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Companies https://www.reuters.com/article/us-clearview-ai-canada/facial-recognition-company-clearview-ai-probed-by-canada-privacy-agencies-idUSKBN20F2I3 https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/26/clearview-ai-client-list-exposure/ https://www.cnet.com/news/clearview-ai-facial-recognition-customers-reportedly-include-ice-justice-department-fbi-macys/ https://gizmodo.com/we-found-clearview-ais-shady-face-recognition-app-1841961772 https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/loganmcdonald/apple-clearview-app-violates-tos-supension https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/02/24/apple-tiktok-congress-hearing-china/ https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/24/21150667/tsa-tiktok-employee-ban-bytedance-chuck-schumer-homeland-security https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/02/apple-tell-us-more-about-your-app-store-takedowns https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/02/firefox-turns-encrypted-dns-on-by-default-to-thwart-snooping-isps/ https://blog.archive.org/2020/02/25/brave-browser-and-the-wayback-machine-working-together-to-help-make-the-web-more-useful-and-reliable/ https://alternativeto.net/news/2020/2/college-study-finds-brave-to-be-the-most-private-browser-out-of-6-of-the-most-popular/ https://www.scss.tcd.ie/Doug.Leith/pubs/browser_privacy.pdf https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/02/26/hawaii-news/data-breach-hits-hawaii-insurance-company/ https://www.9and10news.com/2020/02/26/munson-healthcare-notifies-patients-of-data-breach/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/02/24/samsung_data_breach_find_my_mobile/ https://gizmodo.com/disney-is-building-facial-recognition-to-figure-out-whe-1797267294 https://letsencrypt.org/2020/02/27/one-billion-certs.html https://thehackernews.com/2020/02/windows-defender-atp-linux-android.html https://www.zdnet.com/article/paypal-accounts-are-getting-abused-en-masse-for-unauthorized-payments/ https://gizmodo.com/uber-to-pay-record-148-million-fine-for-concealing-201-1829334439 https://www.androidauthority.com/slickwraps-breach-1086078/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/02/23/airbnb-just-launched-these-intrusive-new-surveillance-bugs-to-ensure-you-all-behave/#3743d4354719

Research https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/02/flaw-in-billions-of-wi-fi-devices-left-com Munications-open-to-eavesdroppng https://www.zdnet.com/article/lte-security-flaw-can-be-abused-to-take-out-subscriptions-at-your-expense/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/android-malware-can-steal-google-authenticator-2fa-codes/ https://vpnpro.com/blog/major-vulnerabilities-found-in-top-free-vpn-apps/ https://www.cnet.com/news/hackers-can-peep-through-this-smart-vacuums-camera-research-shows/

Politics https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/25/us/politics/nsa-phone-program.html https://theintercept.com/2020/02/27/coronavirus-spending-bill-surveillance-patriot-act/ https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/us-gas-pipeline-shut-after/ https://www.wsfa.com/2020/02/23/mandatory-vaccine-database-raises-concern-over-privacy/ https://oversight.house.gov/news/press-releases/oversight-subcommittee-seeks-information-about-ring-s-agreements-with-police-and https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-wireless/fcc-to-propose-fines-for-u-s-cellphone-carriers-over-consumer-data-disclosures-idUSKCN20L2WC https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/22/us/nypd-dna-datebase-review/index.html https://theintercept.com/2020/02/21/eu-facial-recognition-database/

Misfits https://www.cnet.com/news/how-schools-are-using-kids-phones-to-track-and-surveil-them/ https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/27/business/barbara-corcoran-email-hack-trnd/index.html #surveillence #report #news