Privacy & Intellectual Property

Suspected Paris Bomb Was Actually an IMSI-Catcher

Police jumped to the wrong conclusion after noticing a suspicious device in the back seat of a car they stopped at a road check.

Saudi Twitter Spy Given Over 3 Years in Prison

Bader Al-Asaker, confidante of the ruler of Saudi Arabia, recruited US-Lebanese Twitter employee Ahmad Abouammo to feed information about Saudi dissidents.

132,000 Customers Hit by Privacy Breach at Telstra

The details of customers who should have remained unlisted were made available via Telstra's directory services. CFO Michael Ackland blamed the breach on a 'misalignment of databases'.

Singtel Sets Aside AUD140mn to Cover Cost of Optus Privacy Breach

Singtel CEO Yuen Kuan Moon said "there is much work to be done" to restore confidence in Australia's second-largest mobile operator.

How Private is Pretty Good Phone Privacy?

The creators of PGPP want to protect users from IMSI-catchers and location monitoring by rotating IMSIs and obfuscating geography but their methods are unlikely to scale and have important drawbacks.

Hacker Leaks Manuals Showing How Iran Uses Mobile Networks to Track Protesters

The hacker acted in response to the brutal crackdown following the suspected murder of Mahsa Amini by Iran's morality police.

Is It a Good Idea to Offer to Disguise IMSIs?

A new pseudo-network offers privacy-conscious mobile phone users the ability to change their IMSI at the press of a button.

Will a Telco CEO Lose Her Job Over a Data Breach?

Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, CEO of Australian telco Optus, appears to be on the brink following a deluge of criticism.

Indonesian Government and Military Targeted by Phone Spyware

Six officials said Apple warned them about state-sponsored hackers. Targets included Chief Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto.

Telstra Employee Data Posted to Internet Forum

The news follows a massive breach at Australian rivals Optus, but the two incidents have little in common.

Massive Privacy Breach at Optus

The CEO of the Australian telco immediately apologized but sources says up to 9 million customers may be affected because foreign hackers exploited a leaky API.

Police Like Gathering Phone Data; Why Is This News?

US police cut costs and worked around the need for court warrants by buying location data gathered by apps on 250mn phones. But there is no great outrage because we are complacent about privacy.

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