Hacker claims $20K in dark web sales of leaked 'World-Check' terrorism watchlist
by Xeni Jardin from on (#1MZAJ)
Ever wonder if it's really a good idea for there to be "terrorism watch lists" created by for-profit businesses, with no accountability to the privacy rights of ordinary citizens like you and me?
The best-known of these, Thomson Reuters' "World-Check," recently leaked to the so-called dark web. The database is compiled from public sources, and is sold by Thomson Reuters to vetted clients in government, intelligence agencies, banks, law firms, and the like.