Today’s reminder how small-N breaches and insider breaches can have huge potential harm. Kevin Collier reports: A former Twitter employee found guilty of spying on users on behalf of the Saudi royal family has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison. Ahmad Abouammo, a dual U.S.-Lebanese citizen who helped oversee media partnerships for Twitter…
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“Out Of Control”: Dozens of Telehealth Startups Sent Sensitive Health Information to Big Tech Companies
“Out Of Control”: Dozens of Telehealth Startups Sent Sensitive Health Information to Big Tech Companies An investigation by The Markup and STAT found 49 out of 50 telehealth websites sharing health data via Big Tech’s tracking tools By: Todd Feathers, Katie Palmer for STAT, and Simon Fondrie-Teitler This article was coreported with STAT, a national…
Xnspy stalkerware spied on thousands of iPhones and Android devices
Zack Whittaker reports: A little-known phone monitoring app called Xnspy has stolen data from tens of thousands of iPhones and Android devices, the majority whose owners are unaware that their data has been compromised. Read more at TechCrunch.
CDC awards Palantir consolidated disease surveillance contract worth $443M
Dave Nyczepir reports: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded a $443 million contract consolidating and renewing software and digital capabilities Palantir provides for disease surveillance and outbreak response, the technology company announced Wednesday. Running five years, the contract unites the Palantir-driven Health and Human Services (HHS) Protect, Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Engage, Tiberius and DCIPHER programs…