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FBI says hackers are sending fraudulent police data requests to tech giants to steal people’s private information

FBI says hackers are sending fraudulent police data requests to tech giants to steal people’s private information

The FBI is warning that hackers are obtaining private user information — including emails and phone numbers — from U.S.-based tech companies by compromising government and police email addresses to submit “emergency” data requests. The… 

‘Reverse’ searches: The sneaky ways that police tap tech companies for your private data

‘Reverse’ searches: The sneaky ways that police tap tech companies for your private data

With the aim of identifying criminal suspects, U.S. police departments are increasingly relying on a controversial surveillance practice to demand large amounts of users’ data from tech companies. So-called “reverse” searches allow law enforcement and…