware developed by an Israeli firm. com , pine-sales[.]com com , and ecommerce-ads[.]org.”

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US pharmacy Rite Aid banned from operating facial recognition systems

Malwarebytes

The regulator found so many flaws in the retailer’s surveillance program that it concluded Rite Aid had failed to implement reasonable procedures and prevent harm to consumers in its use of facial recognition technology in hundreds of stores. The company also failed to inform consumers that it was using the technology in its stores.

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

billion in 2021, and growing concerns over data security , software supply chains , and ransomware suggest the market will remain strong through economic ups and downs. As a leading VC, BVP offers budding companies plenty to consider, with a set of roadmaps and tools for today’s technologies and market complexities.