Credit to Author: Dell Cameron, Dhruv Mehrotra| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 19:18:29 +0000
The FTC is targeting data brokers that monitored people’s movements during protests and around US military installations. But signs suggest the Trump administration will be far more lenient.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 19:00:00 +0000
When programmer Micah Lee was kicked off X for a post that offended Elon Musk, he didn’t look back. His new tool for saving and deleting your X posts can give you that same sweet release.
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Credit to Author: Dell Cameron, Andrew Couts| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0000
A new proposal by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would use a 54-year-old privacy law to impose new oversight of the data broker industry. But first, the agency must survive Elon Musk.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000
The scourge of “malvertising” is nothing new, but the tactic is still so effective that it’s contributing to the rise of investment scams and the spread of new strains of malware.
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Credit to Author: Claire Atkin| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0000
Brands have been at the mercy of the algorithm when it comes to where their ads appear online, but they’re about to get more control.
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Credit to Author: Jared Keller| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 10:30:00 +0000
Following decades of failed attempts and dashed dreams, the US Army is once again trying out powered exoskeletons to help soldiers haul munitions and equipment in the field.
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Credit to Author: Aarian Marshall| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000
Newly published research finds that the flashing lights on police cruisers and ambulances can cause “digital epileptic seizures” in image-based automated driving systems, potentially risking wrecks.
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Credit to Author: Stephen Clark, Ars Technica| Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2024 17:00:00 +0000
This is the first time Russia has used its so-called Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile in combat. The launch also serves as a warning to the West.
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Credit to Author: Dhruv Mehrotra| Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2024 11:30:00 +0000
Plus: The worst telecom hack in US history rolls on, iPhones are harder to break into, and more of the week’s top security news.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2024 20:36:33 +0000
The 2024 elections were a high-water mark for naming and shaming threat actors from foreign governments. There’s still work to be done, though, on how to attribute disinformation campaigns most effectively.
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