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Google and MasterCard have jointly cut an ad deal to track your retail transactions. So far, we only knew that Google can track out online shopping preferences as we clicked on ads. However, this is quite surprising that it can now keep track of our retail transactions history from brick-and-mortar outlets as well. This is […]
Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon has made startling new revelations about CSS or cell-site stimulators. These cell surveillance devices, better known as Stingray, are used to disrupt communications of cell phones, mostly of criminals and lawbreakers. However, Sen. Wyden asserts that the devices may impact other phones and potentially makes contacting emergency services like 911 […]
In May this year, HackRead reported how an Israeli company Unimania was caught collecting personal, Facebook and browsing data of users through Android apps and Chrome extensions. Now, researchers have discovered another “spyware” campaign aiming at stealing personal data of users but this time it is far bigger than the one previously reported. Ad-blockers and security […]
According to Big Brother Watch, a British privacy advocate, and civil liberties organization, the Voice ID system of HMRC (Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs) has stored voice records of over 5.1 million British citizens – All that without their consent or knowledge. The voice collection saga began in January last year when HMRC launched a service called Voice ID aiming at […]
We all are well-aware of the pervasive ways governments employ to spy upon its citizens and there is a proper system in place to deal with such methods. Such as, to allow surveillance; law enforcement authorities are required by law to provide a warrant to the cellphone companies in order to obtain data. But how to […]
A WhatsApp photo of drug dealer’s hand carrying ecstasy tablets allowed police to track down and bust a drug ring. A photo sent by 28-year-old drug dealer Elliott Morris through WhatsApp was used by authorities to identify his fingerprint. The case happened in Bridgend, South Wales in which the fingerprint helped the local police to compare the record of […]
In Southeast China, the police used facial recognition tech to locate and detain a suspect from among a crowd of over 60,000 people. The event was that of a pop concert by popular Hong Kong singer Jacky Cheung while the fugitive was attending the show. The concert was being held in Nanchang, Jiangxi province. The […]
If you thought your conversations on Facebook Messenger are private then think again. In a recent interview founder and CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg admitted that the social media giant scans user messages to block any content that goes against the company’s rules and regulations. This was revealed by Zuckerberg during a podcast interview with Ezra Klein, Vox’s […]
A 74-year old rancher in Texas discovered a small portal surveillance camera installed on his property in the south of Encinal, Texas, while he was walking around the ranch with his attorney. Reportedly, Ricardo Palacios identified the camera installed on a tree in November 2017 and believed that it was installed by the border agents, […]
Facebook’s Onavo VPN app the essence of situational irony – invading while claiming to protect privacy. Facebook has begun releasing a controversial app for its Android and iPhone (iOS) users which is a free VPN program from Onavo, an Israeli company bought by Facebook in October 2013, which promises to protect users’ browsing data. However, the […]
Strava is a GPS tracking and fitness-tracker app manufacturer that is currently making headlines for introducing the Global Heat Map, which relies upon satellite information for identifying locations and movements of its subscribers for two years’ period. With 27 million users on board from across the globe (including those using Vitofit, Fitbit and Jawbone) Strava […]
There are more than 250 Android gaming apps on Google Play Store that are using your smartphone’s microphone to record what you watch on TV – This means instead of your conversation these apps are focused on listening what you are watching on TV. According to a report published by The New York Times, these gaming apps […]
A new interactive online tool named Internet Exchange Mapping (IXmaps) appeared earlier this week, and it shows if your data traffic passes through the NSA or not. Many prying eyes are out there, trying to discover everybody’s secrets and take a peek into everyone’s life. [squaread][/squaread] That’s why a team of faculty and students from […]
US legislation is about to pass a law that will allow the Internet service providers to share user’s personal information to advertising agencies. As per reports, House of Representatives voted for a bill which will allow the internet service providers to share user’s personal information to third parties without their consent. The only thing that […]
Are you sensitive as to internet privacy? If so, then the IP Bill will definitely not be your favorite decision. What is this decision and how will it affect people everywhere in the world? According to the Investigatory Powers Bill, all communications will suffer the lack of privacy online. The Internet Service Providers will need to […]
The vibrators that have the ability to connect to the internet have come under the hammer for gathering private data of customers. The manufacturer of these Smart Toys aims to settle a class-action privacy lawsuit, which was recently filed by a complainer in an Illinois federal court, by agreeing to the terms of the plaintiff’s […]
Looks like AT&T is impressed with NSA-like surveillance tactics — That’s why the company is spying on users without a warrant and selling data to law enforcement. An investigation held by Daily Beast revealed on Monday that AT&T – America’s largest telecommunications provider – has been involved in selling access to data pertaining to calls, locations […]
Report: Yahoo, the Internet giant developed a software to secretly scan millions of its users’ email conversations for the NSA meanwhile Yahoo’s CEO provided full cooperation to the agency. Yahoo developed a software to secretly scan its users’ email conversation for the US Intelligence agencies. According to a report from Reuters: “The company complied with a classified […]
What comes to your mind when you read the term mass surveillance?… The USA? NSA? Edward Snowden? Right! Well, add the FBI’s massive facial recognition database to the list as well. Just last week it was widely reported that the Federal Bureau of Investigation wants to create a software that identifies, automatically, tattoos related to criminal organizations, […]
Necessity is the mother of invention, the old adage has proved its worth again when a German-based company has successfully won the trust of privacy-conscious Internet users. The trend for using encrypted email service started after Snowden leaks. Several firms took on the NSA and came up with end-to-end email encryption system. Recently, a similar […]
A Twitter bot @FFD8FFDB has been found posting cam images on the Internet and it’s creepy. A while ago we reported about a creepy website was showing live footage from 73,000 private security cameras. Now, a Twitter Bot with the aforementioned account name is posting uncanny images with random, incomprehensible pieces to text regularly. Only recently, the […]