Interesting. Consider this (or similar) technology used by stalkers to locate prey…
Third-party data brokers give police warrantless access to 250 million devices
Ars Technica: “…Functioning like Google Maps, Fog Reveal is marketed to police departments as a cheap way to harvest data from 250 million devices in the US. For several thousand dollars annually, the software lets police trace unique borders around large, customized regions to generate a list of devices in the area. Police can use Fog Reveal to geofence entire buildings or street blocks—like the area surrounding an abortion clinic—and get information on devices used within and surrounding those buildings to identify suspects. On top of identifying devices used in a targeted location, Fog Reveal also can be used to search by device and see everywhere that device has been used. That means cops could identify devices at a clinic and then follow them home to identify the person connected to that device. Or they could identify a device and follow it to an abortion clinic. The EFF discovered that Fog Reveal is already covertly used by police in various states, sometimes to conduct warrantless searches. Police demonstrating interest in the tool shows how all those smaller, less-scrutinized apps that sell user data to third parties could end up collectively contributing more data to local and state police investigations than is expected from even the biggest tech giants. In the “worst-case scenario,” Fog Reveal could become a go-to tool allowing police to track abortions in-state and across state lines, EFF policy analyst Matt Guariglia told Ars. Because unlike similar scenarios in which major tech companies like Meta or Google are served warrants compelling them to supply data to police investigating crimes, abortion data surveillance via Fog Reveal could seemingly be conducted without warrants and without any legal oversight. That invisibility could be a desirable feature as states prepare to strictly enforce laws across state lines that either shield or block access to abortion. No one can protest another state using the tool if it’s never named in court, and that, Guariglia told Ars, is often the case with Fog Reveal. As one Maryland-based sergeant wrote in a department email —touting the benefit of “no court paperwork” before purchasing Fog Reveal—the tool’s “success lies in the secrecy.”
No harm, no foul? The potential cost of a breach just went way up! (May I suggest encrypting personal data?)
Third Circuit Finds Standing for Victim of Data Breach, Citing ‘Imminent Harm’
Harris Freier and Avi R. Jerushalmy write:
It comes as no surprise that cybersecurity is at the forefront of business owners’ minds across the globe. Corporate cyberattacks were at an all-time high last year, up 50% year over year. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency reported in February that it is aware of ransomware incidents against 14 of the 16 U.S. critical infrastructure sectors.
Ransomware attacks against notable American companies have made headlines, and the actions of these companies in response to those attacks have caused controversy. The stakes are high, as a ransomware attack will cost a company an average total of $4.54 million. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently issued an important ruling in the cyber data space. On Sept. 2, the court held that a plaintiff successfully established standing after hackers accessed personal information (PI) from her former employer and published it on the dark web, without requiring her to prove she suffered any actual harm. See Clemens v. ExecuPharm. This ruling makes it easier for victims of identity theft to sue employers, vendors, or any other company that is the victim of a cybersecurity breach even before—or even if they never— experience provable financial harm. The Third Circuit’s decision is in keeping with other jurisdictions that have focused on the exposure of personally identifiable information as the actual harm, rather than a subsequent harm such as identity theft.
Read more at Law.com.
Designed with espionage in mind.
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/23/drones-chinese-spy-threat-senate-00070591
Drones over D.C.: Senators alarmed over potential Chinese spy threat
Hundreds of Chinese-manufactured drones have been detected in restricted airspace over Washington, D.C., in recent months, a trend that national security agencies fear could become a new means for foreign espionage.
The recreational drones made by Chinese company DJI, which are designed with “geofencing” restrictions to keep them out of sensitive locations, are being manipulated by users with simple workarounds to fly over no-go zones around the nation’s capital.
… officials say they do not believe the swarms are directed by the Chinese government. Yet the violations by users mark a new turn in the proliferation of relatively cheap but increasingly sophisticated drones that can be used for recreation and commerce. They also come as Congress debates extending current federal authorities and adopting new ones to track the aerial vehicles as potential security threats.
This is not how you want to be remembered.
https://www.bespacific.com/elon-musks-hardcore-management-style-a-case-study-in-what-not-to-do/
Elon Musk’s ‘hardcore’ management style: a case study in what not to do
Via LLRX – Elon Musk’s ‘hardcore’ management style: a case study in what not to do: Professor Libby Sander explains why as a case study in how to implement organisational change, Elon Musk’s actions at Twitter will go down as the gold standard in what not to do. Among other things, the evidence shows successful organisational change requires: a clear, compelling vision that is communicated effectively; employee participation; and fairness in the way change is implemented. Trust in leaders is also crucial. Change management never quite goes to plan. It’s hard to figure out whether Musk even has a plan at all.
Perspective. I wonder if my English teacher friends would agree?
https://www.makeuseof.com/pros-cons-ai-writing-tools/
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