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Overreach. The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for the Week Ending June 10th., 2025
EP 246
...And in this update, the subject of overreach. Just last week, Meta and Yandex ceased covert tracking practices on Android apps that exploited localhost communications to collect user data, prompting recommendations to use privacy-focused browsers like Firefox, Brave, or DuckDuckGo.
The ACLU filed a lawsuit against Sonoma County, California, alleging its drone program, initially for tracking illegal cannabis, has expanded into unauthorized surveillance of private properties, raising ire or the local residents and serious privacy concerns.
New York lawmakers passed the “Keep Police…
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