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spying

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Woman says mother-in-law spied on her through baby camera

'I would be taking her to court.'

On Jun 6, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

IRL
receipt for surveillance tech at airbnb on tiktok

‘Somebody put a lot of money into spying on people’: TikToker finds receipt for surveillance equipment in her Airbnb

'Be safe girl'

On Oct 18, 2021 by Clara Wang

Internet Culture Tech
A man looking off camera.

Spyware used to monitor slain Washington Post journalist’s friends and family

The phone belonging to Khashoggi's fiancée was infected with Pegasus spyware just four days after his death.

On Jul 19, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

Tech
A magnifying glass over Zoom software

Reporter eavesdropped on rivals’ Zoom calls to get scoops on pay cuts

One news organization called the alleged eavesdropping an 'unwarranted intrusion.'

On Apr 28, 2020 by Mikael Thalen

Tech
Twitter Saudi Arabia

Former Twitter employees charged with spying for Saudi Arabia

The former employees reportedly accessed information on those who were critical of the government.

On Nov 7, 2019 by Andrew Wyrich

Tech
motherboard

Bloomberg: China secretly installed chip on motherboards used by 30 U.S. companies

A tiny chip may have infiltrated products sold by 30 companies, and used by the U.S. government.

On Oct 4, 2018 by Christina Bonnington

Tech
Facebook Accused of Spying by Cambridge Analyica Whistleblower

Cambridge Analytica whistleblower alleges Facebook is spying on users

He says they use phone microphones to gather contextual information.

On Mar 28, 2018 by Phillip Tracy

Tech

Germany bans children’s smartwatches amid security, spying concerns

There are some major privacy concerns.

On Nov 19, 2017 by Chris Tognotti

Tech
national guard airplane

The Texas National Guard is using controversial ‘stingray’ devices to spy on cell phones

It signed a $373,000 contract to outfit 2 surveillance planes.

On Nov 13, 2017 by Phillip Tracy

Layer 8 Tech
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Disney mobile apps are spying on kids, lawsuit claims

The suit alleges Disney put trackers in its games to collect data for advertising.

On Aug 10, 2017 by Phillip Tracy

Tech
privacy tape

Facebook patent application describes spying on users through their webcams

The social giant describes a system for catering content to users by exploiting their emotions.

On Jun 7, 2017 by Phillip Tracy

Tech
spy clips hangers

These wall hooks are watching and recording everything you do

Be aware of the ordinary objects that surround you.

On Apr 12, 2017 by Phillip Tracy

Tech

Police documents reveal how law enforcement keep Stingray use secret

A fill-in-the-blank DOJ warrant enables police to hide Stingray capabilities from judges and the public.

On Oct 7, 2016 by Dell Cameron, Patrick Howell O'Neill

IRL

How the fall of RFID chips explains our current surveillance state

Who's really to blame?

On May 8, 2016 by Gillian Branstetter

Internet Culture Via

New research exposes the people snooping on the Tor network

Tor is the most popular anonymity network, so naturally all kinds of people want to spy on it.

On Feb 26, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

Tech

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