An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has proposed denying China Mobile USA’s application to offer telecom services in the U.S., saying the Chinese government-owned company poses a security risk. The FCC is scheduled to vote on an order to deny the application at its open meeting on May 9, and Pai yesterday announced his…
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In Letters To Senate, Wireless Carriers Downplay Their Latest Location Data Scandal
Carriers insist location data scams are rare and they do their best to police them. Government investigators may want to confirm that claim.Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/43jdqn/in-letters-to-senate-wireless-carriers-downplay-their-latest-location-data-scandal…
Microsoft Turned Down Facial-Recognition Sales On Human Rights Concerns
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Microsoft recently rejected a California law enforcement agency’s request to install facial recognition technology in officers’ cars and body cameras due to human rights concerns, company President Brad Smith said on Tuesday. Microsoft concluded it would lead to innocent women and minorities being disproportionately held for questioning because the artificial intelligence has been…
Canada Is Getting Sued Over Sidewalk Labs’ ‘Smart City’ In Toronto
The Google affiliate’s Quayside project has been hit by a massive legal challenge from the Canadian Civil Liberties Association targeting all three levels of government. Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/gy4bgj/canada-is-getting-sued-over-sidewalk-labs-smart-city-in-toronto…
Prosecutors Launch Investigation Into Company That Put Malware on Google Play Store
Italian authorities have launched an inquiry into a spyware vendor that made malicious apps for the Google Play Store and infected almost 1,000 people with them. Friday, Motherboard revealed that an Italian company called eSurv had uploaded 25 malicious apps on Android’s official app store over the span of two years. The company has a… Continue reading Prosecutors Launch Investigation Into Company That Put Malware on Google Play Store
Researchers Find Google Play Store Apps Were Actually Government Malware
Leggi in italiano. Hackers working for a surveillance company infected hundreds of people with several malicious Android apps that were hosted on the official Google Play Store for months, Motherboard has learned. In the past, both government hackers and those working for criminal organizations have uploaded malicious apps to the Play Store. This new case… Continue reading Researchers Find Google Play Store Apps Were Actually Government Malware