Luke Henrique-Gomes reports: Single mothers placed on a compulsory welfare program for disadvantaged parents allege they were pressured into allowing private job service providers to collect their “sensitive information”. ParentsNext participants are asked to sign a privacy notification and consent form, which is similar to documentation provided to those on other welfare programs such as…
Category: Govt
Undercover agents target cybersecurity watchdog CItizen Lab for exposing details in Jamal Khashoggi’s case
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…
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…
Tim Cook Calls for ‘Data-Broker Clearinghouse’ in Push for Privacy Rules
Alistair Barr reports: Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook called on the Federal Trade Commission to track data brokers and monitor how they use people’s digital information, the latest privacy push by the iPhone maker. Cook joined other technology company executives in calling for federal privacy legislation, but added his own specific idea in…