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Australian Defense Department will replace surveillance cameras from Chinese firms Hikvision and Dahua

Security Affairs

Australia’s Defense Department announced that they will remove surveillance cameras made by Chinese firms linked to the government of Beijing. Australia’s Defense Department is going to replace surveillance cameras made by Chinese firms Hikvision and Dahua, who are linked to the government of Beijing.

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META hit with privacy complaints by EU consumer groups

Security Affairs

Consumer groups assert that Meta is not adhering to various rules established by the European privacy regulation GDPR: Fair Processing (Article 5(1)(a)): Personal data must be processed lawfully, fairly, and transparently. Consumer groups claim that Meta’s data collection is unfair and lacks transparency.

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Baidu Android apps removed from Play Store because caught collecting user details

Security Affairs

The code found in both apps allowed to gather device data, including model, MAC address, carrier information, and IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity) number. The data collection code was found in the Baidu Push SDK, used to show real-time notifications inside both apps. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Android).

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Russian spies are attempting to tap transatlantic undersea cables

Security Affairs

The Register reports that the secret structures of GCHQ are part of the surveillance programme codenamed “CIRCUIT” and also refers to an Overseas Processing Centre 1 (OPC-1), while another centre, OPC-2, has been planned, according to documents leaked by Snowden. SecurityAffairs – hacking, undersea cables). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Google will pay $29.5M to settle two lawsuits over its location tracking practices

Security Affairs

Given the vast level of tracking and surveillance that technology companies can embed into their widely used products, it is only fair that consumers be informed of how important user data, including information about their every move, is gathered, tracked, and utilized by these companies. The IT giant will pay $9.5

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Camera tricks: Privacy concerns raised after massive surveillance cam breach

SC Magazine

Pictured: a Dome Series security camera from Verkada. A hacking collective compromised roughly 150,000 internet-connected surveillance cameras from Verkada, Inc., When surveillance leads to spying. It is deeply invasive for anyone who’s captured on film.”.

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Security experts disclosed Wyze data leak

Security Affairs

Experts from Twelve Security claimed they found API tokens that would have allowed hackers to access Wyze user accounts from any iOS or Android device. The incident was independently verified by the authors of the blog IPVM that focuses on video surveillance products. We had this information for about 140 external beta testers.

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