The Destruction of Gaza’s Internet Is Complete
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2023 19:51:31 +0000
As Israel increases its ground operation in Gaza, the last remaining internet and mobile connections have gone dark.
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The AI-Generated Child Abuse Nightmare Is Here
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2023 23:01:00 +0000
Thousands of child abuse images are being created with AI. New images of old victims are appearing, as criminals trade datasets.
Read moreA Controversial Plan to Scan Private Messages for Child Abuse Meets Fresh Scandal
Credit to Author: Vas Panagiotopoulos| Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2023 11:00:00 +0000
An EU government body is pushing a proposal to combat child sexual abuse material that has significant privacy implications. Its lead advocate is making things even messier.
Read moreA Powerful Tool US Spies Misused to Stalk Women Faces Its Potential Demise
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.
Read moreThe 23andMe User Data Leak May Be Far Worse Than Believed
Credit to Author: Andrew Couts| Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0000
Plus: IT workers secretly funnel money to North Korea, a court in the US upholds keyword search warrants, and WhatsApp gets a passwordless upgrade on Android
Read moreCiting Hamas, the US Wants to Treat Crypto “Mixers” as Suspected Money Launderers
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2023 22:59:52 +0000
With a new emphasis on the Hamas attacks on Israel, the US Treasury has proposed designating foreign cryptocurrency “mixer” services as money launderers and national security threats.
Read moreThey Supported Air Strike Victims. Then They Were Doxed and Arrested
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000
Myanmar’s military junta is increasing surveillance and violating basic human rights. The combination of physical and digital surveillance is reaching dangerous new levels.
Read moreDeepfake Porn Is Out of Control
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2023 11:00:00 +0000
New research shows the number of deepfake videos is skyrocketing—and the world’s biggest search engines are funneling clicks to dozens of sites dedicated to the nonconsensual fakes.
Read moreUS House Republicans Had Their Phones Confiscated to Stop Leaks
Credit to Author: Matt Laslo| Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2023 13:30:38 +0000
In an attempt to wrest control from raucous far-right hardliners amid the fight for a new House speaker, Republican Party leaders are instituting phone bans to keep backroom deals secret.
Read moreThe UN Risks Normalizing Internet Censorship
Credit to Author: Justin Ling| Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2023 11:00:00 +0000
The United Nations’ top internet governance body will allegedly host its next two annual meetings in countries known for repressive internet policies and human rights abuses.
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