Today’s reminder how small-N breaches and insider breaches can have huge potential harm. Kevin Collier reports: A former Twitter employee found guilty of spying on users on behalf of the Saudi royal family has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison. Ahmad Abouammo, a dual U.S.-Lebanese citizen who helped oversee media partnerships for Twitter…
“Out Of Control”: Dozens of Telehealth Startups Sent Sensitive Health Information to Big Tech Companies
“Out Of Control”: Dozens of Telehealth Startups Sent Sensitive Health Information to Big Tech Companies An investigation by The Markup and STAT found 49 out of 50 telehealth websites sharing health data via Big Tech’s tracking tools By: Todd Feathers, Katie Palmer for STAT, and Simon Fondrie-Teitler This article was coreported with STAT, a national…
Xnspy stalkerware spied on thousands of iPhones and Android devices
Zack Whittaker reports: A little-known phone monitoring app called Xnspy has stolen data from tens of thousands of iPhones and Android devices, the majority whose owners are unaware that their data has been compromised. Read more at TechCrunch.
EPIC, Coalition Urge President Biden to Ensure That Federal Policing Funds are Not Used for Abortion Surveillance
From EPIC.org: In a letter, EPIC and a coalition of 54 civil and human rights, civil liberties, and reproductive rights organizations urged the Biden administration to enact policies to prevent states from using federal funds and federal law enforcement assistance programs to investigate or prosecute abortion care providers and individuals seeking abortions. The letter highlights the…