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Ad Tech Surveillance on the Public Sector Web
EU citizens being tracked on sensitive government sites
Even on government sites one is not safe from tracking by the advertising industry. According to a report by the Danish company Cookiebot with European Digital Rights (EDRi), 89 percent of all government sites in EU member states use cookies and other advertising trackers. Governments thus help the advertising industry to collect sensitive data about their citizens. According to the report, the website of the authorities with the most tracking cookies in Europe is a website of the Hamburg city government on parental leave and maternity protection.
https://www.ft.com/content/6dbacf74-471b-11e9-b168-96a37d002cd3
https://www.cookiebot.com/media/1121/cookiebot-report-2019-medium-size.pdf
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EU citizens being tracked on sensitive government sites
Even on government sites one is not safe from tracking by the advertising industry. According to a report by the Danish company Cookiebot with European Digital Rights (EDRi), 89 percent of all government sites in EU member states use cookies and other advertising trackers. Governments thus help the advertising industry to collect sensitive data about their citizens. According to the report, the website of the authorities with the most tracking cookies in Europe is a website of the Hamburg city government on parental leave and maternity protection.
https://www.ft.com/content/6dbacf74-471b-11e9-b168-96a37d002cd3
https://www.cookiebot.com/media/1121/cookiebot-report-2019-medium-size.pdf
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Conspiracy Theorists Are Domestic Terrorists!
The term “conspiracy theory” was #weaponized by the #CIA half a century ago. At first it was merely used to marginalize those who question #government narratives. But now that weapon is being loaded and pointed at our heads. Can a “conspiracy theorist” false flag be far behind? James examines the new #FBI document on #conspiracy theorists as domestic #terrorists in this important edition of #PropagandaWatch.
📺 https://www.corbettreport.com/conspiracy-theorists-are-domestic-terrorists-propagandawatch/
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The term “conspiracy theory” was #weaponized by the #CIA half a century ago. At first it was merely used to marginalize those who question #government narratives. But now that weapon is being loaded and pointed at our heads. Can a “conspiracy theorist” false flag be far behind? James examines the new #FBI document on #conspiracy theorists as domestic #terrorists in this important edition of #PropagandaWatch.
📺 https://www.corbettreport.com/conspiracy-theorists-are-domestic-terrorists-propagandawatch/
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Episode 365 - Lies, Damned Lies, and Government Nutrition Advice
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Lies, Damned Lies, and Government Nutrition Advice
#Nutrition #science is almost always a hot, steaming pile of contradictory nonsense. How much worse, then, that our eating habits and dietary #guidelines are shaped by the #government (and its corporate string-pullers)? Join James for this extra tasty, sugar-free, all organic, non-GMO edition of The #CorbettReport.
📻 Episode 365 - #corbettreport #podcast
https://www.corbettreport.com/nutrition/
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#Nutrition #science is almost always a hot, steaming pile of contradictory nonsense. How much worse, then, that our eating habits and dietary #guidelines are shaped by the #government (and its corporate string-pullers)? Join James for this extra tasty, sugar-free, all organic, non-GMO edition of The #CorbettReport.
📻 Episode 365 - #corbettreport #podcast
https://www.corbettreport.com/nutrition/
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Exclusive: Government officials around the globe targeted for hacking through WhatsApp
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior government officials in multiple U.S.-allied countries were targeted earlier this year with hacking software that used Facebook Inc's (FB.O) WhatsApp to take over users' phones, according to people familiar with the messaging company's investigation.
Sources familiar with WhatsApp’s internal investigation into the breach said a “significant” portion of the known victims are high-profile government and military officials spread across at least 20 countries on five continents. Many of the nations are U.S. allies, they said.
The hacking of a wider group of top government officials' smartphones than previously reported suggests the WhatsApp cyber intrusion could have broad political and diplomatic consequences.
WhatsApp filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Israeli hacking tool developer NSO Group. The Facebook-owned software giant alleges that NSO Group built and sold a hacking platform that exploited a flaw in WhatsApp-owned servers to help clients hack into the cellphones of at least 1,400 users between April 29, 2019, and May 10, 2019.
The total number of WhatsApp users hacked could be even higher. A London-based human rights lawyer, who was among the targets, sent Reuters photographs showing attempts to break into his phone dating back to April 1.
While it is not clear who used the software to hack officials' phones, NSO has said it sells its spyware exclusively to government customers.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior government officials in multiple U.S.-allied countries were targeted earlier this year with hacking software that used Facebook Inc's (FB.O) WhatsApp to take over users' phones, according to people familiar with the messaging company's investigation.
Sources familiar with WhatsApp’s internal investigation into the breach said a “significant” portion of the known victims are high-profile government and military officials spread across at least 20 countries on five continents. Many of the nations are U.S. allies, they said.
The hacking of a wider group of top government officials' smartphones than previously reported suggests the WhatsApp cyber intrusion could have broad political and diplomatic consequences.
WhatsApp filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Israeli hacking tool developer NSO Group. The Facebook-owned software giant alleges that NSO Group built and sold a hacking platform that exploited a flaw in WhatsApp-owned servers to help clients hack into the cellphones of at least 1,400 users between April 29, 2019, and May 10, 2019.
The total number of WhatsApp users hacked could be even higher. A London-based human rights lawyer, who was among the targets, sent Reuters photographs showing attempts to break into his phone dating back to April 1.
While it is not clear who used the software to hack officials' phones, NSO has said it sells its spyware exclusively to government customers.
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https://uk.mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUKKBN1XA27N
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China due to introduce face scans for mobile users
People in China are now required to have their faces scanned when registering new mobile phone services, as the authorities seek to verify the identities of the country's hundreds of millions of internet users.
The #regulation, announced in September, was due to come into effect on Sunday.
The #government says it wants to "protect the legitimate rights and interest of #citizens in #cyberspace".
#China already uses #facial #recognition #technology to #survey its #population.
It is a world leader in such technologies, but their intensifying use across the country in recent years has sparked debate.
What are the new rules?
When signing up for new mobile or mobile data contracts, people are already required to show their national identification card (as required in many countries) and have their photos taken.
But now, they will also have their faces scanned in order to verify that they are a genuine match for the ID provided.
China has for years been trying to enforce rules to ensure that everyone using the internet does so under their "real-name" identities.
In 2017, for example, new rules required internet platforms to verify a user's true identity before letting them post online content.
The new regulation for telecom operators was framed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology as a way to "strengthen" this system and ensure that the government can identify all mobile phone users. Most Chinese internet users access the web via their phones.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-50587098
👉🏼 Read as well:
https://gizmodo.com/chinese-citizens-will-have-to-scan-their-faces-to-get-i-1838936778
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People in China are now required to have their faces scanned when registering new mobile phone services, as the authorities seek to verify the identities of the country's hundreds of millions of internet users.
The #regulation, announced in September, was due to come into effect on Sunday.
The #government says it wants to "protect the legitimate rights and interest of #citizens in #cyberspace".
#China already uses #facial #recognition #technology to #survey its #population.
It is a world leader in such technologies, but their intensifying use across the country in recent years has sparked debate.
What are the new rules?
When signing up for new mobile or mobile data contracts, people are already required to show their national identification card (as required in many countries) and have their photos taken.
But now, they will also have their faces scanned in order to verify that they are a genuine match for the ID provided.
China has for years been trying to enforce rules to ensure that everyone using the internet does so under their "real-name" identities.
In 2017, for example, new rules required internet platforms to verify a user's true identity before letting them post online content.
The new regulation for telecom operators was framed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology as a way to "strengthen" this system and ensure that the government can identify all mobile phone users. Most Chinese internet users access the web via their phones.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-50587098
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https://gizmodo.com/chinese-citizens-will-have-to-scan-their-faces-to-get-i-1838936778
#surveillance #thinkabout #why
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Spanish Congress approves "digital decree" The "gag law" to control the Internet?
The Permanent #Commission of the #Congress has approved with the favorable votes of #PSOE, #PP and #Citizens, the Royal Decree-Law 14/2019 of October 31, of urgent measures for the #digital #administration. A tremendously controversial #rule, unprecedented in #Spanish #democracy and that is raising blisters in all areas, as some #lawyers and #activists believe that it is an unconstitutional rule that violates fundamental rights.
The so-called "#digitaldecree" will allow the #Government to assume (temporarily) the direct management of electronic communications networks and services in certain exceptional cases that may affect public order, public security and national security. In practice, the Government will be able to cut off communications and networks such as the Internet in all or part of the territory without a prior court order, alleging an alteration of 'public order'.
The approval entails the adaptation of section 6 of article 4 of the General Telecommunications Law, the wording of which will literally read as follows: "The Government, on an exceptional and transitory basis, may agree to the assumption by the General State Administration of the direct management or intervention of electronic communications networks and services in certain exceptional cases that may affect public order, public security and national security. This exceptional power [...] may affect any infrastructure, associated resource or element or level of the network or service that is necessary to preserve or restore public order, public security and national security.
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https://www.muycomputer.com/2019/11/28/decretazo-digital-control-internet/
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The Permanent #Commission of the #Congress has approved with the favorable votes of #PSOE, #PP and #Citizens, the Royal Decree-Law 14/2019 of October 31, of urgent measures for the #digital #administration. A tremendously controversial #rule, unprecedented in #Spanish #democracy and that is raising blisters in all areas, as some #lawyers and #activists believe that it is an unconstitutional rule that violates fundamental rights.
The so-called "#digitaldecree" will allow the #Government to assume (temporarily) the direct management of electronic communications networks and services in certain exceptional cases that may affect public order, public security and national security. In practice, the Government will be able to cut off communications and networks such as the Internet in all or part of the territory without a prior court order, alleging an alteration of 'public order'.
The approval entails the adaptation of section 6 of article 4 of the General Telecommunications Law, the wording of which will literally read as follows: "The Government, on an exceptional and transitory basis, may agree to the assumption by the General State Administration of the direct management or intervention of electronic communications networks and services in certain exceptional cases that may affect public order, public security and national security. This exceptional power [...] may affect any infrastructure, associated resource or element or level of the network or service that is necessary to preserve or restore public order, public security and national security.
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https://www.muycomputer.com/2019/11/28/decretazo-digital-control-internet/
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Kashmiris Are Disappearing From WhatsApp
Kashmiris enduring their region's ongoing internet blackout are losing their WhatsApp accounts because of the platform's policy on inactive accounts.
On Wednesday, #Kashmiris began #disappearing from #WhatsApp — and no one initially knew why. #Citizens of the disputed geographical territory, whose autonomy the #Indian #government revoked in August, abruptly and inexplicably began departing WhatsApp groups in which they had long participated, leaving behind only a “[Phone number] left” message.
It's been four months since India’s government shut down Kashmir’s internet services, cutting off the region from the rest of the world. Because of this, some observers suspected that the Kashmiris who disappeared from their WhatsApp #groups this week did not do so on their own and may not even know anything has changed.
In a comment provided after this story's publication, a spokesperson for #Facebook, which owns WhatsApp, said the disappearances were the result of the messaging app's policy on inactive accounts.
"To maintain security and limit data retention, WhatsApp accounts generally expire after 120 days of inactivity," they wrote. "When that happens, those accounts automatically exit their WhatsApp groups. People will need to be re-added to groups upon regaining access to the Internet and joining WhatsApp again."
The spokesperson did not respond to questions from BuzzFeed News about how many Kashmiris were affected. Those whose profiles have expired will have to re-register on WhatsApp and recreate their profiles on the platform.
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https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pranavdixit/hundreds-of-kashmiris-are-disappearing-from-their-whatsapp
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Kashmiris enduring their region's ongoing internet blackout are losing their WhatsApp accounts because of the platform's policy on inactive accounts.
On Wednesday, #Kashmiris began #disappearing from #WhatsApp — and no one initially knew why. #Citizens of the disputed geographical territory, whose autonomy the #Indian #government revoked in August, abruptly and inexplicably began departing WhatsApp groups in which they had long participated, leaving behind only a “[Phone number] left” message.
It's been four months since India’s government shut down Kashmir’s internet services, cutting off the region from the rest of the world. Because of this, some observers suspected that the Kashmiris who disappeared from their WhatsApp #groups this week did not do so on their own and may not even know anything has changed.
In a comment provided after this story's publication, a spokesperson for #Facebook, which owns WhatsApp, said the disappearances were the result of the messaging app's policy on inactive accounts.
"To maintain security and limit data retention, WhatsApp accounts generally expire after 120 days of inactivity," they wrote. "When that happens, those accounts automatically exit their WhatsApp groups. People will need to be re-added to groups upon regaining access to the Internet and joining WhatsApp again."
The spokesperson did not respond to questions from BuzzFeed News about how many Kashmiris were affected. Those whose profiles have expired will have to re-register on WhatsApp and recreate their profiles on the platform.
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Banned recording reveals: China ambassador threatened Faroese leader at secret meeting
China's ambassador to Denmark threatened the Faroese prime minister by indicating that a trade agreement would be dropped if the autonomous Danish archipelago does not sign a 5G contract with technology giant Huawei, Berlingske can now reveal.
#China ambassador to #Denmark, Mr. Feng Tie, made overt #threats to prominent members of the #Faroese #government in order to secure a strategically important contract for the #Chinese telecoms giant #Huawei, by indicating that the Chinese government would drop a free trade agreement with the Faroe Islands if the company did not get the contract.
This appears from an #audio #recording which was subsequently banned from publication, #Berlingske can now reveal.
The recording marks the first instance where the Chinese government has linked access to China's huge market to Huawei being awarded contracts for #5G #networks in #Europe. Huawei has publicly stated that it is a private company with no ties to the Chinese state.
For the past seven days, the Faroese government has sought to keep the recording a secret by getting an injunction to prevent the Faroese TV station Kringvarp Føroya from publishing its content. Kringvarp Føroya had planned to reveal the recording in a Faroese news broadcast Monday a week ago.
But as Berlingske can now reveal, the audio clip clearly indicates how the Chinese top #diplomat used the meeting to unequivocally tie the Huawei contract to wider trade interests, which would particularly affect the Faroe Islands' large and growing exports of salmon to China.
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https://www.berlingske.dk/internationalt/banned-recording-reveals-china-ambassador-threatened-faroese-leader
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China's ambassador to Denmark threatened the Faroese prime minister by indicating that a trade agreement would be dropped if the autonomous Danish archipelago does not sign a 5G contract with technology giant Huawei, Berlingske can now reveal.
#China ambassador to #Denmark, Mr. Feng Tie, made overt #threats to prominent members of the #Faroese #government in order to secure a strategically important contract for the #Chinese telecoms giant #Huawei, by indicating that the Chinese government would drop a free trade agreement with the Faroe Islands if the company did not get the contract.
This appears from an #audio #recording which was subsequently banned from publication, #Berlingske can now reveal.
The recording marks the first instance where the Chinese government has linked access to China's huge market to Huawei being awarded contracts for #5G #networks in #Europe. Huawei has publicly stated that it is a private company with no ties to the Chinese state.
For the past seven days, the Faroese government has sought to keep the recording a secret by getting an injunction to prevent the Faroese TV station Kringvarp Føroya from publishing its content. Kringvarp Føroya had planned to reveal the recording in a Faroese news broadcast Monday a week ago.
But as Berlingske can now reveal, the audio clip clearly indicates how the Chinese top #diplomat used the meeting to unequivocally tie the Huawei contract to wider trade interests, which would particularly affect the Faroe Islands' large and growing exports of salmon to China.
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https://www.berlingske.dk/internationalt/banned-recording-reveals-china-ambassador-threatened-faroese-leader
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Report: Hundreds of apps have hidden tracking software used by the government
A new report exposes how a federal contractor secretly puts government tracking software into hundreds of mobile apps.
The data gleaned from this tracking is then sold back to the US government for undisclosed purposes.
This tactic is deceptive because the tracking isn’t disclosed. However, it appears to be totally legal.
A new report today from The Wall Street Journal exposes yet another concerning development when it comes to mobile phone tracking. According to the report, at least one federal contractor puts government tracking software in over 500 mobile applications.
The contractor — a Virginia-based company called Anomaly Six LLC — pays mobile developers to include its in-house tracking code within their apps. The trackers then collect anonymized data from our phones and Anomaly Six aggregates that data and sells it to the US government.
It sounds crazy, but it’s happening. What’s more, it appears it’s totally legal.
👀 👉🏼 https://www.androidauthority.com/government-tracking-apps-1145989/
👀 👉🏼 https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-government-contractor-embedded-software-in-apps-to-track-phones-11596808801
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A new report exposes how a federal contractor secretly puts government tracking software into hundreds of mobile apps.
The data gleaned from this tracking is then sold back to the US government for undisclosed purposes.
This tactic is deceptive because the tracking isn’t disclosed. However, it appears to be totally legal.
A new report today from The Wall Street Journal exposes yet another concerning development when it comes to mobile phone tracking. According to the report, at least one federal contractor puts government tracking software in over 500 mobile applications.
The contractor — a Virginia-based company called Anomaly Six LLC — pays mobile developers to include its in-house tracking code within their apps. The trackers then collect anonymized data from our phones and Anomaly Six aggregates that data and sells it to the US government.
It sounds crazy, but it’s happening. What’s more, it appears it’s totally legal.
👀 👉🏼 https://www.androidauthority.com/government-tracking-apps-1145989/
👀 👉🏼 https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-government-contractor-embedded-software-in-apps-to-track-phones-11596808801
#usa #government #tracking #software #apps #smartphones #data #surveillance #why #thinkabout
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Report: Hundreds of apps have hidden tracking software used by the government
According to a new report, there is government tracking software hidden in hundreds of apps. The software is undisclosed, put there by federal contractors.
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a MESSAGE to Anonymous #NewBlood from a Old Anonymous Coot #CyberWar #OpDeleteTheElite #Killuminati
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Knb8HsSurs
#breakingnews #Cyberattack #columbia #OffCircuitSec #OCSec #AnonymousPhilippines #Anonymous #FreeGho57 #Arrested #OpColumbia #Columbian #Government #NWO #hostile #Rothschild #UN #LineInTheSand #GameOver #WorldWar #An0NiX #GhostSec #GhostSecurity #video
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#Elon #Musk: "Various #government agencies effectively had full access to everything that was going on #Twitter," including to the users' direct messages.
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More guerilla journalism. #usa #government contractor admits flying immigrants from El Paso to west Chester.
At the end, “You know why it’s secret. If it gets out that the government is betraying the American people”
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At the end, “You know why it’s secret. If it gets out that the government is betraying the American people”
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The #USA #government demanded #Google names and addresses of people who watched certain #YouTube videos.
Worrying development …
#why
Worrying development …
#why