national security
05/10/2024
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By Ava Grace
China develops brain-computer interface technology for cognitive enhancement and military applications
China has developed brain-computer interface (BCI) technology for general cognitive enhancement and military applications. NeuCyber NeuroTech, in conjunction with the Chinese Institute for Brain Research, showcased a novel BCI able to interpret a monkey’s thoughts and allow it to control a robotic arm. Despite limiting their research to noninvasive technology involving electrodes in the past, […]
05/07/2024
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By Richard Brown
German Army confirms video conference security breach; recordings of over 6,000 meetings leaked online
The German Army has confirmed that it has discovered a security breach in the video conferencing system it uses, raising significant concerns about the privacy and security of military communications. Over 6,000 meetings, including some highly classified sessions, can now easily be accessed through simple searches on the Federal Defense Forces’ (Bundeswehr) customized version of […]
05/03/2024
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By Ava Grace
NHTSA probes Tesla’s recall of 2 million cars over Autopilot concerns
Auto safety regulators in the United States have opened a new investigation into whether Tesla’s recall of over two million vehicles to install new Autopilot safeguards is adequate to avoid preventable crashes. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it opened the probe after receiving reports of 20 crashes involving vehicles that had the […]
05/02/2024
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By Arsenio Toledo
TikTok ban, Tesla’s Chinese partnerships mark new phase in brewing U.S.-China data security war
The United States’ push to ban the Chinese social media platform TikTok and Elon Musk’s electric vehicle manufacturing giant Tesla’s recent partnerships with Chinese tech firms mark a new phase in the brewing data security war between Washington and Beijing. If this conflict escalates, it could reshape trade relations between the world’s two largest economies. […]
04/30/2024
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By Laura Harris
International Olympic Committee prepares for AI integration in 2024 Paris Olympics
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is preparing for artificial intelligence integration in the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics. Last year, French legislation authorized the use of AI video surveillance for a trial period covering the Olympic Games to detect abnormal events or human behavior that could pose potential threats. The AI surveillance technology employs sophisticated algorithms to analyze real-time video […]
04/30/2024
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By Zoey Sky
8 Other Chinese apps that could be affected by the TikTok ban
United States officials have warned about the risks of the popular social media platform TikTok for years. Now, a new law will give the government the authority to act on these warnings by banning one of the most popular apps in America. But this doesn’t mean TikTok will be banned immediately. At least, not yet. Congress passed legislation […]
04/30/2024
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By News Editors
Privacy under siege: Europol and the UK Crime Agency target encryption, call for backdoors
What is best known as the “politicization of institutions” in authoritarian societies is these days making a creeping but steady progress in some countries/blocs one would not have suspected of such things until relatively recently. (Article by Didi Rankovic republished from ReclaimTheNet.org) Here we have Europol (EU’s law enforcement agency) and the supposedly “divested” from the […]
04/26/2024
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By Kevin Hughes
U.S. military and contractors are exploiting Ukraine conflict to test AI-powered military technology
The military-industrial complex of the United States is allegedly using Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine to test new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered military technology that assists in detecting targets on the battlefield utilizing drone footage. The technology, referred to as Project Maven, had its research acquired from the government by Google under a contract six […]
04/26/2024
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By News Editors
This is why everyone needs to prepare for the day when devastating cyberattacks take U.S. power grids down
What would you do if the power grid where you live went down and there was no electricity for an extended period of time? You might want to think about that, because experts are warning that it is just a matter of time before cyberattacks successfully cripple our power grids. In fact, foreign hackers are […]
04/25/2024
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By Ava Grace
Target sued for illegally collecting customers’ biometric data through facial scans and fingerprinting
A class action lawsuit filed in Illinois claims that retail giant Target collects and stores customers’ biometric data, such as facial scans and fingerprints, without obtaining proper consent, which is in violation of the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Target illegally collected and stored customers’ biometric data, including face and fingerprint scans, according to an […]
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