NYPD Body Cam Data Shows the Scale of Violence Against Protesters
A landmark $13 million settlement with the City of New York is the latest in a string of legal wins for protesters who were helped by a video-analysis tool that smashes the “bad apple” myth. Powered by...
Fourth Amendment Is Not for Sale Act Goes Back to Congress
A bill to prevent cops and spies from buying Americans’ data instead of getting a warrant has a fighting chance in the US Congress as lawmakers team up against surveillance overreach. Powered by WPeMatico
Nude Videos of Kids From Hacked Baby Monitors Were Sold on Telegram
Plus: A fitness app may have leaked the location of a murdered submarine captain, the privacy risks of filing taxes online, and how Facebook data was used in an abortion trial. Powered by WPeMatico
FBI Surveillance Fears Are Uniting a Badly Broken Congress
The FBI has collected sensitive data on millions of Americans without warrants, drawing intense scrutiny from Congress and turning the agency into a punching bag across the political divide. Powered by WPeMatico
Ransomware Attacks Are on the Rise, Again
Ransomware attacks tumbled in 2022, offering hope that the tide was turning against the criminal gangs behind them. Then things got a whole lot worse. Powered by WPeMatico
How a Cloud Flaw Gave Chinese Spies a Key to Microsoft’s Kingdom
Microsoft says hackers somehow stole a cryptographic key, perhaps from its own network, that let them forge user identities and slip past cloud defenses. Powered by WPeMatico