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Cops can’t do cell tower mass surveillance ‘dumps,’ court rules
A federal judge in Nevada has ruled that it’s unconstitutional to obtain swaths of cellular records through “tower dumps” — but will still let police get away with using it as evidence, as reported earlier by 404 Media and Court Watch. With tower dumps, authorities can dig through the cell records that pinged off a particular tower during a specific…
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CFPB workers are receiving mass layoff notices
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is sending out mass layoff notices that appear to be in defiance of a court order blocking further layoffs following DOGE-induced cuts. “I regret to inform you that you are affected by a reduction in force (RIF) action,” says a notice reviewed by The Verge that was sent by CFPB Acting Director Russell Vought…
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US Government sued after mass emails to federal workforce allegedly sent from insecure server – Computerworld
The OPM, of course, has form when it comes to data security. In 2015, it detected a huge data breach affecting 22.1 million employee records, including PII such as social security numbers. That led to Congressional hearings and several government reports that identified a depressing list of underlying causes. But with this history in mind, the idea that an unknown…
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How to Mass Delete Emails on Gmail: Best Way to Declutter
Having an email inbox full of read, unneeded messages can cause problems, especially in the Gmail mobile app. When you have thousands of emails, the Gmail app search function can get bogged down. In addition, all those obsolete emails require storage space, and soon, Gmail will force you to delete emails to free up storage or upgrade to a paid…
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Everything you need to know about the ‘mass exploitation’ of FortiManager appliances
A vulnerability in Fortinet’s network and security management tool, FortiManager, has been under “mass exploitation” for over three months, according to a report from Google’s threat intelligence arm Mandiant. CVE-2024-47575 is a missing authentication flaw affecting critical functions in FortiManager that would allow an attacker to use an unauthorized, compromised device to execute arbitrary code or commands on other FortiManager…
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iPhone 16 mass production begins, and it’s packing a new display — here’s what we know
Apple has reportedly begun mass production on the iPhone 16 lineup which bodes well for the rumored mid-September release date. A recent supply chain report, picked up by Apple Insider, claims that while Apple’s production cycle started in June the mass manufacturing phase is now in place. This dovetails with a separate post from ET News claiming both Samsung and…
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