CBP Scandal: Buying License Plate Scans - Security Boulevard

Big Brother Watching

😷 U.S. Customs and Border Protection is buying access to a huge private database of automatic license-plate recognition records (#LPR aka #ANPR).

And it’s legal (at least, nobody’s said it’s not). https://t.co/OsYtOlJ7gC

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— @Richi Jennings (@RiCHi) July 22, 2020

Twitter is Dead to Me – What Really Happened This Week - Security Boulevard

Avian Blu’

As you probably know, @Twitter got hacked (again) Wednesday. Many high-profile users appeared to tweet a bitcoin scam.

The hack looked too easy: Maybe I’ve had enough of Twitter now. https://t.co/N6Rz4IMlnw

— @Richi Jennings (@RiCHi) July 19, 2020

Clock ticks for TikTok: RNC and DNC nuke app, US mulls ban - TechBeacon

Stop the clock

😷 @TikTok_us, millennials’ flavor of the month, is coming under yet more scrutiny this week. The app’s alleged spyware tendencies and connections to the #ChineseCommunistParty are causing some high-profile organizations to ban it. https://t.co/PgdUzSxDkR

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— @Richi Jennings (@RiCHi) July 16, 2020

Microsoft Sued for LinkedIn Clipboard Snooping Scare - Security Boulevard

Sneaky Paste

😷 @LinkedIn got caught reading personal data from #iPhone clipboards. And now an (ahem) “enterprising” user is suing the @Microsoft-owned business social network. https://t.co/Mll6QMwKiu

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— @Richi Jennings (@RiCHi) July 15, 2020

Police Buy Hacked Data, to Fish for Evidence—Is That Even Legal? - Security Boulevard

Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?

A firm called @SpyCloudCo is selling your data to law enforcement.

What’s worse is that the sources of that data are hackers. https://t.co/RbXbsNCqa1

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— @Richi Jennings (@RiCHi) July 10, 2020