John Scott-Railton ☕

JSR's law of data: if you collect it, they will come. Investigators will eventually identify any consumer product that persistently records peoples' activities. One day, they'll show up, requesting access. If the data is consistently helpful, they'll stop asking & start demanding. Once this happens enough the company will probably create a law enforcement portal to simplify access & save customers the trouble... #infosec #police #cybersecurity #privacy #security #crime #surveillance

NEW: researchers say #TikTok screen time predicts level of pro-#China views on key topics. Why? They say #TikTok boosts pro-#China content & actively suppress criticisms of China. E.g. they find sensitive topics like #Taiwan, persecution of #Uyghurs & #Tibet are buried by pro-#CCP influencer content & irrelevant vids. By NCRI at Rutgers pairing psychological survey research & social media analysis. 📄.pdf #infosec #tiktok #propaganda #infosec #cybersecurity

NEW: sophisticated #phishing targets #Russia 's perceived enemies around the globe. Journalists, US think tanks, Russian human rights groups, a former US ambassador & more were sent clever, credible approaches pretending to be their colleagues. We think 🇷🇺Russia's spies are responsible & managed to identify two separate threat actors. Collaboration between us @The Citizen Lab & Access Now with First Department, Arhuna Team & resident.ngo REPORT:

The Citizen Lab

Rivers of Phish: Sophisticated Phishing Targets Russia’s Perceived Enemies Around the Globe - The Citizen Lab

A sophisticated spear phishing campaign has been targeting Western and Russian civil society. In collaboration with Access Now, and with the partic...

#infosec #cybersecurity