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US court rules that FBI can hack into a computer without a warrant

24

Jun

2016

A U.S. court has ruled that the FBI can hack into a computer without a warrant — a move which is troubling privacy advocates. The criminal case involves a child pornography site, Playpen, that had been accessible through Tor, a browser designed for anonymous web surfing. The FBI, however, managed to take over the site […]

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Huge FBI facial recognition database falls short on privacy and accuracy, auditor says

16

Jun

2016

The FBI has fallen short on assessing the privacy risks and accuracy of a huge facial recognition database used by several law enforcement agencies, a government auditor has said. A new report, released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office Wednesday, shows the FBI’s use of facial recognition technology is “far greater” than previously understood, said Senator […]

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Beware online fraudsters jumping on the back of recent data breaches

03

Jun

2016

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has issued a public service announcement warning people about online fraudsters, who are attempting to exploit a recent spate of data breaches that have only just come to light. This includes historic security incidents at Myspace, Tumblr and LinkedIn, for example, which have collectively compromised hundreds of millions of […]

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