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FBI training document shows lawful access to multiple encrypted messaging apps

Security Affairs

The above document, dated to January 7, 2021, was obtained through a FOIA request filed by the US nonprofit organization Property of the People. We got an FBI training doc on obtaining data from secure messaging apps, and shared it w/ @AndyKroll / @RollingStone. FOIA [link] — PropertyOfThePeople (@PropOTP) November 29, 2021.

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Swiss army asks its personnel to use the Threema instant-messaging app

Security Affairs

The above document, dated to January 7, 2021, was obtained through a FOIA request filed by the US nonprofit organization Property of the People. We got an FBI training doc on obtaining data from secure messaging apps, and shared it w/ @AndyKroll / @RollingStone. FOIA [link] — PropertyOfThePeople (@PropOTP) November 29, 2021.

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OP Glowing Symphony – How US military claims to have disrupted ISIS ‘s propaganda

Security Affairs

The first offensive hacking operation dated back 2016 and dubbed “Operation Glowing Symphony” was detailed in the documents released by the National Security Archive at George Washington University. ” reads a post published by the National Security Archive at George Washington University.

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How contractors use FOIA to spy on one another via the Federal News Network

IG Guru

Check out the article here.

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UK ICO Outlines the Year Ahead

Hunton Privacy

Regarding FOIA, Christopher Graham warned of a widening gap between “the rhetoric of openness” and “the day-to-day reality of reluctance and foot-dragging.” Regarding FOIA, Christopher Graham warned of a widening gap between “the rhetoric of openness” and “the day-to-day reality of reluctance and foot-dragging.”

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Supreme Court Holds Corporations Do Not Have “Personal Privacy” under Freedom of Information Act

Hunton Privacy

finding that corporations are not entitled to “personal privacy” and therefore may not invoke Exemption 7(C) of the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”). AT&T Inc. The Court disagreed and reversed a Third Circuit decision that extended “personal privacy” rights to corporations.

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U.S. Congress Releases Compromise Bill on Cybersecurity Information Sharing

Hunton Privacy

adopts the Senate’s longer 10-year sunset. The House is scheduled to vote on the omnibus spending bill on Friday, with the Senate to follow.