Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2023 20:44:02 +0000
The Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2023 pulls from past privacy bills to overhaul how police and the feds access Americans’ data and communications.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2023 18:41:31 +0000
Israel has said it’s prepared to disrupt internet service in Gaza, signaling a new age of warfare. In the past two weeks, the Palestinian territory has already suffered three communications shutdowns.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0000
Plus: Details emerge of a US government social media-scanning tool that flags “derogatory” speech, and researchers find vulnerabilities in the global mobile communications network.
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Credit to Author: David Gilbert| Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2023 18:03:22 +0000
TikTokkers are using a little-known livestreaming feature to falsely represent Israelis and Palestinians—and the company is taking a cut of costly in-app gifts viewers give to participants.
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Credit to Author: David Gilbert| Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2023 14:22:17 +0000
In the hours following the worst mass shooting in Maine’s history, disinformation about the suspected gunman flooded social media with false claims that he had been arrested.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2023 11:00:00 +0000
Inauthentic accounts on X flocked to its owner’s post about Ukrainian president Vlodymr Zelensky, hailing “Comrade Musk” and boosting pro-Russia propaganda.
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Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2023 11:00:00 +0000
Though often viewed as the “crown jewel” of the US intelligence community, fresh reports of abuse by NSA employees and chaos in the US Congress put the tool’s future in jeopardy.
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Credit to Author: David Gilbert| Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2023 21:02:16 +0000
Hamas has threatened to broadcast videos of hostage executions. With the war between Israel and Hamas poised to enter a new phase, are social platforms ready?
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Credit to Author: Justin Ling| Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2023 11:00:00 +0000
Hamas has long touted its military drones, but little is known about the true scale of the threat. The answer may have consequences for people on both sides of the Israel-Gaza border.
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Credit to Author: David Gilbert| Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 21:27:29 +0000
A flood of false information, partisan narratives, and weaponized “fact-checking” has obscured efforts to find out who’s responsible for an explosion at a hospital in Gaza.
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