Privacy Decrypted #8: What are browser and device fingerprinting? https://protonmail.com/blog/browser-device-fingerprinting/
The secret police: Cops built a shadowy surveillance machine in Minnesota after George Floyd’s murder https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/03/03/1046676/police-surveillance-minnesota-george-floyd/
Details of ‘120,000 Russian soldiers’ leaked by Ukrainian media https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/02/russian_soldier_leaks/
Hackers that infiltrated NVIDIA systems are now threatening to release more confidential information unless the company commits to open sourcing their drivers. https://videocardz.com/newz/hackers-now-demand-nvidia-should-make-their-drivers-open-source-or-they-leak-more-data
Proposal for industries to report big cyberattacks, ransomware payments wins Senate approval https://www.cyberscoop.com/cyber-incident-reporting-passes-senate/
Biden wants to ban advertising targeted toward kids https://www.engadget.com/biden-wants-to-ban-advertising-targeted-toward-kids-052140748.html
Google Messages is looking for your SMS ‘donations’ to help improve categorization https://www.androidpolice.com/google-messages-sms-donations/
Google’s New Tech Can Read Your Body Language—Without Cameras https://www.wired.com/story/google-soli-atap-research-2022/
Meta says Russians targeting Ukrainians with misinformation and hacking attempts on Facebook https://www.cbsnews.com/news/facebook-russian-hackers-misinformation-ukraine-meta/
States pass tighter data collection laws as Apple changes privacy measures https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now/states-pass-tighter-data-collection-laws-as-apple-changes-privacy-measures-facebook-california-user-data-carl-szabo-erez-liebermann-netchoice
New Chinese hacking tool found, spurring U.S. warning to allies https://www.reuters.com/technology/new-chinese-hacking-tool-found-spurring-us-warning-allies-2022-02-28/
Who Is Policing the Location Data Industry? https://themarkup.org/ask-the-markup/2022/02/24/who-is-policing-the-location-data-industry
Ukraine’s Volunteer ‘IT Army’ Is Hacking in Uncharted Territory https://www.wired.com/story/ukraine-it-army-russia-war-cyberattacks-ddos/
If Facebook and Google are annoyed, Apple must be doing something right https://www.macworld.com/article/616195/apple-breakfast-february-26-2022.html