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12/13/2024
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By Kevin Hughes
U.K. set to launch controversial DIGITAL ID system in 2025, sparking privacy concerns
The United Kingdom plans to launch a digital identification system utilizing smartphones and facial recognition technology to streamline government functions, from alcohol purchases to tax payments. The initiative aims to improve efficiency in various sectors, including veteran services, through digital veteran cards, and will allow young people to use government-backed digital IDs to prove age […]
12/09/2024
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By Laura Harris
White House: Hackers linked to China infiltrated 8 telecommunication companies in the U.S.
Deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technologies Anne Neuberger has revealed that China-sponsored hackers infiltrated at least eight telecommunication companies in the United States. In a press briefing on Dec. 4, Neuberger revealed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) initially identified the hacking in […]
12/04/2024
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By Ava Grace
Air Canada rolls out facial recognition technology at boarding gates for domestic flights
Air Canada has rolled out facial recognition technology at its gates in Canadian airports. The incorporation of facial recognition technology for boarding domestic flights is regarded as a massive expansion of the airline’s digital identification program. According to Air Canada, the technology is designed to offer passengers a quicker and more streamlined boarding experience while adhering […]
11/29/2024
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By Ethan Huff
Your private call and text data was just stolen by China because it hacked US government’s illegal surveillance tool that spies on us all
The political establishment is in an uproar over a recent telecommunications industry security breach that was supposedly caused by a hacking group tied to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, claims a hacking group called “Salt Typhoon” is responsible for unleashing the “worst telecom hack […]
11/21/2024
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By Arsenio Toledo
Google’s Gemini AI chatbot tells user he is a “waste of time and resources” and to “please die”
Google’s artificial intelligence chatbot has just been recorded telling a user that he is a “waste of time and resources” and that he should die. The interaction was between a 29-year-old student at the University of Michigan asking Google’s chatbot Gemini for some help with his homework. (Related: New “thinking” AI chatbot capable of terrorizing humans, stealing cash from […]
11/18/2024
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By Belle Carter
America’s national security at risk as China widens lead in cyber skills
A Washington, D.C.-based think tank has warned that the Chinese government’s backing of hacking competitions in the nation has widened the cyber skills gap between the communist nation and the United States, placing America at a strategic disadvantage and posing national security risks. These kinds of competitions have surged in China over the recent years and […]
11/15/2024
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By Kevin Hughes
U.S. states are passing internet age verification laws as a cover to compel people into using digital IDs
More and more nations are installing internet age verification systems for people who want to access adult content on the web under the guise of protecting children. However, experts are warning that online age verification systems may pave the way to the full implementation of digital IDs that can keep track of people’s online habits. […]
11/14/2024
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By Cassie B.
Undersea internet cable sabotage could unleash a worldwide disaster
Is the world’s internet – and all of our daily activities that depend on it – in jeopardy? Numerous world leaders are accusing one another of planning to cut the undersea cables that are responsible for delivering global internet traffic to wreak widespread havoc. With some of these cables spanning from one continent to another, […]
11/12/2024
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By Laura Harris
Study: Early exposure to smartphones, online content linked to increased risk of autism
The results of the Australian government-funded “Longitudinal Study of Australian Children” have revealed a significant link between early screen exposure and an increased risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, assessed the television, video and internet use of two-year-old children while monitoring for ASD diagnoses through age 12. This study, which tracked the […]
10/31/2024
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By Arsenio Toledo
Careless Whisper: AI-powered transcription tool being used by hospitals found to invent chunks of text no one ever said
Researchers have found that an artificial intelligence-powered transcription tool being used by hospitals is frequently making up chunks of text or even entire sentences that no one ever said. The transcription tool is known as Whisper. It was developed by tech giant OpenAI, who touted the program as having a near “human level robustness and accuracy.” […]
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