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https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/25/tiktok-insiders-say-chinese-parent-bytedance-in-control.html

Former TikTok employees say there is cause for concern when it comes to the popular social media app’s Chinese parent company.

They say ByteDance has access to TikTok’s American user data and is closely involved in the Los Angeles company’s decision-making and product development. 

Some cybersecurity experts worry that the Chinese government could use TikTok to spread propaganda or censorship to American audience, or to exercise influence over users who may come to regret what they posted on the service.

https://underjord.io/trust-in-software-an-all-time-low.html

I don’t think I’ve ever had more distrust and as a consequence distate for software than in recent years

So while the big actors are slightly less likely to completely screw you on security, software quality or straight money. They are pretty much guaranteed to screw you on privacy.

Your privacy is very important to us. We would like to know what you are doing at all times. Accept / Ask me again later.

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.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/17/technology/apple-china-privacy-censorship.html

To stay on the good side of the Chinese authorities, the company has made decisions that contradict its carefully curated image.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/05/amazon-devices-will-soon-automatically-share-your-internet-with-neighbors/

If you use Alexa, Echo, or many other Amazon devices, you have only 10 days until you’re opted in to an experiment that leaves your personal privacy and security hanging in the balance.

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.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-09/hackers-expose-tesla-jails-in-breach-of-150-000-security-cams

A group of hackers say they breached a massive trove of security-camera data collected by Silicon Valley startup Verkada Inc., gaining access to live feeds of 150,000 surveillance cameras inside hospitals, companies, police departments, prisons and schools.

Some of the cameras, including in hospitals, use facial-recognition technology to identify and categorize people captured on the footage. The hackers say they also have access to the full video archive of all Verkada customers.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56321567

The European Banking Authority’s email servers have been compromised in a global Microsoft Exchange cyber-attack.

The EU body said personal data may have been accessed from its servers. And it had pulled its entire email system offline while it assessed the damage.

https://www.drammen.kommune.no/om-kommunen/aktuelt/hackerangrep/

Drammen kommune har vært utsatt for et hackerangrep på en mindre del av infrastrukturen for vann og avløp.
Kommunen har kontroll på situasjonen, og alle vann- og avløpssystemer fungerer som normalt. Ingen av kommunens innbyggere er berørt av situasjonen, og ingen personopplysninger er på avveie.

https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/12/22226792/whatsapp-privacy-policy-response-signal-telegram-controversy-clarification

The company is trying to contain fallout over a privacy policy update

the change is designed to outline how businesses who use WhatsApp for customer service may store logs of its chats on Facebook servers.

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/whatsapp-says-european-users-do-not-have-to-share-data-with-facebook-1.4452435

There are no changes to WhatsApp’s data-sharing practices in the European region arising from the updated terms of service and privacy policy

https://www.xda-developers.com/whatsapp-updates-terms-privacy-policy-mandate-data-sharing-facebook/

in the previous update, WhatsApp gave users the option to “not have your WhatsApp account information shared with Facebook.” With the latest update, WhatsApp has done away with this option, and users will have to accept the new terms and privacy policy if they want to continue using the instant messenger

https://nrkbeta.no/2020/12/03/telefonen-spionerte-pa-meg-slik-fant-jeg-overvakerne/

Det er et vanlig refreng at kommersiell overvåkning ikke er så farlig: «Det brukes jo bare til annonser.» Men det er etter hvert blitt mange som er ute etter sporene som mobilene våre legger igjen.

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/cheap-chinese-smartphones-malware

Preinstalled malware on low-cost Chinese phones has stolen data and money from some of the world’s poorest people.

Current security concerns about Chinese apps and hardware have largely focused on potential back doors in Huawei’s 5G equipment. More recently, people have focused on how user data collected by TikTok could be abused by the company and the Chinese government. But an overlooked and ongoing threat is the consistent presence of malware on cheap smartphones from Chinese manufacturers and how it exacts a digital tax on people with low incomes.

https://www.nrk.no/norge/vegselskapet-nye-veier-registrerer-mobiltelefonen-din-1.15133464

Vegselskapet Nye Veier registrerer mobiltelefonen til bilistane på fleire vegstrekningar. Datatilsynet tvilar på om personvernet er godt nok varetatt.

Analysane skjer ved at systemet registrerer blåtann-einingar som passerer dei ulike målepunkta. Når same eining har passert to målepunkt blir det rekna ut reisetid. Opplysningane blir analysert for å dokumentera korleis den gjennomsnittlege reisetida varierer frå time til time og dag til dag.

https://www.cyberscoop.com/twitter-ftc-fine-data-breach-passwords/

Twitter users could share their phone numbers with the company to improve their account security via its two-factor authentication feature

used for targeted advertising

https://www.privacyaffairs.com/dark-web-price-index-2020/

You might be asking yourself, just how easy is it to obtain someone else’s personal information, documents, account details? We certainly were.

To see just how prevalent such items of personal data are being listed, and at what price, we sent our researchers on a data-gathering mission into the dark web.

https://www.bt.no/nyheter/lokalt/i/K3dAjE/saa-lett-klarte-bt-aa-kjoere-elsparkesykkel-paa-en-annens-regning

Sikkerhetsbrist i Ryde-appen gjorde at folk kunne reise på andres regning og spore deres bevegelser. Datatilsynet skal undersøke saken

https://www.nrk.no/norge/norges-smittestopp-app-blant-de-verste-i-verden-pa-personvern-1.15054311

Amnesty International har gjort en detaljert teknisk analyse av appene som skal spore smitte i en rekke land.

– Bahrain, Kuwait og Norge gjør en grov overkjøring av personvernet, med svært inngripende overvåking som går langt utover det som er forsvarlig i arbeidet med å stoppe koronasmitten.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53051783

Norway’s health authority has had to delete all data gathered via its Covid-19 contact-tracing app and suspend further use of the tool.

The Norwegian Data Protection Authority ruled the Smittestopp app represented a disproportionate intrusion into users’ privacy.

A switch to a rival design backed by Apple and Google is being considered.