Zack Whittaker reports: A security vulnerability in a stealthy Android spyware operation called Catwatchful has exposed thousands of its customers, including its administrator. The bug, which was discovered by security researcher Eric Daigle, spilled the spyware app’s full database of email addresses and plaintext passwords that Catwatchful customers use to access the data stolen from…
Google Trackers: What You Can Actually Escape And What You Can’t
Shipra Sanganeria reports: Google’s presence across the web is vast and expands far beyond its own products. Even if users avoid using Google’s apps and services, its infrastructure — like analytics scripts, ad trackers, or other tools (maps, fonts, Google logins, or content delivery networks (CDNs)) — often track user activity and collect data across…
Oregon Amends Its Comprehensive Privacy Statute
Lindsey Tonsager, Libbie Canter, Jayne Ponder, and Sierra Stubbs of Covington and Burling write: Following the approach taken by the Kentucky and Connecticut legislatures this spring, Oregon has amended its comprehensive privacy statute to implement changes to the law. Specifically, the amendment extends the statutory cure period to July 1, 2026, but this extension is limited to certain controllers. …
Wisconsin Supreme Court’s Liberal Majority Strikes Down 176-Year-Old Abortion Ban
Todd Richmond reports: The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban on Wednesday, ruling 4-3 that it was superseded by a newer state law that criminalizes abortions only after a fetus can survive outside the womb. State lawmakers adopted the ban in 1849, making it a felony when anyone other…