A city councillor in Quebec and two local community groups have been promoting a cellphone application that collects and transfers users’ private information to the Chinese authorities and requires users to comply with Chinese law. Qiaobao is an application developed by a Beijing-based technology company that operates as a subsidiary of the China News Service, which…
Quebec Groups, Politician Promote Chinese App That Collects Personal Data, Surveils Users
U.S. Intelligence Agencies Are Buying Americans’ Personal Data From Private Companies
June 16, 2023
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U.S. government agencies are reportedly buying vast amounts of sensitive data on Americans from private sources, according to a recently released declassified report (pdf). Private data collection services have gathered commercially available information (CAI) over the years, including highly-revealing data on millions of American citizens, reported The Wall Street Journal. These data brokers are able…
TikTok in the Crosshairs of Congress
March 24, 2023
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Commentary Ask the average youth about what he watches on TikTok and he is most likely to mention funny videos of animals, pranks, dancing, experiments, and food. The top posts on TikTok get hundreds of millions of views. But ask an average member of the U.S. House of Representatives, though none are really average, and…
‘Fortnite’ Maker Epic Games Fined $520 Million Over Claims It Violated Children’s Privacy, Collected Personal Data
December 20, 2022
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Epic Games, developer of the popular online video game Fortnite, has agreed to pay $520 million in penalties and refunds to settle allegations surrounding alleged violations of children’s privacy and the use of design tricks to dupe millions of players into making unintentional purchases. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the fines, the largest…
Shangri-La Guest Database Hacked
Shangri-La Group issued an announcement on its official website on Sept. 30, stating that its 8 hotels were found to have been hacked by professional cyber attackers, bypassing the group’s security monitoring system, and after investigation, it was found that the contact information of some guests was leaked. The group apologized to the affected customers…
National Security Threat: China’s Eyes in America
September 13, 2022
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Originally published by Gatestone Institute Commentary Chinese intelligence gathering in the United States takes many forms and has different purposes. Most Americans are familiar with some of their means and tactics, but not with how widespread and persistent they are. Americans may know about the malware contained in that infernal TikTok app that their children use. They…
‘A Surveillance Company’: Rights Group Sounds Alarm After Amazon Acquires iRobot
August 9, 2022
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Amazon’s $1.7 billion (A$2.4 billion) acquisition deal for iRobot, the creator of Roomba robot vacuums, will give the e-commerce giant another avenue to collect personal information if nothing is done to protect it, Digital Rights Watch warned. On Friday, both companies announced they had entered into a definitive merger in an all-cash transaction. Digital Rights…
[Premiering 7/06 at 1PM ET] States Risk Massive Security Breaches By Using “Low Cost” Chinese Computer Equipment | Facts Matter
July 6, 2022
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We had an opportunity to sit down with Roslyn Layton and discussed the national security and political implications of the United States outsourcing its manufacturing of pharmaceuticals and electronics to China. Layton informed me that state governments are using Chinese-made equipment that is banned for use at the federal government level over technology and privacy…
[Premiering 7/6 at 1PM ET] States Risk Massive Security Breaches By Using “Low Cost” Chinese Computer Equipment | Facts Matter
July 6, 2022
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This video is brought to you by Sekur: ept.ms/3yW0Wul We had an opportunity to sit down with Roslyn Layton and discussed the national security and political implications of the United States outsourcing its manufacturing of pharmaceuticals and electronics to China. Layton informed me that state governments are using Chinese-made equipment that is banned for use…
[PREMIERING NOW] States Risk Massive Security Breaches By Using “Low Cost” Chinese Computer Equipment | Facts Matter
July 6, 2022
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This video is brought to you by Sekur: ept.ms/3yW0Wul We had an opportunity to sit down with Roslyn Layton and discussed the national security and political implications of the United States outsourcing its manufacturing of pharmaceuticals and electronics to China. Layton informed me that state governments are using Chinese-made equipment that is banned for use…
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