Schneier on Security

MARCH 29, 2018

Harvard Business School professor Shoshana Zuboff calls it " surveillance capitalism." Equifax is one of those thousands of data brokers, most of them you've never heard of, selling your personal information without your knowledge or consent to pretty much anyone who will pay for it. Surveillance capitalism takes this one step further.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 2, 2021

News is out that the data will be shared with a notorious US Software firm named Palantir, whose core business is to supply information to companies that are into the business of big data and offering surveillance tech to firms associated with Military, law enforcement, and border forces. .

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

As more personal and organizational data ends up online—whether through social media oversharing, high-profile breaches, or surveillance capitalism—the OSINT surface area continues to grow. OSINT provides a trove of information that can be extremely useful for both ethical security research and nefarious activity.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 3, 2019

Pervasive surveillance capitalism­ -- as practiced by the Internet companies that are already spying on everyone -- ­matters. Media startups like The Markup are doing technology-driven journalism. So does society's underlying security needs. Many academic classes and programs combine technology and public policy.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2018

These evils include hacking, identity theft, online surveillance, and cyberstalking. We all know the dangers associated with hacking, identity theft, and internet surveillance, thanks to Facebook and other social networking platforms. Because of social media, it’s not too difficult to follow you around.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 5, 2019

Pervasive surveillance capitalism -- ­as practiced by the Internet companies that are already spying on everyone­ -- matters. Media startups like The Markup are doing technology-driven journalism. So does society's underlying security needs. Many academic classes and programs combine technology and public policy.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Social media will become even more of a cesspool of AI and human-created garbage.” While many envision attacks on smart cars and surveillance cameras, servers exposed to the demilitarized zone (DMZ), such as MoveIT servers , also provide tantalizing edge targets.

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