Ben Ashton comments: Amazon is selling one of the creepiest items you will come across this Christmas. What looks like a very dull home accessory is, in fact, concealing a hidden spy camera. Recording devices have been built into clothes hooks, which at first glance wouldn’t appear to be anything more than something to hang your jacket…
Category: Surveillance
AI and Mass Spying
Bruce Schneier writes: Spying and surveillance are different but related things. If I hired a private detective to spy on you, that detective could hide a bug in your home or car, tap your phone, and listen to what you said. At the end, I would get a report of all the conversations you had…
The House Intelligence Committee’s Surveillance ‘Reform’ Bill is a Farce
India McKinney of EFF writes: Earlier this week, both the House Committee on the Judiciary (HJC) and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) marked up two very different bills (H.R. 6570 – Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act in HJC, and HR 6611, the FISA Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2023 in HPSCI),…
Privacy Tip #381 – Research Risks of Smart Toys This Holiday Season
Linn F. Freedman of Robinson & Cole LLP writes: The holidays are upon us, including “cyber week” filled with deals for shopping for the holidays. The U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) is warning shoppers about smart toys this holiday season. In its article, “Consumer watchdog: ‘Smart toys’ put kids’ privacy at risk,” PIRG outlines the…