Tag: Privacy advocacy
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Hacker News: The Crime Messenger
Source URL: https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/the-crime-messenger Source: Hacker News Title: The Crime Messenger Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses the rise and fall of Sky Global’s encrypted phone service, Sky ECC, which was widely adopted by criminals for secure communications. Law enforcement agencies, particularly in Europe, successfully intercepted and decrypted the communications,…
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Hacker News: Salt Typhoon Shows There’s No Security Backdoor That’s Only for the "Good Guys"
Source URL: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/10/salt-typhoon-hack-shows-theres-no-security-backdoor-thats-only-good-guys Source: Hacker News Title: Salt Typhoon Shows There’s No Security Backdoor That’s Only for the "Good Guys" Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant breach in U.S. telecommunications attributed to a Chinese-government-affiliated hacking group, highlighting the inherent dangers of backdoor access for law enforcement agencies.…
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The Register: NHS England warned about plans to extend Covid-era rules for patient data access
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/16/nhs_england_covid_data_plans/ Source: The Register Title: NHS England warned about plans to extend Covid-era rules for patient data access Feedly Summary: Governance and public consultation need work before rule change goes ahead A group overseeing UK health data sharing has advised the government not to expand legal rules allowing access to patient information introduced…
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The Register: Smart TVs are spying on everyone
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/09/smart_tv_spy_on_viewers/ Source: The Register Title: Smart TVs are spying on everyone Feedly Summary: Regulators know this is a nightmare and have done little to stop it. Privacy advocacy group wants that to change Smart TVs are watching their viewers and harvesting their data to benefit brokers using the same ad technology that denies…