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fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
2 weeks agoWatch Now: Navigating Surveillance with EFF Members
Our live panel featured (EFF Associate Director of Community Organizing), (EFF Staff Technologist), Mitch Stoltz (EFF IP Litigation Director) and Yael Grauer , Program Manager at Consumer Reports. Together, they unpacked how we arrived at a point where a handful of major tech companies dictate so much of our digital rights, how these monopolies erode privacy, and what real-world consequences come from constant data collection-and most importantly, what you can do to fight back.
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fromEuractiv
3 weeks agoIreland's data scandal put homes, clinics, and bases on the map - for sale | Euractiv
Weak GDPR enforcement in Ireland allowed near-real-time phone location data of tens of thousands to be sold online, enabling tracking from sensitive sites back to likely homes.
fromThe Hacker News
1 month agoDOJ Resentences BreachForums Founder to 3 Years for Cybercrime and Possession of CSAM
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday resentenced the former administrator of BreachForums to three years in prison in connection with his role in running the cybercrime forum and possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Conor Brian Fitzpatrick (aka Pompompurin), 22, of Peekskill, New York, pleaded guilty to one count of access device conspiracy, one count of access device solicitation, and one count of possession of child sexual abuse material. Fitzpatrick was initially arrested in March 2023 and pleaded guilty later that July.
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fromTechCrunch
5 months agoData broker giant LexisNexis says breach exposed personal information of over 364,000 people | TechCrunch
LexisNexis suffered a data breach affecting over 364,000 individuals, exposing sensitive personal data.
Data brokers profit from selling consumer data, impacting privacy and security.
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