https://freedom-to-tinker.com/2019/08/23/deconstructing-googles-excuses-on-tracking-protection/

If an ad uses deeply personal information to appeal to emotional vulnerabilities or exploits psychological tendencies to generate a purchase, then that is a form of privacy violation—regardless of the technical details. 

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/20/world/europe/denmark-cellphone-data-courts.html

some cellphone tracking data linked phones to the wrong cellphone towers

https://nrkbeta.no/2019/08/20/facebook-og-twitter-straffer-kina-etter-pavirkningsoperasjon-i-hongkong/

Facebook- og Twitterkontoer med opprinnelse i Kina [har] spredt og videreformidlet innhold som framstiller demonstrasjonene i Hongkong som ekstreme og voldelige.

https://research.checkpoint.com/say-cheese-ransomware-ing-a-dslr-camera/

an attacker in close proximity (WiFi), or an attacker who already hijacked our PC (USB), can also propagate to and infect our beloved cameras with malware

https://www.wired.com/story/acoustic-cyberweapons-defcon/

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/11/world/americas/youtube-brazil.html

YouTube’s search and recommendation system appears to have systematically diverted users to far-right and conspiracy channels in Brazil.

https://news.usni.org/2019/08/09/navy-reverting-ddgs-back-to-physical-throttles-after-fleet-rejects-touchscreen-controls

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/evj4qw/these-iphone-lightning-cables-will-hack-your-computer

will give an attacker a way to remotely tap into your computer

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xweqbq/microsoft-contractors-listen-to-skype-calls

calls made using the app’s translation function

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-cyber-un/north-korea-took-2-billion-in-cyberattacks-to-fund-weapons-program-u-n-report-idUSKCN1UV1ZX

increasingly sophisticated attacks to steal funds from financial institutions and cryptocurrency exchanges to generate income. They also used cyberspace to launder the stolen money