Gizmodo

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Apple has filed a lawsuit against Israeli surveillance-for-hire company NSO Group over its Pegasus spyware that has been used to target Apple devices. Read more.

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Gizmodo

JULY 6, 2021

Ever since Audacity was acquired by tech conglomerate Muse Group in late April , fans of the free-to-use audio tool have been raising hell about some of the changes made to the software. First came plans to add telemetry capture. Then came a new contributor license agreement. Then last week came a privacy policy update… Read more.

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Galido

MARCH 13, 2017

Internet security has become a hot topic of debate today, and his really comes as little surprise given the large amounts of devastating malware attacks users are experiencing all around the globe. Protection against such threats has always been with the use of malware protection software but this is not enough today.

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The Verge

JANUARY 22, 2022

“Your device(s) may also be compromised with malicious software, which could negatively impact future use.” In 2019, China was caught secretly installing spyware on tourists’ phones who entered from the Xinjiang region. The Committee’s fears aren’t unfounded.

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Gizmodo

MARCH 23, 2022

Israeli defense officials blocked an effort by Ukraine to obtain NSO Group’s Pegasus surveillance software over fears doing so could inflame tensions with Russia. Read more.

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CTOvision

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Facial recognition software that can identify suspects, databases that can be tapped to track suspects’ movements and locations, automatic license plate … Read more on Los Angeles Times. Regin, new computer spyware, discovered by Symantec. A software problem in … Read more on New York Times.

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The Verge

APRIL 28, 2021

Both lists include Microsoft Xbox executive Lori Wright, for instance, and Epic is calling Adrian Ong from Match Group, which recently criticized Apple in a congressional hearing. Epic and Apple are also preparing to call on outside parties with a stake in the app and gaming world.

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Galido

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

Malware means a malicious or intrusive software application that is coded for executing on the targeted device without notifying its user or the owner. The modern and common types of malware, such as the viruses, worms, spyware, adware, Trojans, and Zombies, primarily target confidential personal, business, or financial information.

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The Verge

JULY 21, 2020

The US government sued Microsoft for bundling its Internet Explorer browser with Windows out of fears that doing so would permanently entrench its monopoly in personal computers. When I wrote about it here last year , it was in the context of a new European internet emerging alongside the American and Sino-Russian authoritarian ones.

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

They discuss how software and IoT companies can avoid becoming the next Black Mirror episode and share resources that can help survivors (and those who want to help them) deal with the technology issues that can be associated with technologically facilitated abuse. I am a coordinator, the Coalition Against Spyware.

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Vox

DECEMBER 8, 2021

These companies have a great deal of control over what we can do on our phones, the items we buy online and how they get to our homes, our personal data, the internet ecosystem, even our online identities. They don’t just control the hardware, now they control the software. They control how apps get on — it’s unilateral.”.

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