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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. It failed to monitor or test the accuracy of the technology after deployment.

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Snowden speaks about the role of surveillance firm NSO Group in Khashoggi murder

Security Affairs

Snowden warns of abuse of surveillance software that also had a role in the murder of the Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Officially the sale of surveillance software is limited to authorized governments to support investigation of agencies on criminal organizations and terrorist groups. COUNTRY NEXUS.

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On Chinese "Spy Trains"

Schneier on Security

Meanwhile, the chairman of China's technology giant Huawei has pointed to NSA spying disclosed by Edward Snowden as a reason to mistrust US technology companies. Even so, these examples illustrate an important point: there's no escaping the technology of inevitable surveillance. China denied having done so , of course.

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Snowden Ten Years Later

Schneier on Security

In 2013 and 2014, I wrote extensively about new revelations regarding NSA surveillance based on the documents provided by Edward Snowden. Many have written about how being under constant surveillance changes a person. I am less trusting of communications technology. But I had a more personal involvement as well.

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APT32 state hackers target human rights defenders with spyware

Security Affairs

The APT32 group has been active since at least 2012, it has targeted organizations across multiple industries and foreign governments, dissidents, and journalists. The APT32 also targeted peripheral network security and technology infrastructure corporations, and security firms that may have connections with foreign investors.

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Attorney General William Barr on Encryption Policy

Schneier on Security

Some hold this view dogmatically, claiming that it is technologically impossible to provide lawful access without weakening security against unlawful access. This is exactly the policy debate we should be having­not the fake one about whether or not we can have both security and surveillance.

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Attorney General Barr and Encryption

Schneier on Security

Some hold this view dogmatically, claiming that it is technologically impossible to provide lawful access without weakening security against unlawful access. This is exactly the policy debate we should be having -- not the fake one about whether or not we can have both security and surveillance.