Topic: privacy violations
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How "Catch a Cheater" Apps Feed Our Worst Instincts
"Cheater catching" apps use facial recognition to scan dating platforms like Tinder, operating in a legal gray area and raising privacy concerns by accessing profiles without user consent. Privacy experts warn these tools enable invasive surveillance, often misidentify individuals—especially peop...
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US Government Secretly Collecting American DNA for Years
A covert operation by Customs and Border Protection has collected DNA from U.S. citizens, including minors, and submitted it to the FBI's criminal database without congressional authorization. Government records show nearly 2,000 citizens had their DNA gathered between 2020 and 2024, with many no...
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ICE Deploys Advanced Spyware for Surveillance
China demonstrated its advanced military technology in a recent parade, highlighting its global technological ambitions. The U.S. is undergoing significant policy shifts, including rebranding the Defense Department and awarding a no-bid contract for combat training, amid debates on election integ...
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Humanoid Robot Hacked via Bluetooth, Data Sent to China
The Unitree G1 humanoid robot has critical Bluetooth vulnerabilities that allow unauthorized root access and remote code execution due to shared hardcoded encryption keys and improper data validation during setup. Weak encryption in the robot's configuration files and unsecured communication prot...
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DOGE May Have Exposed Millions of SSNs on Insecure Server
A Senate report reveals that personnel from Elon Musk's DOGE team are operating a cloud server containing millions of Americans' sensitive personal data, including Social Security numbers, without adequate protective measures. The exposed database includes actual production data such as birth det...
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Leaks Plague the Trump Administration's Inner Circle
A recent public post by President Trump on Truth Social, intended as a private message, highlights a pattern of using unsecured platforms for sensitive communications, raising security concerns. Multiple incidents involving officials like Mike Waltz and Pete Hegseth reveal careless handling of co...
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