There’s an update to a previously reported case: A home security technician was sentenced today to 52 months in federal prison for repeatedly hacking into customers’ video feeds, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Prerak Shah. Telesforo Aviles, a 35-year-old former ADT employee, pleaded guilty to computer fraud in January. He was sentenced…
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Tiny trackers make it alarmingly easy for someone to stalk you
Tribune Content Agency reports: … The proliferation of tracking devices — particularly the type of popular gadgets being sold to help you find your belongings, such as your wallet, keys or luggage — have led to an increase in fears of stalking, experts say. Five years ago, two Hallandale Beach commissioners and one candidate complained…
‘Believer’ Staffers Claim University Used Public Records Law To Access Their Personal Texts After Zoom Exposure Incident
Justice Namaste writes: Staffers at Believer magazine—the prestigious literary magazine that has been in the news over the past month or two after their former editor-in-chief Joshua Wolf Shenk resigned after exposing his genitals during a work call—are claiming that a public record request put in by Motherboard was used to intimidate them and gain access to their personal correspondence. […] The…
Colorado Lawmakers Advance Data Privacy Legislation
Saja Hindi reports: Social media ads sometimes seem to know a little too much about you — where you shop, the products you buy or what websites you’ve been frequenting. Big tech companies store this information about consumers, and it’s long been fueling a debate about how to balance data privacy with letting businesses cater…