Internet users have grown used to the idea that they can be tracked and profiled as they browse the web, but what about the specific risks of smartphones?
Tag Archives: surveillance
Tor-linked nonprofit raided by police
They were after the authors behind a blog calling for violent protests but didn’t even bother with the authors’ email provider.
Want to beat facial recognition? Join the Insane Clown Posse
The black and white clown makeup worn by the rap duo and their fans fools facial recognition.
Football app tracks illegal broadcasts using your microphone and GPS
La Liga is asking users for their consent to turn on the new, eavesdroppy-feeling function, but many users aren’t exactly thrilled.
California tests digital license plates. Is tracking cars next?
Beyond potential police surveillance, the plates could be as susceptible to hacking as other wireless and IoT technologies.
TeenSafe phone monitoring app leaks teens’ iCloud logins in plaintext
The “secure” monitoring app is used by over a million parents.
Real-time cellphone location data leaked for all major US carriers
From the carriers to LocationSmart to 3Cinteractive to Securus: there appears to be a chain pockmarked with lack of authentication and data lost to hackers.
Prison phone service can expose the location of anyone with a phone
The system requires that you have legal authority to use it, but doesn’t check
Getting an Amazon Echo app to silently eavesdrop on you
Researchers make an Alexa skill that turns your Echo into a eavesdropper
Washington DC “awash” with fake cell towers
DHS has detected IMSI catchers that track phones and intercept calls