US lawmakers push DOJ to investigate Apple following Beeper shutdowns https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/18/24006037/apple-beeper-doj-investigation-imessage-letter-android
Cars have become computers on wheels — and police have easy access to their data https://therecord.media/cars-computers-on-wheels-law-enforcement-berla-corporation
Georgia Senator files bipartisan “child protection” bill, aims to hold tech companies accountable https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/georgia-senator-files-bipartisan-child-protection-bill-aims-hold-tech-companies-accountable/4J5UEVANM5BKFNRLQB4ROZOQJE/
Senate bill would require age verification for Canadians accessing porn sites https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-senate-bill-would-require-age-verification-for-canadians-accessing/
Does Alexa Spy on You? Here’s How Voice Data Is Used to Target You With Ads https://www.digitalstrike.com/does-alexa-spy-on-you-heres-how-voice-data-is-used-to-target-you-with-ads/
Google will update Maps to prevent authorities from accessing location history data https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/15/24002693/google-maps-update-geofence-warrants-law-enforcement
Check this privacy feature before you use the iPhone’s new Journal app https://bgr.com/tech/check-this-privacy-feature-before-you-use-the-iphones-new-journal-app/
Cartels Are Using a Police Database to Track and Target Their Enemies https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a3pww/mexican-cartels-government-security-software-track-target-enemies
Olvid, the French government’s ‘secure’ messaging app, already under fire https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2023/12/15/olvid-the-french-government-s-secure-messaging-app-already-under-fire_6346249_19.html
Marketing Company Claims That It Actually Is Listening to Your Phone and Smart Speakers to Target Ads https://www.404media.co/cmg-cox-media-actually-listening-to-phones-smartspeakers-for-ads-marketing/
Utah high court rules suspects don’t have to provide police with phone passcodes https://therecord.media/utah-supreme-court-phone-unlocking-ruling-fifth-amendment
Dropbox spooks users with new AI features that send data to OpenAI when used https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/12/dropbox-spooks-users-by-sending-data-to-openai-for-ai-search-features/
Parent and consumer groups warn against ‘naughty tech toys’ https://www.npr.org/2023/12/13/1218870469/naughty-tech-toys-smart-technology-ai
Technology to stop drunk drivers could be coming to every new car in the nation https://www.npr.org/2023/12/13/1219076996/drunk-driving-nhtsa-new-cars
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
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