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New flaws in 4G, 5G allow attackers to intercept calls and track phone locations - TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/24/new-4g-5g-security-flaws/
the attacks can carried out with radio equipment costing as little as $200
When Kids Realize Their Whole Life Is Already Online - The Atlantic
Your Smart Light Can Tell Amazon and Google When You Go to Bed - Bloomberg
The tech giants are demanding a continuous stream of customer information from smart-home manufacturers, prompting privacy concerns.
Countries With Zero Rating Have More Expensive Wireless Broadband Than Countries Without It - Electronic Frontier Foundation
When an ISP decides to exempt certain applications or services from cutting into a user’s data cap, that’s zero rating.
Google will stop peddling a data collector through Apple’s back door - TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/30/googles-also-peddling-a-data-collector-through-apples-back-door/
It looks like Facebook was not the only one abusing Apple’s system for distributing employee-only apps to sidestep the App Store and collect extensive data on users.
Apple blocks Facebook from running its internal iOS apps - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/30/18203551/apple-facebook-blocked-internal-ios-apps
The shutdown comes in response to news that Facebook has been using Apple’s program for internal app distribution to track teenage customers with a “research” app.
Facebook har i en årrekke betalt tenåringer for å få spionere på dem
https://nrkbeta.no/2019/01/30/facebook-har-i-en-arrekke-betalt-tenaringer-for-a-fa-spionere-pa-dem/
Appen installerte et såkalt rotsertifikat
Dette betyr blant annet at Facebook har kunne se hvilke nettsider tenåringene surfet på og hva de skrev i private chatmeldinger.
Evaluating the GCHQ Exceptional Access Proposal - Lawfare
https://www.lawfareblog.com/evaluating-gchq-exceptional-access-proposal
On the other side of this debate is pretty much all technologists working in computer security and cryptography, who argue that adding eavesdropping features fundamentally makes those systems less secure.
Google fined $57m by French regulator for breaching GDPR - Digiday
https://digiday.com/media/google-fined-57m-french-regulator-breaching-gdpr/
for making it difficult for users to see the detail on why and how they should give consent in order to be sent personalized ads, and for providing a pre-ticked option when requesting consent.