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Data Security

Teslas Monitor Everything—Including You | WIRED

Modern Tesla vehicles are equipped with extensive surveillance capabilities, including multiple cameras and sensors that collect significant amounts of data about the car's surroundings and occupants. While Tesla claims to protect user privacy through data anonymization and limited collection practices, investigations have revealed concerning privacy breaches and employee misuse of customer data. Privacy experts express skepticism about Tesla's data protection measures and policy transparency.

New Zealand Company’s ‘Impossible-to-Hack’ Security Turns Out to Be No Security at All

A New Zealand-based compliance software company, Teammate App, had a major security breach exposing over 2.9 million records including sensitive user data, despite claiming 'impossible-to-hack' security. When notified about the vulnerability, the CEO dismissed the security concerns and accused the researcher of harassment, while the exposed database contained user credentials, employee information, and accessible company documents.

Martin Escardo (@MartinEscardo@mathstodon.xyz)

Recent concerns emerge about potential US government interference with academic platforms like arXiv, GitHub, and university IT systems, particularly regarding DEI policies and federal funding. ArXiv's cloud-based infrastructure and dependence on federal funding through Cornell University raise questions about its vulnerability, though bulk download options exist for data preservation.