ソーシャルメディア上の投稿や会話を分析できるツールを、デマの阻止や社会の反応の把握などに役立てる自治体や警察が米国では増えている。一方でこうした動きについては、多くのプライヴァシー保護団体が神経をとがらせている。
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38 million records exposed online—including contact-tracing info
Misconfigured Power Apps from Microsoft led to exposure.
A new NSO zero-click attack evades Apple’s iPhone security protections, says Citizen Lab
A Bahraini human rights activist’s iPhone was silently hacked earlier this year by a powerful spyware sold to nation-states, defeating new security protections that Apple designed to withstand covert compromises, say researchers at Citizen Lab. The activist, who remains in Bahrain and asked not to be named, is a member of the Bahrain Center for […]
Apple Has Been CSAM Scanning Your iCloud Mail Since 2019
According to 9to5Mac, Apple has confirmed that it’s already been scanning iCloud Mail for Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), and has been doing so since 2019. It has not, however, been scanning iCloud Photos or iCloud backups, which sent the internet …
米国土安全保障省、ランサムウェア攻撃からセンシティブ情報と個人情報を守るためのファクトシートを公開
headless 曰く、米国土安全保障省 (DHS) の Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) は 19 日、ランサムウェア攻撃からセンシティブ情報と個人情報を守るための対策に関するファクトシートを公開した(CISA のツイート、 ファクトシート: PDF、 Softpedia の記事)。
対策は「ランサムウェア攻撃に対する防御」「センシティブ情報と個人情報の保護」「ランサムウェア被害発生時の対応」に大きく分けられている…
NHS data grab on hold as millions opt out
A plan to share GP data was set to launch in September, but an online summer campaign has prompted widespread dissentMore than a million people opted out of NHS data-sharing in one month in a huge backlash against government plans to make patient data …
Now that machines can learn, can they unlearn?
Researchers see if they can remove sensitive data without retraining AI from scratch.
Apple’s Anti-Fraud Chief Said Company Was ‘The Greatest Platform For Distributing Child Porn’
An explanation for Apple’s controversial decision to begin scanning iPhones for CSAM has been found in a 2020 statement by Apple’s anti-fraud chief. Eric Friedman stated, in so many words, that “we are the greatest platform for distributing child porn….
China passes data protection law
China has passed a personal data protection law, state media Xinhua reports (via Reuters). The law, called the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), is set to take effect on November 1. It was proposed last year — signalling an intent by China’s communist leaders to crack down on unscrupulous data collection in the commercial sphere […]
スマートフォンやPCを遠隔監視、政府に売り込まれる強力なスパイツールの危険性
スマートフォンやPCを遠隔で操作したり監視したりできるツールを開発したというスペイン企業が、各国政府への売り込みを強化している。こうした監視ツールは国民を弾圧する政府の手に渡る危険性が指摘されており、人権擁護団体などからの批判の声が高まっている。
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