China will fast-track the issuance of commercial licenses for 5G as part of a national plan to boost consumer spending, said a notice published this week by the National Development and Reform Commission. The move appears to be multifaceted, for 5G plays a key role in China’s bid to lead the global technology race and one […]
View More China continues 5G push despite economic slowdown and Huawei setbacksCategory: Spy
Amazon’s Ring has been reportedly spying on customers
Anonymous sources confirmed that higher-ups working at the company had “highly privileged access” to the live feeds of its customers. Read more…More about Mashable Video, Spy, Facial Recognition Technology, Amazon Ring, and Smart Doorbell
View More Amazon’s Ring has been reportedly spying on customersCanada’s Telus says partner Huawei is ‘reliable’: reports
The US-China tension over Huawei is leaving telecommunications companies around the world at a crossroad, but one spoke out last week. Telus, one of Canada’s largest phone companies showed support for its Chinese partner despite a global backlash against Huawei over cybersecurity threats. “Clearly, Huawei remains a viable and reliable participant in the Canadian telecommunications […]
View More Canada’s Telus says partner Huawei is ‘reliable’: reportsMarriott now says 5 million unencrypted passport numbers were stolen in Starwood hotel data breach
Starwood’s data breach just got both better and worse at the same time. Marriott, the parent company of hotel chain giant Starwood, said it has revised down the number of customers affected by its recently disclosed data breach from 500 million to “fewer than 383 million unique guests.” That doesn’t mean all those 383 million guests […]
View More Marriott now says 5 million unencrypted passport numbers were stolen in Starwood hotel data breachAustralia rushes its ‘dangerous’ anti-encryption bill into parliament, despite massive opposition
Australia’s controversial anti-encryption bill is one step closer to becoming law, after the two leading but sparring party political giants struck a deal to pass the legislation. The bill, in short, grants Australian police greater powers to issue “technical notices” — a nice way of forcing companies — even websites — operating in Australia to […]
View More Australia rushes its ‘dangerous’ anti-encryption bill into parliament, despite massive oppositionGCHQ’s not-so-smart idea to spy on encrypted messaging apps is branded ‘absolute madness’
Nobody wants to be a third wheel. Unless you’re a British spy. Two of the most senior officials at British eavesdropping agency GCHQ say one way that law enforcement could access encrypted messages is to simply add themselves to your conversations. “It’s relatively easy for a service provider to silently add a law enforcement participant to […]
View More GCHQ’s not-so-smart idea to spy on encrypted messaging apps is branded ‘absolute madness’In letter to Congress, Apple sends strongest denial over ‘spy chip’ story
Apple has doubled down on its repudiation of Bloomberg’s report last week that claimed its systems had been compromised by Chinese spies. The blockbuster story cited more than a dozen sources claiming that China installed tiny chips on motherboards built by Supermicro, which companies across the U.S. tech industry — including Amazon and Apple — have […]
View More In letter to Congress, Apple sends strongest denial over ‘spy chip’ storySimon Pegg tests his ‘Mission Impossible’ spy knowledge
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Know Your Role is a card game for only the most dedicated actors.
We quizzed Simon Pegg, aka Benji – the technician turned field agent – in the ‘Mission Impossible’ series, to see if he knows as much about the spy world as his character.
Robot spy doves? Headbands that read thoughts? Jeremy Renner’s maglev suit? Read more…
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The United States needs a Department of Cybersecurity
Ted Schlein Contributor Ted Schlein, a general partner at venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, focuses on early-stage technology companies in the enterprise software and infrastructure markets, including ventures within the networking and consumer security arenas. More posts by this contributor What Silicon Valley can do about cyber threats The Entrepreneur’s Guide To […]
View More The United States needs a Department of CybersecurityUse your neighbors’ cameras to monitor your home
Ever wanted to keep an eye on your home without actually keeping an eye on your home? With Streetsy app, the whole neighborhood can. While it seems a little invasive, you can opt in and out of which camera you give your neighbors access to. Read more….
View More Use your neighbors’ cameras to monitor your homeSpy agency launches interactive online test to see if you’re cut out for the job
Recruiting spies is seldom a public exercise, but Australia’s intelligence agency is doing something different.
The Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS), equivalent to the CIA and Britain’s MI6, has launched an online interactive test to dis…