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04/19/2024
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By Richard Brown
Alleged Russian hackers stole email conversations between Microsoft and U.S. federal agencies
United States officials have confirmed that Russian hackers successfully gained access to and pilfered government emails exchanged between Microsoft and federal agencies. Eric Goldstein, a senior official at the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), informed reporters that Microsoft had alerted several federal agencies about the potential breach, indicating that the hackers […]
04/19/2024
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By Laura Harris
British gov’t to equip cops with facial recognition technology as part of $69M plan to combat retail crime
The government of the United Kingdom plans to allocate four million British pounds ($5 million) for the development of mobile police units equipped with live facial recognition technology that can scan people’s faces on the street, supposedly as a means to combat retail crimes. According to the announcement of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the program will make […]
04/15/2024
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By Cassie B.
Unchecked AI could cause social order to collapse and lead to war, top Japanese firms warn
If governments don’t act soon to regulate artificial intelligence, it could lead to “social collapse and wars,” a pair of top Japanese firms have warned. In a joint statement about the rapid development of generative AI, the owners of Japan’s biggest newspaper, Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings and the country’s top telecom firm, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone […]
04/15/2024
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By Cassie B.
Full tyranny: Biden administration plans to ban Americans from using antivirus software made by Russian company
The Biden administration is currently working on an order barring American citizens and companies from using software made by the Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab due to national security concerns. Although this may sound like an extreme example of government overreach, it is actually supported by new authorities granted to the Commerce Department via executive […]
04/12/2024
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By Ethan Huff
CIA officer confirms it has “advisors” in Ukraine – “a well-known secret”
Another undercover video has dropped to show prolific corruption within the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Gavin O’Blennis, a contracting officer at the CIA, spilled the beans to what he apparently thought was a simple date. What he did not realize was that it was an undercover journalist he was speaking to who was probing for […]
04/11/2024
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By Arsenio Toledo
New “data protection” bill in the U.K. expands ability of banks and corporations to surveil customers
A bill is currently making its way through the parliament of the United Kingdom, which could grant the country’s government with extraordinary new financial surveillance powers. The Data Protection and Digital Information (DPDI) bill proposes changes to the U.K.’s General Data Protection Regulations, which provide the foundation for the rules and principles that govern how […]
04/11/2024
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By Laura Harris
EU plans to monitor private online chats under the guise of combating child abuse
The European Union is planning to pass new regulations supposedly to combat child sexual abuse online that will allow it to monitor private online messages for illegal content, stirring controversy all over the continent. Initially introduced in May 2022, the EU presented the first draft of the “Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament […]
04/10/2024
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By Laura Harris
Report finds China uses fake accounts and AI-generated content to manipulate public opinion (but so does the U.S. government and the CDC)
A report from the Microsoft Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) has uncovered how China uses fake social media accounts and artificial intelligence-generated content to manipulate public opinion in its favor and disrupt global affairs. According to the report, titled “Same targets, new playbooks: East Asia threat actors employ unique methods,” Chinese Communist Party-affiliated actors have been actively engaging […]
04/10/2024
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By Richard Brown
Plans to install 480 new cameras in Oakland along California freeways raise mass surveillance concerns
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has unveiled plans to install 480 new cameras in Oakland and along freeways, raising concerns over mass surveillance. Characterizing these cameras as “cutting-edge,” Newsom conveyed in a video shared on X, formerly Twitter, that they would “aid law enforcement in identifying vehicles associated with crimes through real-time data and alerts.” (Related: California thieves […]
04/09/2024
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By Richard Brown
Israeli spy chief BLOWS HIS COVER after authoring a book published on Amazon about AI-driven warfare
The most powerful spy chief of Israel has blown his cover by authoring a book published on Amazon. Unit 8200 is the Israeli Defense Forces’ (IDF) top military intelligence unit. Who commands it is one of the most closely guarded secrets within the IDF and is considered one of the most powerful positions within the […]
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