Kennedy Sessions reports: Since its implementation in December 2020, the gunshot detection system ShotSpotter Technology Inc. has become an ongoing subject of controversy and debate among Houston civic leaders, police and city residents. Some view ShotSpotter, a network of auditory sensors placed in handful of the city for the stated purposes of detecting gun-related crimes in progress, as…
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Signal says it’ll shut down in UK if Online Safety Bill approved
Thomas Claburn reports: Encrypted chat service Signal says it will stop operating in the UK if the British government goes ahead with its Online Safety Bill. The Online Safety Bill contemplates bypassing encryption using device-side scanning to protect children from harmful material, and coincidentally breaking the security of end-to-end encryption at the same time. It’s currently being considered in…
Fake Friends: Leak Reveals Israeli Firms Turning Social Media Into Spy Tech
Omer BenjakobPhineas Rueckert report: Like most of the public, A., a former Israeli journalist, knows little to nothing about the OSINT industry. However, the OSINT system sold by an Israeli-owned cyber firm being revealed here for the first time knows a lot about her – and about all of us, too. Forbidden Stories, a non-profit…
Ford’s Request of Employee Family Medical Histories Violates Illinois Law, Class Action Alleges
A class action alleges Ford Motor Company unlawfully asks applicants and employees to provide their family medical histories and then uses this information to make employment decisions. Kelly Mehorter reports: The 16-page case more specifically claims Ford has run afoul of the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA), a state law designed to protect residents…