Thomas Claburn reports: NSO Group, the Israel-based maker of super-charged snoopware Pegasus, has been ordered by a federal judge in California to share the source code for “all relevant spyware” with Meta’s WhatsApp. The order [PDF] from Judge Phyllis Hamilton at the end of last month stems from WhatsApp’s 2019 lawsuit [PDF] against NSO for allegedly spying on 1,400…
These Video Doorbells Have Terrible Security. Amazon Sells Them Anyway.
Stacey Higginbotham and Daniel Wroclawski report: On a recent Thursday afternoon, a Consumer Reports journalist received an email containing a grainy image of herself waving at a doorbell camera she’d set up at her back door. If the message came from a complete stranger, it would have been alarming. Instead, it was sent by Steve…
Montana judge declares 3 laws restricting abortion unconstitutional
Shaylee Ragar reports: Three Montana laws restricting abortion rights, including a ban on abortions after 20 weeks, have been struck down in court as unconstitutional. District Court Judge Kurt Krueger wrote in his ruling that the regulations attempt to impose severe burdens on abortion access without clear justification or credible evidence. The laws, passed by…
Biden’s new data security order leaves industry officials, privacy advocates scratching their heads
David DiMolfetta reports: A new White House directive that gives agencies the legal power to prevent Americans’ sensitive data from falling into the hands of foreign adversaries is getting mixed reviews, with industry executives saying it could risk muddling current data flow mechanisms and privacy advocates contending it doesn’t go far enough to address potential abuses at…