US #spy #satellite agency declassifies high-flying #ColdWar listening post

#NationalReconnaissanceOffice , the agency overseeing the US gov's fleet of spy #satellites , has declassified a decades-old program used to #eavesdrop on the #SovietUnion 's #military communication signals

The program was codenamed #Jumpseat , & its existence was already public knowledge through leaks & contemporary media reports. What's new is the #NRO 's description of the program's purpose…

https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/us-spy-satellite-agency-declassifies-high-flying-cold-war-listening-post/

US spy satellite agency declassifies high-flying Cold War listening post

The JUMPSEAT satellites loitered over the North Pole to spy on the Soviet Union.

Ars Technica
If you felt like Amazon could eavesdrop on you before, get ready to meet its AI wearable

Amazon’s newly acquired wrist-worn AI listens to your life in case you want ambient surveillance

TechRadar

@edwardk

Is it possible to do an objective comparison of Telegrams in house encryption protocol? How does it stack up against existing protocols and libraries? Are they better in some way or not? Are they lacking and if yes how are they lacking.

#telegram, #eavesdrop, #privacy, #communicationsprivacy, #communicationprivacy, #messagingprivacy

@edwardk Telegram popularity has two other reasons. Firstly Telegram is not listening and harvesting everything that its users do on their devices. Secondly Telegram servers are out of US Jurisdiction. That gives some measure of comfort to many.

#telegram, #eavesdrop, #privacy, #communicationsprivacy, #communicationprivacy, #MessagingFreedom, #messagingprivacy

#US #Senate to Vote on a #Wiretap Bill That Critics Call ‘Stasi-Like’
Controversial bill reauthorizing #Section702 program may force whole new categories of businesses to eavesdrop on US government’s behalf, including on fellow #Americans.
US Senate is poised to vote on #legislation that, for the next two years at least, could dramatically expand the number of businesses that the US government can force to #eavesdrop on Americans without a #warrant
https://www.wired.com/story/senate-section-702-ecsr-provision/ #privacy #survaillance
US Senate to Vote on a Wiretap Bill That Critics Call ‘Stasi-Like’

A controversial bill reauthorizing the Section 702 spy program may force whole new categories of businesses to eavesdrop on the US government's behalf, including on fellow Americans.

WIRED

US Senate to Vote on a #Wiretap Bill That Critics Call ‘Stasi-Like’

A controversial bill reauthorizing the #Section702 spy program may force whole new categories of businesses to #eavesdrop on the US government’s behalf, including on fellow Americans.
#privacy #stasi #fisa

https://www.wired.com/story/senate-section-702-ecsr-provision/

US Senate to Vote on a Wiretap Bill That Critics Call ‘Stasi-Like’

A controversial bill reauthorizing the Section 702 spy program may force whole new categories of businesses to eavesdrop on the US government's behalf, including on fellow Americans.

WIRED

US Senate to Vote on a #Wiretap Bill That Critics Call ‘Stasi-Like’

A controversial bill reauthorizing the #Section702 #spy program may force whole new categories of businesses to #eavesdrop on the US government’s behalf, including on fellow Americans.
#privacy #surveillance #fisa

https://www.wired.com/story/senate-section-702-ecsr-provision/

US Senate to Vote on a Wiretap Bill That Critics Call ‘Stasi-Like’

A controversial bill reauthorizing the Section 702 spy program may force whole new categories of businesses to eavesdrop on the US government's behalf, including on fellow Americans.

WIRED

#Marketer sparks panic with claims it uses smart devices to #eavesdrop on people
#privacy

https://arstechnica.com/?p=1991469

Marketer sparks panic with claims it uses smart devices to eavesdrop on people

“Real-time” listening claims were exaggerated, but the creepy factor remains.

Ars Technica
Marketer sparks panic with claims it uses smart devices to eavesdrop on people

“Real-time” listening claims were exaggerated, but the creepy factor remains.

Ars Technica
#NJ Supreme Court says #cops need a #wiretap to #eavesdrop on your #Facebook posts
Thursday, the #NewJersey Supreme Court sided with Facebook in a major court decision that requires prosecutors to get a wiretap order if they want to eavesdrop on #socialmedia accounts without adequate evidence of a #crime.
https://newjerseymonitor.com/2023/06/29/n-j-supreme-court-says-cops-need-a-wiretap-to-eavesdrop-on-your-facebook-posts/ #privacy #surveillance
N.J. Supreme Court says cops need a wiretap to eavesdrop on your Facebook posts - New Jersey Monitor

Authorities can't use a warrant to force social media companies to hand over posts in near real-time, the court ruled.

New Jersey Monitor