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Chinese government issues Mecca-bound Muslims with GPS trackers and QR codes

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Genetic testing companies agree guidelines for DNA data sharing and police requests

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UK police forces expand testing of automated facial recognition despite high levels of inaccuracy

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UK's St Mungo's homelessness charity helped immigration authorities deport migrant rough sleepers

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Lawsuits target NSO Group for selling spyware to governments targeting activists and journalists

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NSO Group Pegasus spyware found operating in 45 countries

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Uber Paid Hackers to Delete Stolen Data on 57 Million People

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Fighting Mass Surveillance in the Post-Snowden Era

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Submission on Argentina's Draft Law on the Protection of Personal Data, 2018

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Submission on Indonesia's Draft Law on the Protection of Personal Data, 2018

Macedonia: Time To Act On Government Surveillance
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Macedonia: Time To Act On Government Surveillance

Attackers penetrate Singaporean government health database
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Attackers penetrate Singaporean government health database

Basic programming error opens access to millions of Telefónica subscribers' data
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Basic programming error opens access to millions of Telefónica subscribers' data

Facebook loophole allows third-party discover of users in private groups
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Facebook loophole allows third-party discover of users in private groups

Exactis leaves open access to comprehensive database of 340 million records
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Exactis leaves open access to comprehensive database of 340 million records

Authentication error causes Google Home and Chromecast to leak location data
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Authentication error causes Google Home and Chromecast to leak location data

Facebook bug marks private posts public
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Facebook bug marks private posts public

Mobile child protection app fails at protecting data
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Mobile child protection app fails at protecting data

Smartphone manufacturers secretly trade cheap prices for data collection
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Smartphone manufacturers secretly trade cheap prices for data collection

Software installed on cheap Android phones sends user data to China
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Software installed on cheap Android phones sends user data to China

Twitter gives social scientists rich research opportunities
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Twitter gives social scientists rich research opportunities

Dropbox grants researchers access to project folder data without asking consent
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Dropbox grants researchers access to project folder data without asking consent

SEC fines Yahoo $35 million for two years' secrecy about 2014 data breach
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SEC fines Yahoo $35 million for two years' secrecy about 2014 data breach

Hacker exposes data collected by SpyHuman surveillance app
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Hacker exposes data collected by SpyHuman surveillance app

Grindr shares location data and HIV status with third parties
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Grindr shares location data and HIV status with third parties

Grindr security flaw exposes its users' locations
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Grindr security flaw exposes its users' locations

Equifax discloses details of 2017 data breach in SEC filing
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Equifax discloses details of 2017 data breach in SEC filing

Top-selling iOS utilities ad blocker app caught exfiltrating browser histories
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Top-selling iOS utilities ad blocker app caught exfiltrating browser histories

Apple iOS apps sell location data
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Apple iOS apps sell location data

Breach at data aggregator Apollo exposes information of 212 million people
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Breach at data aggregator Apollo exposes information of 212 million people