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Sickness Monitoring is the Opening Video Surveillance Has Been Waiting For

Daniel Miessler

Just yesterday I tweeted that the COVID-19 situation was going to finally make large-scale video surveillance endemic to our society. DanielMiessler) March 21, 2020. New: AI/surveillance company claims it's deploying 'coronavirus-detecting' cameras in the United States. The Real Internet of Things, January 2017.

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The EARN IT Act Is Back

Schneier on Security

Senators have reintroduced the EARN IT Act, requiring social media companies (among others) to administer a massive surveillance operation on their users: A group of lawmakers led by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) have re-introduced the EARN IT Act , an incredibly unpopular bill from 2020 that was dropped in the face of overwhelming opposition.

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U.S. Court rules against NSO Group in WhatsApp spyware Lawsuit

Security Affairs

Court documents state that on October 29, 2019, plaintiffs filed this lawsuit, alleging that the defendants used WhatsApp to target approximately 1,400 mobile phones and devices to infect them with the surveillance software. from April 29, 2018, to May 10, 2020). ” reads the court document. ” The U.S.

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Google updates policies to ban any ads for surveillance solutions and services

Security Affairs

Google announced that starting from August it will update its policies to reject ads proposed by organizations offering surveillance software. The tech giant announced that the update will be effective starting from August 11, 2020. The move aims at fighting the advertising of any form of surveillance. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Google Responds to Warrants for “About” Searches

Schneier on Security

.” These searches are legal when conducted for the purpose of foreign surveillance, but the worry about using them domestically is that they are unconstitutionally broad. The very nature of these searches requires mass surveillance. The FBI does not conduct mass surveillance. The FBI does not conduct mass surveillance.

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Surveillance vendor exploited Samsung phone zero-days

Security Affairs

Google Project Zero researchers reported that a surveillance vendor is using three Samsung phone zero-day exploits. Google Project Zero disclosed three Samsung phone vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2021-25337, CVE-2021-25369 and CVE-2021-25370, that have been exploited by a surveillance company. ” reported the advisory.

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Ranking National Cyber Power

Schneier on Security

Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center published the “ National Cyber Power Index 2020: Methodology and Analytical Considerations.” ” The rankings: US China UK Russia Netherlands France Germany Canada Japan Australia. The NCPI has identified seven national objectives that countries pursue using cyber means.