South Korea fines Google, Meta over privacy violations https://apnews.com/article/technology-south-korea-252a9cc71f0875575340ade7265af951
Beijing is creating a digital surveillance-based governance model https://www.axios.com/2022/09/06/beijing-digital-surveillance-governance-model
Flo period tracker launches ‘Anonymous Mode’ to fight abortion privacy concerns https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/14/23351957/flo-period-tracker-privacy-anonymous-mode
U-Haul discloses data breach exposing customer driver licenses https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/u-haul-discloses-data-breach-exposing-customer-driver-licenses/
Sydney school’s use of fingerprint scanners in toilets an invasion of privacy, expert says https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/sep/06/sydney-schools-use-of-fingerprint-scanners-in-toilets-an-invasion-of-privacy-expert-says
China’s Surveillance State Will Be the West’s Future, Too https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-09-12/china-s-surveillance-state-will-be-the-west-s-future-too
NRA slams credit card company code to track purchases at US gun shops, claiming it’s ‘creating a national registry of gun owners’ https://www.businessinsider.com/gun-sales-credit-card-code-visa-mastercard-amex-2022-9
DHS Surveillance Increasingly Targets US Citizens https://www.thenation.com/article/society/homeland-security-surveillance/
A utility company locked thousands of customers out of their smart thermostats in Colorado https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/5/23337864/xcel-locked-out-customers-smart-thermostats-colorado-heatwave
2022 Review: Bitwarden & KeePass https://blog.thenewoil.org/2022-review-bitwarden-and-keepass?pk_campaign=rss-feed
Coalition Tells FTC to Curb Amazon ‘Surveillance Empire’ by Blocking Purchase of iRobot https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/09/09/coalition-tells-ftc-curb-amazon-surveillance-empire-blocking-purchase-irobot
A showdown between an ad tech firm and the FTC will test the limits of U.S. privacy law https://www.fastcompany.com/90786950/a-showdown-between-an-ad-tech-firm-and-the-ftc-will-test-the-limits-of-u-s-privacy-law
NGOs oppose extension of Swiss secret service powers https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/ngos-oppose-extension-of-swiss-secret-service-powers/47889592
China has stolen the personal data of 80% of American adults https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/94493-china-has-stolen-the-personal-data-of-80-of-american-adults