Megan Mueller reports: A proposed bill by a state representative pushes to make a list of expecting mothers in the state in an aim to “reduce the number of preventable abortions,” according to the bill. House Bill 807, nicknamed the “Save MO Babies Act,” was proposed by Rep. Phil Amato, R-Arnold. The bill summary states…
Category: Surveillance
Police risk losing society’s trust in fight against cybercrime, warns Europol chief
Here we go again. Another attempt by law enforcement to get a backdoor so they can protect us. We’ve have this argument too many times by now. A backdoor to help law enforcement protect us also weakens us and puts us at GREATER risk of compromise. Alexander Martin reports: Law enforcement agencies risk losing the…
Judge Denies Kochava’s Motion to Dismiss FTC’s Suit Over Selling Geolocation Data
There’s an update to the FTC case against Kochava for selling geolocation data. Kochava had previously tried to fight the FTC’s enforcement action, but was told in July, 2023 that the FTC’s suit would go forward. Now Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On February 3, 2025, U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill of the District of…
UK orders Apple to open up users’ encrypted cloud data, report says
Reuters reports: Britain has ordered Apple (AAPL.O), to give it unprecedentedly broad access to encrypted user data stored on Apple’s data cloud, the Washington Post newspaper reported on Friday. The UK government’s “technical capability notice” requires blanket access rather than merely assistance to access a specific account, the paper reported, citing unnamed sources. Governments routinely ask technology…