Vital iPhone security updates could be blocked by proposed UK surveillance rules https://www.imore.com/iphone/vital-iphone-security-updates-could-be-blocked-by-proposed-uk-surveillance-rules
How the Kids Online Safety Act puts us all at risk https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/4/23819578/kosa-kids-online-safety-act-privacy-danger
Nowhere to hide: Data harvesters came for your privacy – and found it https://blog.shiningscience.com/2023/08/nowhere-to-hide-data-harvesters-came.html
The College Board Tells TikTok and Facebook GPAs and Details About SAT Scores https://gizmodo.com/sat-college-board-tells-facebook-tiktok-your-scores-gpa-1850768077
Web Scraping for Me, But Not for Thee https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2023/08/web-scraping-for-me-but-not-for-thee-guest-blog-post.htm
X Blue users will need to send selfie, data to Israeli software company https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/21/x-blue-users-will-need-to-send-selfie-data-to-israeli-software-company
Big Brother’s Watchful Eye Nabs Phone Fiddlers and Unbelted Miscreants https://www.orwell.org/big-brothers-watchful-eye-nabs-phone-fiddlers-and-unbelted-miscreants/
Bill Gates: Every Person on Earth Should ‘Prove Their Identity’ with ‘Digital ID’ https://slaynews.com/news/bill-gates-every-person-earth-should-prove-their-identity-digital-id/
The Internet Is Turning Into a Data Black Box. An ‘Inspectability API’ Could Crack It Open https://www.wired.com/story/inspectability-api-app-transparency/
The Secret Weapon Hackers Can Use to Dox Nearly Anyone in America for $15 https://www.404media.co/the-secret-weapon-hackers-can-use-to-dox-nearly-anyone-in-america-for-15-tlo-usinfosearch-transunion/
New York police will use drones to monitor backyard parties this weekend, spurring privacy concerns https://apnews.com/article/drones-labor-day-eric-adams-nypd-jouvert-c2787e87bcad8fa87aa8d34b454ee6cf
The Feds Asked TikTok for Lots of Domestic Spying Features https://gizmodo.com/tiktok-cfius-draft-agreement-shows-spying-requests-1850759715
The Danger of Generative AI: Fueling Violence and Extremism Through Content Creation https://deeplab.com/security/3235-danger-generative-ai-fuels-extremism
Last rites for the UK’s Online Safety Bill, an idea too stupid to notice it’s dead https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/21/opinion_column_monday/
A Pennsylvania court says state police can’t hide how it monitors social media https://finance.yahoo.com/news/pennsylvania-court-says-state-police-171321987.html