Government Surveillance
China Snares Tourists’ Phones in Surveillance Dragnet by Adding Secret App | The New York Times
Dr. Chris Gilliard on surveillance and its effects on marginalized communities | Techtonic with Mark Hurst on WFMU (Recording)
Biometric Privacy
FBI, ICE Find State Driver’s License Photos are a Gold Mine for Facial-Recognition Searches | The Washington Post
CBP Defends Facial Recognition Programs to Congress | Federal Computer Week
Victory: Somerville, Massachusetts Stands up to Stop Face Surveillance | EFF
EPIC, Coalition Call for Suspension of Face Recognition by DHS | epic.org
Encryption
Australia’s Anti-Encryption Laws Being Used to Bypass Journalist Protections, Expert Says | The Guardian
Encryption Laws are Creating an Exodus of Data from Australia: Vault | ZDNet
The Movement to Ban End-to-End Encryption has hit Another Inflection Point | CPO Magazine
Thought Pieces
How to Protect our Kids’ Data and Privacy | Wired
How Secure are Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive and iCloud? | ProPrivacy
How to Call B.S. on Big Data: A Practical Guide | The New Yorker
Selling Your Private Information Is a Terrible Idea | The New York Times
Legislation and Regulation
As Privacy Concerns Grow, States Create Bold Policies | GovTech
House Lawmakers Target September, October for Data Privacy Bill, Aides Say | The Morning Consult
Privacy Self-Defense
‘Fingerprinting’ to Track Us Online Is on the Rise. Here’s What to Do. | New York Times
Vulnerabilities and Exploits
Zoom will Fix the Flaw that let Hackers Hijack Webcams | Wired
Logitech Wireless USB Dongles Vulnerable to New Hijacking Flaws | ZDNet
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