Matthew Petti reports: For years, the U.S. government has bought information on private citizens from commercial data brokers. Now, for the first time ever, American spymasters are admitting that this data is sensitive—but they’re leaving it up to the spy agencies on how to use it. Last week, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Avril Haines released a…
Category: Surveillance
Add Bluetooth to the Long List of Border Surveillance Technologies
Matthew Guariglia, Cooper Quintin, and Dave Maass write: A new report from news outlet NOTUS shows that at least two Texas counties along the U.S.-Mexico border have purchased a product that would allow law enforcement to track devices that emit Bluetooth signals, including cell phones, smartwatches, wireless earbuds, and car entertainment systems. This incredibly personal…
Citizen Lab exposed an Israeli spyware firm. Now NSO Group is badgering them in court.
Shawn Musgrave reports: For years, cybersecurity researchers at Citizen Lab have monitored Israeli spyware firm NSO Group and its banner product, Pegasus. In 2019, Citizen Lab reported finding dozens of cases in which Pegasus was used to target the phones of journalists and human rights defenders via a WhatsApp security vulnerability. Now NSO, which is…
Car Tracking Can Enable Domestic Abuse. Turning It Off Is Easier Said Than Done
In December, Kashmir Hill reported on the topic of our cars tracking us. Now The Markup has done a deeper dive. Car Tracking Can Enable Domestic Abuse. Turning It Off Is Easier Said Than Done Internet-connected cars allow abusers to track domestic violence survivors after they leave By: Khari Johnson for CalMatters This article is…