Zack Whittaker reports: A security vulnerability in a stealthy Android spyware operation called Catwatchful has exposed thousands of its customers, including its administrator. The bug, which was discovered by security researcher Eric Daigle, spilled the spyware app’s full database of email addresses and plaintext passwords that Catwatchful customers use to access the data stolen from…
Category: Surveillance
Google Trackers: What You Can Actually Escape And What You Can’t
Shipra Sanganeria reports: Google’s presence across the web is vast and expands far beyond its own products. Even if users avoid using Google’s apps and services, its infrastructure — like analytics scripts, ad trackers, or other tools (maps, fonts, Google logins, or content delivery networks (CDNs)) — often track user activity and collect data across…
20 States Sue HHS to Stop Medicaid Data Sharing with ICE
Marianne Kolbasuk McGee reports: California and 19 other states’ attorneys general are suing the Trump administration to stop the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ from allegedly disclosing Medicaid beneficiaries’ personal health information to the Department of Homeland Security and its Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Tuesday announced the lawsuit…
The Trump administration is building a national citizenship data system
Jude Joffe-Block and Miles Parks report: The Trump administration has, for the first time ever, built a searchable national citizenship data system. The tool, which is being rolled out in phases, is designed to be used by state and local election officials to give them an easier way to ensure only citizens are voting. But…