privacy
New York City Housing Authority Randomly Sends Tenant’s Private Financial Data to Reporter
NYCHA asked Motherboard to “please ignore and delete” the sensitive records it had sent, which no one had asked for.
Facebook Engineers Admit They Don’t Know What They Do With Your Data
In a court hearing, a Facebook engineer said Facebook’s engineering culture is “terrifying.”
Chinese Social Media Sites Are Quietly Putting Digital Fingerprints on Screenshots
It is a move to stop Chinese users from sharing sensitive data on foreign platforms, an analyst says.
FTC Sues ‘Massive’ Data Broker for Selling Location Info on Abortion Clinics
In its lawsuit, the FTC describes how with a sample of data obtained from Kochava it was possible to pinpoint a device that visited a women's reproductive health clinic and then trace that phone back to a single family home.
Striking Seattle Workers Win Against Surveillance Cameras in Vehicles
Sandwich company Homegrown put artificial intelligence powered cameras in drivers' vehicles. Now drivers will be allowed to cover them up.
Judge Rules Schools Can't Scan Your Bedroom With Creepy Proctoring Apps
A university student in Ohio sued his school after it implemented the software, which claimed to prevent cheating on remote exams during the pandemic.
Websites Can Identify If You’re Using iPhone’s New ‘Lockdown’ Mode
Lockdown Mode disables a series of features that can be used to hack iPhone users. But the lack of these features also makes it easier to figure out who is using Lockdown Mode.
Hackers Are Breaking Into and Emptying Cash App Accounts
Multiple users of the hugely popular Cash App have reported hackers stealing their funds, and fraudsters are selling access to accounts on the dark web.
I Tried the Privacy Phone Network Intended to Mask Your Identity
Pretty Good Phone Privacy, or PGPP, is a novel new system that attempts to separate your phone usage from your identity.
TikTok Says, No, It Isn't Stealing Your Passwords
A developer warned that TikTok’s iPhone app could scrape passwords and other sensitive data with its in-app browser. But there is no evidence the app is doing that.
A Tool That Monitors How Long Kids Are in the Bathroom Is Now in 1,000 American Schools
Motherboard identified multiple schools that have adopted e-HallPass to track students' movements.
How a Third-Party SMS Service Was Used to Take Over Signal Accounts
Unknown attackers targeted Signal users after they broke into the systems of communications services company Twilio.