Raphael Satter of AP reports: The researchers who reported that Israeli software was used to spy on Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s inner circle before his gruesome death are being targeted in turn by international undercover operatives, The Associated Press has found. Twice in the past two months, men masquerading as socially conscious investors have…
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States Earn Low Grades on Student-Data Privacy Protections From New Report Card
Michelle Goldchain reports: A new report card that rates states on their efforts to protect student-data privacy was released by advocacy groups this week, but an independent privacy group said those ratings don’t reflect the range of legislation and efforts being made to keep student data safe. The Parent Coalition for Student Privacy and the…
Japanese government plans to hack into citizens’ IoT devices
Catalin Cimpanu reports: The Japanese government approved a law amendment on Friday that will allow government workers to hack into people’s Internet of Things devices as part of an unprecedented survey of insecure IoT devices. The survey will be carried out by employees of the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) under the…
Victory: Federal Court in Seattle Will Begin Disclosing Surveillance Records
Aaron Mackey of EFF writes: The public will learn how often federal investigators in Seattle obtain private details about your communications, such as who you called and when, as a result of a petition to unseal those records brought by EFF client The Stranger. Federal prosecutors and the U.S. District Court for the Western District…