Zack Whittaker reports: … The Mobile Verification Toolkit, or MVT, works on both iPhones and Android devices, but slightly differently. Amnesty said that more forensic traces were found on iPhones than Android devices, which makes it easier to detect on iPhones. MVT will let you take an entire iPhone backup (or a full system dump if…
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Massive data leak reveals Israeli NSO Group’s spyware used to target activists, journalists, and political leaders globally
Amnesty International reports: NSO Group’s spyware has been used to facilitate human rights violations around the world on a massive scale, according to a major investigation into the leak of 50,000 phone numbers of potential surveillance targets. These include heads of state, activists and journalists, including Jamal Khashoggi’s family. The Pegasus Project is a ground-breaking…
Ohio Introduces Data Privacy Legislation
Kurt R. Hunt and Gregory A. Tapocsi of Dinsmore & Shohl LLP write: On July 13, 2021, Ohio Lieutenant Governor John Husted announced the introduction of the Ohio Personal Privacy Act (OPPA), a comprehensive privacy framework following in the footsteps of recent legislative enactments in California (the CCPA as modified by the CPRA), Virginia (the…
MD: Montgomery County Public School parents help lead push for better federal student privacy protections
Caitlynn Peetz reports: Some Montgomery County parents are leading a push for more stringent privacy protections for students after discovering what they call “massive failures.” On Friday morning, 14 parents from nine states filed complaints with the U.S. Department of Education, raising concerns about the personal information gathered about students on online platforms, stored for…