Apple Tracks You More Than You Think

According to a WIRED investigation, the startup sold its software to people in repressive countries. A previously unreported 507-page document, believed to have been prepared by Apple, details how Corellium offered a trial of its products to the controversial spyware firm NSO Group, to a cybersecurity company with ties to the U.S. government, and to a firm in China that has government In response, the company that makes phone-virtualization software that can help find security bugs in mobile devices published a post detailing how it vets potential customers.

The US has a shortage of bomb-sniffing dogs as millions of people celebrate Thanksgiving and attend parades. Most of the dogs in the country come from overseas, and the lack of trainer animals is making the country more vulnerable to national security threats.

In other national security news, US lawmakers are calling for stricter rules on self driving vehicles, which are able to gather real time data about their environment. China is one of the top concerns. In a letter shared exclusively with WIRED, Republican congressman August Pfluger said, "AV technology has opened the door for a foreign nation to spy on American soil, as Chinese companies potentially transfer vital data to the People's Republic of China."

National security files, court filings, and responses to Freedom of Information Act requests expose such information in this way. The cautionary tale of how one person lost $17,000 in digital currency was told to us.

The fifth part of The Hunt for the Dark Web's Biggest Kingpin chronicles the downfall of AlphaBay. The mastermind of AlphaBay was discovered to have a fortune of $20 million by investigators in Thailand.

There is more to come. We highlight news that we didn't cover. The full stories can be found below. Stay safe out there.

Apple claims that the information it gathers about how you use its products isn't used to identify you. According to a new analysis of the tools, a permanent ID number is tied to your full name, phone number, birthdate, email address and more. The researchers from Mysk told the publication that the ID number is sent to Apple along with the data about how you use your device.

It appears that the company's privacy promises have been broken. The report did not include any answers from Apple. In recent years, Apple has pushed a pro-privacy stance, using it as an advantage over competitors, and has run ads that say the data on people's phones stays on their devices. Experts are questioning some of Apple's practices. Apple has been increasing its advertising business. Mysk researchers claimed in research published in November that Apple collects detailed information on people using its products through its own apps even when they don't track them.

The UK government agreed to extradite the founder of the website to the US. The website he created is falling apart while he waits on an appeal. More than 10 million documents were leaked by the website. According to an analysis by the Daily Dot, less than 3000 files are available. The website has technical issues as well as the drop-in documents, and people have problems searching its content.

The name of the code that websites can install to track their visitors has changed. Advertisers use the tool. The data from millions of websites is sent back to Meta. Major US tax websites are sending financial information to Meta, according to this week's revelations. Email addresses, income information, and tax filing status are some of the data transferred. The report caused some tax websites to stop using Meta'sPixel. Dale Hogan said that advertisers shouldn't send sensitive information to Meta.

The iSpoof website, which let people disguise their phone numbers and show fake caller IDs, was taken down by an international police operation. People using iSpoof were trying to trick people into handing over their money by using false identities. A person was tricked out of millions of dollars. A notice on the website says it has been seized by the FBI. The alleged administrator of the website, who was arrested in the UK, was one of 142 people arrested in the operation. The police from the UK, US, Ukraine, France, Germany, and other countries were involved.