Apple will make it harder for governments to get your push notifications https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/13/23990706/google-apple-court-order-required-push-notification-ron-wyden-letter-surveillance-e2e-encryption
CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens hand out medical records to cops without warrants https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/12/cvs-rite-aid-walgreens-hand-out-medical-records-to-cops-without-warrants/
How Meta’s New Face Camera Heralds a New Age of Surveillance https://dnyuz.com/2023/12/13/how-metas-new-face-camera-heralds-a-new-age-of-surveillance/
Piracy Shield: IPTV Blocking Orders Apply to All DNS & VPN Providers https://torrentfreak.com/piracy-shield-iptv-blocking-orders-apply-to-all-dns-vpn-providers-231211/
Apple’s new iPhone security setting keeps thieves out of your digital accounts https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/12/23998665/apple-stolen-device-protection-face-touch-id-icloud-account-vulnerability-ios-17-3-beta
Think Twice Before Giving Surveillance for the Holidays https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/think-twice-giving-surveillance-holidays
Google’s App Store Ruled an Illegal Monopoly, as a Jury Sides With Epic Games https://www.wired.com/story/googles-app-store-monopoly-ruled-illegal-jury-epic/
Pluralistic: “If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t stealing” (08 Dec 2023) https://pluralistic.net/2023/12/08/playstationed/#tyler-james-hill
Pope Saves World From the Most Blasphemous Scientific Discovery of All Time https://www.orwell.org/pope-urban-viii-saves-the-world-from-one-of-greatest-scientific-discoveries-of-all-time/
Verizon Gave Phone Data to Armed Stalker Who Posed as Cop Over Email https://www.404media.co/verizon-gave-phone-data-to-stalker-edrs-search-warrant-pose-as-cop/
‘Chilling’: Some Smart Toys Can Collect Kids’ Iris Scans, Fingerprints, Vital Signs and More https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/smart-toys-biometric-data-collection-children/
2.6 billion personal records compromised by data breaches in past two years — underscoring need for end‑to‑end encryption https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/12/report-2-point-6-billion-records-compromised-by-data-breaches-in-past-two-years/
Nita Farahany on the neurotechnology already being used to convict criminals and manipulate workers https://80000hours.org/podcast/episodes/nita-farahany-neurotechnology/
Faces Of Passengers Displayed In Iranian Metro To Enforce Hijab https://www.iranintl.com/en/202312052382
In an effort to close perceived loopholes, Treasury recommends massive expansion of warrantless surveillance and power to sanction open-source software https://www.coincenter.org/in-an-effort-to-close-perceived-loopholes-treasury-recommends-massive-expansion-of-warrantless-surveillance-and-power-to-sanction-open-source-software/