Tag: homeland security
  • Jan 10, 2020 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments,

US government urges everyone to update Mozilla Firefox to v72.0.1 because of an active exploit that allows remote code execution

The US government’s Department of Homeland Security is urging all Firefox users to update to v72.0.1 as soon as possible. Earlier this week, a zero day vulnerability was found in the then most current version of the Firefox browser by Mozilla which allows hackers to take over your computer. What’s more, this 0day was found … Continue reading “US government urges everyone to update Mozilla Firefox to v72.0.1 because of an active exploit that allows remote code execution”

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  • Dec 5, 2019 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Roll-out of facial recognition by governments around the world accelerates as privacy experts sound the alarm

A year ago, this blog wrote about the spread of facial recognition systems, and the danger they represent to privacy. Since then, the roll-out has accelerated, as the technology becomes more accurate, and the products on offer become cheaper. Governments in particular see facial recognition as an easy way to check and control their populations. … Continue reading “Roll-out of facial recognition by governments around the world accelerates as privacy experts sound the alarm”

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  • Mar 28, 2019 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

US Government proves again that it has no problem spying on American citizens

Over fifty individuals – including eight American citizens – are accusing the US government of violating their privacy rights by tracking them in a secret database compiled and shared between Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the U.S. Border Patrol, Homeland Security Investigations and even agents from the Federal Bureau of … Continue reading “US Government proves again that it has no problem spying on American citizens”

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