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Why Tornado Cash sanctions are drawing fierce criticism, potential court challenge from crypto group
Sanctions against the cryptocurrency mixer have ignited concern from industry stakeholders, privacy advocates and legal experts.
FTC will explore new privacy rules to protect consumers from 'hackers and data thieves'
Concerns about the commercial surveillance industry outlined in the agency's notice include poor data security for consumer information.
Twitter breach exposes anonymous accounts to nation state hackers
Twitter confirmed Friday that a bad actor used a vulnerability to match private information with potentially anonymous Twitter accounts.
Federal courts left Americans' data exposed, senator tells Supreme Court chief justice
Sen. Ron Wyden said privacy rules aren't being followed, putting thousands of Americans at risk of having their most sensitive data exposed.
Privacy bill strips FCC oversight of telecom data abuse, worrying consumer advocates
The commission would no longer have the authority to enforce its privacy regulations for common carriers such as AT&T and Verizon.
House Intel Chairman vows to put 'greater emphasis' on fighting spyware
Spyware such as NSO Group-produced Pegasus is proliferating quickly and poses a threat to privacy and national security, experts said.
Children's privacy legislation advances through the Senate, but fight is brewing
Federal privacy legislation fails to gain momentum in the Senate.
Hackers leak huge cache of data from evangelical organization that supported Dobbs decision
The hack is meant to expose donors to evangelical Christian groups opposed to LGBTQ and abortion rights, a message read.
Federal privacy legislation progresses, but concerns about data brokers loom
The latest version of the legislation still leaves loopholes for abuses of data including reproductive health data.
Attackers can surveil, disrupt vehicles outfitted with popular GPS tracker, CISA warns
Experts say the vulnerabilities found in the MiCODUS GPS tracker reflect a larger security problem in the Internet of Things ecosystem.