Techlore Surveillance Report

Police Wanted Mullvad's Data - Here's What Happened! - SR131

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May 3, 2023
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ANECDOTE

Mullvad Search Validated No-Logs Claim

  • Mullvad demonstrated to Swedish officers that they held no user data after a search warrant visit on April 18th.
  • The officers consulted a prosecutor and left without seizing hardware, providing practical proof of Mullvad's no-logs claim.
ADVICE

Fix Salesforce Community Misconfigurations Now

  • Audit public Salesforce community sites and require logins for sensitive data.
  • Fix Salesforce misconfigurations because guest access leaked SSNs and bank details in multiple government sites.
INSIGHT

Privacy Zones Can Be Defeated With Metadata

  • Fitness apps can leak start-location metadata even when privacy zones are set.
  • Researchers used activity metadata and regression to predict protected home locations despite privacy zones.
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