privacy
The FBI Keeps Losing Desktop Computers
The FBI lost over 200 computers and other items such as night-vision scopes last year, according to internal records obtained by Motherboard.
Alleged Hunter Biden Leak Shows iCloud Can Be iPhone Security’s Weak Link
iCloud doesn’t have to be dangerous, as long as you use the right precautions and security mechanisms.
NYPD Refuses to Release Records From Amazon/FedEx Undercover Operation to Catch ‘Sexual Offenders’
“It’s very hard to see how FOIL’s personal privacy exemption would justify the wholesale withholding of these incident reports.”
Congress to Investigate Data Brokers and Period Tracking Apps
The move comes directly in response to Motherboard’s own investigations into how data brokers have provided access to location data related to abortion clinics.
Location Data Broker Admits Users Accessed Data for Planned Parenthood Clinics
The lookups on Placer.ai were long before the repeal of Roe v. Wade, but still demonstrate the stark risk that location data firms and data brokers pose.
TikTok Users Are Doxing the Supreme Court
Since the overturn of Roe v. Wade, users have posted videos with the addresses and alleged credit card information of Conservative justices.
Tech Companies Won't Say If They’ll Give Cops Abortion Data
Motherboard asked some of the biggest tech companies on the planet if they'll provide law enforcement with user data related to abortions. None of them answered the question.
Japanese Man Lost a USB Drive With Entire City’s Personal Data After a Night Out
An average Tuesday bender turned into an unforgettable night.
Chinese Officials Are Weaponizing COVID Health Tracker to Block Protests
Would-be protesters saw their health codes turn red and were forced into quarantine.
Australian Border Force Has Searched More Than 40,000 Mobile Devices in 5 Years
And it’s totally legal.
Sweeping Legislation Aims to Ban the Sale of Location Data
The Health and Location Data Protection Act comes after Motherboard reported that brokers were selling location data on people visiting abortion clinics. The bill would give the FTC and individual people power to curb some of the worst abuses of such data
Kmart and Bunnings Are Tracking Customers With Facial Recognition
For the most part, customers are having their biometric data captured without their knowledge or consent.