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Dumbphone Sales are Soaring, John Oliver Blackmails Congress, Cicada Chinese APT Group


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More young people seem to be choosing dumbphones over smartphones, but is it because of privacy concerns or because its trendy? John Oliver, host of the ‘Last Week Tonight’ show, used data brokers to obtain lawmakers’ digital footprints and promised to not release the data as long as Congress passes privacy legislation. Plus details about the Cicada state sponsored Chinese hacking group which hid inside their victims’ networks for nine months.

** Links mentioned on the show **

Dumbphone Sales Are Soaring As People Revolt Against “Overwhelming” Smartphones

https://www.activistpost.com/2022/03/dumbphone-sales-are-soaring-as-people-revolt-against-overwhelming-smartphones.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60763168?_hsenc=p2ANqtz–brM50u-TKJL3hsmOF1uEkSYZ-ZiWY2RuV7Gv_R46XTl5e4CMk7yQ7kf2bup635k-x1JHo
https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/u106ob/why_have_we_decided_carrying_around/

John Oliver Blackmails Congress With Their Own Digital Data

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/last-week-tonight-john-oliver-recap-season-9-episode-7-congress-data-1335598/
https://www.vice.com/amp/en/article/ne9b3z/how-to-get-off-data-broker-and-people-search-sites-pipl-spokeo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Privacy_Protection_Act

Here’s a Long List of Data Broker Sites and How to Opt-Out of Them

https://www.vice.com/amp/en/article/ne9b3z/how-to-get-off-data-broker-and-people-search-sites-pipl-spokeo

Big Ass Data Broker Opt-Out List

https://github.com/yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-List

Full Video – Data Brokers: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

https://youtu.be/wqn3gR1WTcA?t=1300

These sneaky hackers hid inside their victims’ networks for nine months

https://www.zdnet.com/article/these-sneaky-hackers-hid-inside-their-victims-networks-for-nine-months/

Cicada: Chinese APT Group Widens Targeting in Recent Espionage Activity

https://symantec-enterprise-blogs.security.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/cicada-apt10-china-ngo-government-attacks

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