Fake Netflix App Lets Hackers Read Your Texts and Take X-Rated Pictures
Computer security experts have issued a warning about a convincing fake version of the Netflix app for Android – which is actually spy software made by hackers.
Fake Cell Towers Give Law Enforcement Tech Power To Fight Crime
An electronic device that tricks cellphones into revealing a user’s location is becoming a key weapon for law enforcement in its battle against drug traffickers, terror suspects and other dangerous criminals — but its potential misuse against innocent Americans and the secrecy surrounding which agencies have the devices is of growing concern by civil liberties…
DetailsFake Border Patrol Truck Used To Smuggle People Into US
Texas authorities are on high alert after Border Patrol agents caught an alleged smuggler trying to disguise its SUV as one of the agency’s vehicles, officials said Friday.
Facebook’s WhatsApp Blocked In China Amid Censorship Push
Facebook’s WhatsApp messaging service has been partially blocked in China, following a censorship crackdown by the government.
Facebook, Google and WhatsApp Plan To Increase Encryption of User Data
Silicon Valley’s leading companies including Facebook, Google and Snapchat are working on their own increased privacy technology as Apple fights the US government over encryption, the Guardian has learned.
Facebook Says Its Data Can’t Be Used For ‘Surveillance’
Facebook and Instagram announced Monday that they will prohibit the use of their company data for warrantless surveillance, in response to a months-long effort from civil liberties and civil rights groups to protect users of those platforms.
Facebook Is Going To Use Your Phone’s Camera To Spy on Your Emotions
A document has emerged which could have rather terrifying implications on privacy.
Facebook and Google Battle Latest FBI Attempt To Expand Surveillance
The FBI and Silicon Valley are in a fight over whether web browsing records are the same as telephone bill records.
ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson Made Deals With Countries on Terrorism List
Energy giant ExxonMobil, while under the leadership of Rex Tillerson, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state, made deals with Iran, Syria and Sudan while these countries were under US sanctions as state sponsors of terrorism, according to US media reports.
Experts: Use Of Robot To Kill Suspect Opens Door For Others
Police in Dallas were the first in the nation to use a robot to deliver and detonate a bomb to kill a suspect, but other law enforcement agencies are willing and able to follow suit, including some that even have trained for the day when they’d have to do so.