Joseph Menn and Dan Levine report: U.S. investigators failed in a recent courtroom effort to force Facebook to wiretap voice calls over its Messenger app in a closely watched test case, according to two people briefed on the sealed ruling. Read more on Reuters.
Month: September 2018
Would you know if your child has been a victim of ID theft for the past 3 years?
Over the past few years, there have been many warnings to parents about the need to check your children’s credit report – to find out if one exists when it shouldn’t – and to take steps to protect your children from identity theft. If you don’t take steps, criminals can be misusing your children’s identity…
Facebook Sued Over Newly Disclosed Breach
Ross Todd reports: That didn’t take long! On the same day that Facebook Inc. announced in a post on the company’s blog that it had discovered a security breach affecting almost 50 million accounts earlier in the week, the company was hit a (sic) breach-related lawsuit. Lawyers at Morgan & Morgan and Clayeo C. Arnold, a Professional Corporation today filed…
Homeland Security officers patrolling BART trains as part of ‘normal’ anti-terrorism checks
More security theatre? Or more opportunity to try to surveill law-abiding citizens? What is going on? Lauren Hernandez reports: Uniformed Department of Homeland Security officers seen patrolling BART trains and stations this week are members of a Transportation Security Administration team, according to BART and Department of Homeland Security officials. Photos posted to social media,…