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/
Governments spying on Apple, Google users through push notifications – US senator https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/governments-spying-apple-google-users-through-push-notifications-us-senator-2023-12-06/
House Judiciary easily clears bill to renew surveillance tools with warrant mandate https://therecord.media/house-judiciary-committee-clears-bill-to-renew-surveillance-tools
The Internet Enabled Mass Surveillance. A.I. Will Enable Mass Spying. https://slate.com/technology/2023/12/ai-mass-spying-internet-surveillance.html
US Lawmakers Want to Use a Powerful Spy Tool on Immigrants and Their Families https://www.wired.com/story/section-702-immigrant-families-surveillance/