"We are documenting for the first time in our study concrete technical evidence of such a spyware attack via online advertising," said the Viennese researcher at Citizen Lab and co-author of the report, Wolfie Christl. Citizen Lab researcher Christl noted to the Reuters news agency that the way online advertising works today would represent "a systemic security threat." #Onlinewerbung #Spionage #Datenschutz (translated)
Researchers from the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto have documented in a new study how manipulated online advertising, particularly through the Israeli company Discover-Tech, can silently infect devices with spyware without the victims needing to click, highlighting the urgent need for regulation in the online advertising market. #Onlinewerbung #Spionage #Datenschutz (translated)
Hackers have attacked the IT systems of Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, potentially intercepting data from about 51,000 applications, including personal information. #Hackerangriff #Datenschutz #UniversitätHalle (translated)
The article addresses the abuse in youth soccer and criticizes the normalization of such behaviors by coaches, who portray them as common among friends. #Datenschutz #Urheberrecht #WebScraping (translated)
Amazon has introduced two new AI devices, Bee Frontier and Bee Eclipse, which convert conversations into digital notes and capture key points in a privacy-compliant manner through simple operation. #Amazon #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Gespräche (translated)
The Federal Office sees no error in the deportation order for a baby, even though the request for details has been blocked. #Datenschutz #ContentProtection #AutomatisierterZugriff (translated)
The ECB has apparently approved UniCredit's acquisition of Commerzbank. #Datenschutz #WebScraping #AutomatisierterZugriff (translated)
At Kottbusser Tor in Berlin, the police are testing AI surveillance that is supposed to recognize brawls, while data protection advocates warn of the risks of arbitrary data collection. #Überwachung #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Datenschutz (translated)
An attack via online advertising that does not require a click is "even more insidious,” said Freund in an interview with BR and netzpolitik.org. #Spyware #OnlineWerbung #Datenschutz (translated)
"We document for the first time in our study concrete technical evidence for such a spyware attack via online advertising," says Wolfie Christl, a researcher at Citizen Lab and co-author of the report. #Spyware #OnlineWerbung #Datenschutz (translated)
An Israeli company called Discover-Tech reportedly used online advertising to spread spyware by displaying manipulated ads to millions of end devices, specifically targeting international organizations, states, media, and companies, without the affected users having to click themselves. #Spyware #OnlineWerbung #Datenschutz (translated)
Merz expects very, very difficult negotiations on the EU budget at the EU summit in Brussels. #Datenschutz #AutomatisierterZugriff #Inhaltsrechte (translated)
TU Graz has revealed a significant security risk when switching smartphones, as data transfer tools can potentially expose private information such as SMS and photos to attackers. #Sicherheit #Datenschutz #Smartphonewechsel (translated)
A Europe-wide research cooperation reveals how far the surveillance company Palantir has penetrated public contracts in areas such as healthcare, military, and police despite warnings. #Palantir #Überwachung #Datenschutz (translated)
Insured individuals can object to the analysis of their billing data by health insurance companies regarding health risks, as this is carried out without prior permission since a new law in March 2024. #Gesundheitsvorsorge #Krankenkassen #Datenschutz (translated)
The editorial team of "Nachrichten AUF1" wanted to know from the authorities today whether Pegasus is still being used in Germany and Austria and how data transfers to Israel are being prevented. #Pegasus #Datenschutz #Nachrichten #DE #AT #IL (translated)
An employee was dismissed after 13 years because she was not willing to be constantly monitored via webcam while working from home due to her lupus condition, while her employer refused to make any compromises despite medical recommendations. #Homeoffice #Datenschutz #Arbeitsplatzüberwachung (translated)
The Cologne District Court has ruled that Snapchat's AI chatbot is not allowed to collect users' sensitive data for advertising purposes in order to ensure the protection of minors. #Datenschutz #Verbraucherschutz #Jugendschutz (translated)
The author wrote that a similarly strict stance is taken towards data protection against large corporations as is taken with the Pope's sexual morality. At the same time, in his opinion, no one, not even the EU, is interested in the fact that the constitution protection agency collects mass data on opposition members. #Datenschutz #Überwachung #Freiheit #DE #EU (translated)
The EU Commission has presented the EU Kids Act to better protect children in the digital space, while data protection advocates express concerns that this could jeopardize digital anonymity. #EUKidsAct #Kinderschutz #DigitaleSicherheit (translated)
