New NSO Group Zero-Click Exploits Show Why Privacy Hackers Will Always Defeat Apple (and Everyone Else)
To appreciate why technology keeps being undermined by bad actors we must step back and see the big picture.
Preparations for Quantum Hacking Accelerate
Some warn a ‘quantum apocalypse’ will occur when scientific breakthroughs permit the creation of computers that can rapidly crack encryption codes vital for modern comms and payments.
Regulator Says It Does Not Illegally Supply Phone Numbers of Nigerians to Telemarketers
The Nigerian Communications Commission issued an odd statement with more denials of wrongdoing than reasons to trust them.
Android to Stop Man-in-the-Middle Attacks by Letting Enterprise Users Disable 2G Downgrades
Spies and scammers connect to phones and push them on to 2G connections to work around the security built into newer networks.
Serious Privacy Flaws Found in Comms System Used by Police and Other Key Services Worldwide
TETRA is an ETSI system for secure comms used in over half of all countries. Dutch researchers identified five vulnerabilities.
Facebook Censored Content whilst Hoping Government Would Make It Easier to Transfer Personal Data
Recently published emails show Nick Clegg, a top executive at Meta, questioned why Facebook removed some posts about COVID-19.
Is Enough Being Done to Counter the Privacy and Spam Threat Created by Global Title Leasing?
A GSMA code of conduct lists requirements that would curtail the abuse of Global Titles. But will bad actors take any notice?
Do Lawyers Need to Worry about IMSI-Catchers?
Sometimes it is worth asking whose privacy is being protected.
68 Academics Defend End-to-End Encryption in Broadside Against New UK Law
The privacy and cybersec experts were technically correct but ignored the key issue at the heart of the UK’s Online Safety Bill.
Have EU Activists Smashed the US Anti-Spam Strategy? BICS, Proximus and Telesign Cited in Privacy Complaint
GDPR may not allow the sharing of data about calls using numbers belonging to EU citizens, even if the goal is to predict fraud.