https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/jul/19/how-does-apple-technology-hold-up-against-nso-spyware
The iPhone maker says it is keeping pace with malware, but the Pegasus project paints a worrying picture
Our investigation shows how repressive regimes can buy and use the kind of spying tools Edward Snowden warned us about
Law-abiding people – including citizens and residents of democracies such as the UK, such as editors-in-chief of leading newspapers – are not immune from unwarranted surveillance. And western countries do not have a monopoly on the most invasive surveillance technologies. We’re entering a new surveillance era, and unless protections are put in place, none of us are safe.
Human rights activists, journalists and lawyers across the world have been targeted by authoritarian governments using hacking software sold by the Israeli surveillance company NSO Group, according to an investigation into a massive data leak.
The investigation by the Guardian and 16 other media organisations suggests widespread and continuing abuse of NSO’s hacking spyware, Pegasus, which the company insists is only intended for use against criminals and terrorists.
Pegasus is a malware that infects iPhones and Android devices to enable operators of the tool to extract messages, photos and emails, record calls and secretly activate microphones.
https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/03/digital-violence-nso-group-spyware/
The research reveals new links between phone hacks and real-world violence
For the first time, researchers have mapped all the known targets, including journalists, activists, and human rights defenders, whose phones were hacked by Pegasus, a spyware developed by NSO Group
https://www.wired.com/story/french-spyware-executives-indicted-aiding-torture/
The managers are accused of selling tech to Libya and Egypt that was used to identify activists, read private messages, and kidnap, torture, or kill them.
https://nrkbeta.no/2021/06/23/forbrukerradet-vil-forby-annonser-som-forfolger-deg/
I en ny rapport tar Forbrukerrådet oppgjør med det de kaller «overvåkningsbasert reklame», noe de ønsker å forby.
new paper shows that two old encryption algorithms still used in mobile networks can be exploited to spy on phones’ internet traffic.
The paper has sent shockwaves through the encryption community because of what it implies: The researchers believe that the mathematical probability of the weakness being introduced on accident is extremely low. Thus, they speculate that a weakness was intentionally put into the algorithm.
One in 10 US police departments can now access videos from millions of privately owned home security cameras without a warrant
https://teknologiradet.no/publication/kommersiell-sporing-i-offentlig-sektor/
Offentlig sektor deler informasjon om norske innbyggere med kommersielle aktører. Det er et demokratisk problem fordi vi ikke kan velge bort overvåkningen, og et konkurransepolitisk problem fordi det styrker de digitale monopolene.
Med denne rapporten ønsker vi å sette søkelys på hvordan overvåkingsøkonomien og sporing på internett har inntatt offentlig sektor. Gjennom å bruke gratis tilgjengelige verktøy fra de store internettselskapene, inviterer offentlige nettsteder kommersielle aktører inn i de innerste sfærene av våre liv.
Denne utviklingen er problematisk fordi offentlige tjenester kommer tett på oss og våre privatliv, og det ikke finnes noen alternative tjenestetilbydere. Offentlig sektor bør derfor ta et særlig ansvar for å ikke dele data om oss med kommersielle aktører.