Bill would prohibit ISPs from refusing service to users who decline to share their data as Illinois ponders its own privacy-related legal moves
News in brief: Berners-Lee warns on privacy; drone complaints up sharply; space researchers seek volunteers
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news
Visitors could be forced to hand over phones when entering the US
Latest proposal on ‘extreme vetting’ extends scope beyond the majority-Muslim countries already under Trump’s spotlight and could require visitors to provide social media passwords
'Extreme Vetting' Would Require Visitors To US To Share Contacts, Passwords
According to the Wall Street Journal, the Trump administration is considering whether or not to deploy “extreme vetting” practices at airports around the world, which could force tourists from Britain and other countries visiting the U.S. to reveal their mobile…
New RAT Targets Koreans And Is Skilled At Evading Detection
Cisco Talos researchers spot a stealthy new remote administration tool calling ROKRAT that targets Korean-language Microsoft Word alternative Hangul Word Processor.
Trump Signs Repeal of ISP Privacy Rules
President Trump signed a resolution to complete the overturning of internet privacy protections that would have prevented ISPs from tracking you online without first asking users to opt-in.
Android Variant of Notorious Pegasus Spyware Found
Researchers say a variant of the notorious surveillance software called Pegasus has been targeting Android users allowing third parties to take screenshots, capture audio, read email and exfiltrate data from targeted phones.
Facial recognition on Samsung’s new phone has already been cracked
Samsung’s latest phone, the Galaxy S8, offers facial recognition – and it’s already been beaten. We’ve got some advice on how to make sure your phone is secure
When social media surveillance gets it very wrong
A an exercise to identify protesters potentially hostile to police via their hashtags is a lesson in the unintended consequences of social media surveillance
Security Analyst Summit 2017 Day One Recap
Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook recap the first day of this year’s Security Analyst Summit, including Mark Dowd’s memory corruption bug keynote, the digital archeology around Moonlight Maze, ATM hacking, and the Lazarus APT.