The election to run the International Telecommunications Union, an important international standards body tasked with cross-border communications, was won by an American candidate. We looked at the vulnerability of the world's internet infrastructure and how vulnerable it is.
Evidence shows that the US's new legal climate for abortion access is promoting a culture of community surveillance, a hallmark of authoritarian states in which neighbors and friends are encouraged to report wrongdoing. Soccer stadiums around the world are becoming more and more surveilled. There will be more than 15,000 cameras in the eight stadiums that will be used for the World Cup inQatar.
Rust is making inroads across the tech industry, offering hope that a massive swath of common vulnerabilities could eventually be eliminated. We have a list of the most important vulnerabilities that you can patch right now.
There's more. The news we didn't cover is highlighted each week. The full stories can be found below. Stay safe out there.
There is no longer a question about whether Chinese staff can access Europeans' data. China will be listed in the company's privacy policy as one of the countries where workers can access data from users in the EU. Ireland's Data Protection Commission is looking into TikTok's data-transfer policies under the EU's general data protection regulation. Some US officials have characterized the video-sharing platform as a national security threat due to its close relationships with the government in Beijing. The update of TikTok's privacy policy will include greater transparency into how we share user information outside of Europe and how we collect user location information. On December 2, the new policy will take effect.
Liz is not doing well. The Mail on Sunday reported that her cell phone was hacked when she was foreign minister. The Russian operatives were able to intercept messages between the two of them. According to the Mail report, Boris Johnson and Simon Case suppressed the violation. The Labor Party is calling for an investigation into their Conservative opponents. The Labor Party's Shadow Home Secretary said last weekend that there were important national security issues raised by an attack like this. There are serious security questions surrounding why and how this information has been leaked or released.
Jack Dorsey has another corporate creation that is facing new heat. The Cash App is helping to fuel sex trafficking in the US according to a Forbes investigation. The investigation found that the Cash App was used in sex traffickers and other crimes. The company, which is owned by Block Inc., is dedicated to working with law enforcement and does not tolerate illegal activity on Cash App. According to Forbes, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children says that Block hasn't provided any tips about child abuse since they started using their services.
The US Treasury Department said this week that US financial institutions have helped facilitate more than a billion dollars in payments in the next two years. The White House held a summit to combat the rise of ransomware, a type of software that allows attackers to hold a target's files for a fee until they pay. The acting director of the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network said in a statement that "ransomware" is a serious threat to our national and economic security. The number doesn't take into account the costs and other financial consequences that come with a Ransomware attack outside of the payment itself
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