Apple removes ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE officer sightings, from the App Store; AG Pam Bondi directed the DOJ to ask Apple to remove the app
Here's What We Know ABC Columbia : Apple removes ICE tracking apps Joe Sommerlad / The Independent : Apple pulls ICE tracking apps after pressure from the White House thesun.my : Apple pulls immigrati...
Investigation: criminals who make billions from scam compounds in Myanmar, where tens of thousands of people are enslaved, are using Starlink to get online
A WIRED investigation reveals that criminals who make billions from scam compounds in Myanmar—where tens of thousands of people are enslaved—are using Starlink to get online. Bluesky: @malwarejake , @...
Threads begins testing an option to set For You, Following, or a custom feed as the default, another improvement seemingly sparked by competition from Bluesky
For You, following, or a custom one — as your default. Also making this more visible in the app. Interested to see how and if people use this. Jason Kottke / @jkottke : FINALLY. Threads will finall...
Investigation: data broker Near Intelligence left the coordinates of nearly 200 mobile devices of people who visited Jeffrey Epstein's island exposed online
A WIRED investigation uncovered coordinates collected by a controversial data broker that reveal sensitive information about visitors … Mastodon: @wchr@mastodon.social . Bluesky: @babyboomerwriter.bsk...
Sources: NSA is lobbying to oppose an amendment that would prevent the agency from paying data brokers for location data instead of obtaining a warrant in court
The National Security Agency has urged top lawmakers to resist demands that it obtain warrants for sensitive data sold by data brokers. Bluesky: @dell.bsky.social . Forums: Hacker News , r/technology ...
A look at a National Defense Authorization Act amendment, which if passed would forbid US government agencies from buying citizens' search histories and more
An amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act would forbid government entities from buying Americans' search histories, location data, and more. Bluesky: @dell.bsky.social . Mastodon: @daniel...
Barrett Brown is released after four-plus years in prison following charges stemming from Stratfor hack, must pay $890,250 in restitution for sharing a link
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Police records show Denver police spent $30K on social media surveillance tools for at least a dozen networks in May
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Google appeases Pakistani censors with country-specific version of YouTube
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