#CyberSecurity #Hacking #PrivacyProtection
au.pcmag.com
Russian Hackers Spotted Trying to Hijack WhatsApp, Signal Accounts
Russian state-sponsored hackers have allegedly been trying to hijack WhatsApp and Signal accounts on a global scale by tricking users into handing over their login authentication codes.
#IRS #PrivacyProtection #ImmigrationPolicy
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The IRS broke the law by disclosing confidential information to ICE 42,695 times, judge says
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge said Thursday that the IRS broke the law by disclosing confidential taxpayer information "approximately 42,695 times" to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
#PrivacyProtectionAct #FirstAmendment #PressFreedom
www.nytimes.com
Judge Rebukes U.S. Over Application to Search Washington Post Reporter's Home
Charlie Savage reported from Washington, and Erik Wemple from federal court in Alexandria.
A magistrate judge on Friday sharply admonished the Justice Department for failing to tell him about a rarely invoked law that restricts searches for reporting material when it applied last month for a warrant to search a Washington Post reporter's home.
#PressFreedom #Journalism #PrivacyProtection
us.cnn.com
Judge who allowed FBI to search Washington Post reporter's home rips into Justice Department | CNN Politics
A federal judge ripped into the Justice Department on Friday for failing to inform him of the applicability of a law intended to protect journalists from government searches and seizures when it asked him for permission to raid a Washington Post reporter's home earlier this year.
#PressFreedom #Journalism #PrivacyProtection
edition.cnn.com
Judge who allowed FBI to search Washington Post reporter's home rips into Justice Department
A federal judge ripped into the Justice Department on Friday for failing to inform him of the applicability of a law intended to protect journalists from government searches and seizures when it asked him for permission to raid a Washington Post reporter's home earlier this year.
#DigitalFreedom #PrivacyProtection #InternetCensorship
www.foxnews.com
US to unveil platform aiming to bypass internet censorship in China, Iran and beyond
FIRST ON FOX: The State Department has finalized a new privacy-preserving app intended to give users worldwide access to what officials describe as the same uncensored internet available to Americans, even in countries with strict online repression such as China and Iran and as Europe enacts tighter content oversight.
#AgeVerification #OnlineSafety #PrivacyProtection
uk.pcmag.com
Pornhub Is Now Blocked in 23 States and These 2 Countries. How to Watch Anyway
In an effort to keep kids away from objectionable content, a number of US states and several countries abroad have implemented age-verification requirements that require websites to confirm that their visitors are of age.
#PrivacyProtection #ConsumerRights #CorporateAccountability
www.huffpost.com
Democrats Want To Ban Surveillance Pricing In Grocery Stores
Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-N. M. ) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore. ) introduced a bill Thursday that would forbid the controversial practice in which retailers use customers' personal data to adjust their prices.
#JeffreyEpstein #PrivacyProtection #VictimAdvocacy
apnews.com
Judge: Deal reached to protect identities of Epstein victims in documents release
NEW YORK (AP) -- A deal was reached between lawyers for victims of Jeffrey Epstein and the Justice Department to protect the identities of nearly 100 women whose lives were allegedly harmed after the government began releasing millions of documents last week, a lawyer told a federal judge on Tuesday.
#DigitalSafety #ProtestTips #PrivacyProtection
uk.pcmag.com
Activists Beware: Don't Take Your Phone to a Protest Without Doing This First
Table of ContentsWhy Your Phone Can Be a Liability at ProtestsHow Law Enforcement Can Track You Without a PhoneCop-Proofing Your Phone: Why Biometrics May Hurt YouCommunicate Securely With Friends and Fellow ProtestersLeave Your Personal Phone Behind -- Or Use a BurnerRaise Your Voice, But Please Stay Safe
As more and more Americans head out into the streets to protest, and as some call for a general strike (where protesters stop all economic activity to encourage social change), it's important to protect yourself as much as possible before going out to raise your voice.
