Kirsty Needham and Clare Baldwin report: A prenatal test taken by millions of pregnant women globally was developed by Chinese gene company BGI Group in collaboration with the Chinese military and is being used by the firm to collect genetic data, a Reuters review of publicly available documents found. The report is the first to…
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Debit Card Apps for Kids Are Collecting a Shocking Amount of Personal Data
Todd Feathers reports: The fintech company Greenlight says that its app and debit card for kids is a financial literacy tool that gives parents “superpowers” to set strict controls on their children’s spending. Parents can use the app to pay allowances, choose which stores the connected debit cards work at, set spending limits, and receive…
NSO Android and iPhone spyware is linked to assaults and murder of dissidents – Amnesty
Ben Lovejoy writes: Android and iPhone spyware sold by NSO Group enables state terror attacks in multiple countries, according to a new database released by Amnesty International and partner organizations. NSO uses zero-day exploits to develop spyware for both iPhones and Android smartphones, allowing users to read text messages and emails, monitor contacts and calls,…
Audacity Faces Backlash Following Controversial Update to Its Privacy Policy
Jessibelle Garcia reports: Some folks joke about how “no one has the time to read through any privacy policy,” but every time you skip past it, you do so at the risk of your own privacy. You never know what data you’re permitting a party to access, save, or share. Audacity has just updated its…