More than 1,000 Android apps harvest data even after you deny permissions - CNET
The apps gather information such as location, even after owners explicitly say no. Google says a fix won’t come until Android Q.
Amazon Alexa keeps your data with no expiration date, and shares it too - CNET
https://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-alexa-keeps-your-data-with-no-expiration-date-and-shares-it-too/
A US senator asked questions, and Amazon provided answers you might not want to hear.
Boeing’s 737 Max Software Outsourced to $9-an-Hour Engineers - Bloomberg
how a company renowned for meticulous design made seemingly basic software mistakes leading to a pair of deadly crashes.
Huawei Personnel Worked With China Military on Research Projects - Bloomberg
indicating closer ties to the country’s military than previously acknowledged by the smartphone and networking powerhouse.
NASA hacked because of unauthorized Raspberry Pi connected to its network - ZDNet
NASA described the hackers as an “advanced persistent threat,” a term generally used for nation-state hacking groups.
China social media: WeChat and the Surveillance State - BBC News
Florida city pays $600,000 ransom to save computer records – AP
https://apnews.com/0762caec21874fc09741abbdec0f78ab
The Riviera Beach City Council voted unanimously this week to pay the hackers’ demands, believing the Palm Beach suburb had no choice if it wanted to retrieve its records, which the hackers encrypted.
Spotify now allows advertisers to specifically target podcast listeners - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/17/18681978/spotify-podcast-ad-targeting-launch
unlike before, where advertisers could mainly target Spotify’s free-tier listeners by the music they enjoy — by genre/playlist — they can now target based on the category of podcast they consume
With the infrastructure for ubiquitous surveillance being deployed at scale, we have lost “ambient privacy”: everyday interactions that should stay unremembered (Maciej Ceglowski / Idle Words)
Samsung TVs should be regularly virus-checked, the company says - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-48664251
Samsung previously raised eyebrows about the security of its smart TVs[…] when it warned customers not to discuss personal information in front of the displays as they could transmit it to third parties.