surveillance

Advertising firms’ extensive collection of personal data is becoming of great use to intelligence agencies. So how to guard against mass surveillance?

Commercial spyware — what it is, how it infiltrates devices, what it can do once inside, and how to defend against it.

Our researchers discovered spyware-infected WhatsApp modifications distributed through Telegram channels and websites with WhatsApp mods.

A look at some recent cases of Android malware infiltrating the most official of official app stores — Google Play.

Discussing privacy in Threads, and whether you should sign up to Zuckerberg’s Twitter clone.

Alternatives to Google Chrome that take data privacy more seriously.

Seriously, don’t do it. A Kaspersky study of malware spreading in China shows why it’s always a bad idea.

Apple plans to use its new CSAM Detection system to monitor users and identify those who store child pornography on their devices.

Three ways to find a surveillance apps on your smartphone.

This week Dave and Jeff take a look at a leaked Google Doc that the NHS would like to take back, unemployment scams in the US, a Star Wars–Top Gun mash-up, and more.

Many swear phones secretly listen in through their built-in microphones. We investigate the claims — and offer other explanations for spookily precise mobile ads.

We investigate intercepting smartwatch motion-sensor data to monitor people and steal information.

Nowadays the proverb “the walls have ears” is not as metaphoric as it used to be. “The telescreen received and transmitted simultaneously. Any sound that Winston made, above the level

Recent news about IP cameras being hacked and private footage sold unlawfully online has bestirred the Internet yet again. Such headlines are now unsurprising; however, one new case has a sensitive twist:

Local governments and law enforcement are becoming increasingly more reliant on networked surveillance cameras in order to monitor densely populated urban areas. London is a notorious example of urban surveillance,

The Electronic Frontier Foundation recently graded a slew of mobile and Internet messaging services based on security and privacy. Here we list the low scorers.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation recently graded a slew of mobile and Internet messaging services based on security and privacy. Here we detail the top scorers.

In the news this week: more APT campaigns, a look forward at the DEF CON and Black Hat Hacker conferences, and good and bad news for Facebook.

In the news: Microsoft’s No-IP takedown fiasco, Chinese APT groups curious about U.S. Iraq policy, Verizon says the government wants locations data, and Microsoft denies backdoor insinuations.