Flock Safety announced a voluntary employee separation program on Friday, offering a “generous” severance package to those who want to leave amid growing backlash against the surveillance technology company, according to an internal email shared with WIRED. Applications for Flock’s… Read More "Flock Offers Employees Buyouts as Customers Flee"
US, UK, Dutch Agencies Expose Iranian ‘Chosen Brick’ Surveillance Malware
Cybersecurity and intelligence agencies in the US, UK, and Netherlands have issued a joint advisory warning of a Windows malware family dubbed Chosen Brick, deployed by Iranian state cyber actors to target dissidents, activists, and journalists worldwide. Active since at… Read More "US, UK, Dutch Agencies Expose Iranian ‘Chosen Brick’ Surveillance Malware"
Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works
Hackers ripped down a Flock camera above a roadway, made a near-complete copy of the data stored inside it, and shared the files with 404 Media and WIRED, revealing in new detail how exactly Flock Safety’s cameras track the movements… Read More "Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works"
Clearview AI Is Testing an AI Tool That Would Let Cops Unearth Your Life Online
Clearview is not the first company to automate the process of trawling publicly available information. Other intelligence platforms sold to law enforcement, including ShadowDragon’s SocialNet, Penlink’s Tangles, and Fivecast, help investigators uncover aliases and associates and map a person’s digital… Read More "Clearview AI Is Testing an AI Tool That Would Let Cops Unearth Your Life Online"
Apple Doesn’t Want You to Worry About the New Apple Watch’s Listening Features
The new Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 come not just with better fitness tracking and upgraded noise reduction, but a whole new way to listen. Apple announced on Wednesday that the two smartwatches come with four opt-in “audio… Read More "Apple Doesn’t Want You to Worry About the New Apple Watch’s Listening Features"
You Can Now Destroy Flock Cameras for Cash in GTA V
People are not happy about Flock Safety’s automated license plate readers and the cops that allegedly misuse them. If you’re one of those ALPR-haters, you can now take out your rage in the video game Grand Theft Auto V by… Read More "You Can Now Destroy Flock Cameras for Cash in GTA V"