Amid crypto turmoil, senators propose sweeping oversight
Wide-ranging bipartisan legislation unveiled Tuesday would regulate cryptocurrencies and other digital assets following a series of high-profile busts and failures.
Jun 7, 2022
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Spain: 2021 spyware attack targeted prime minister's phone
Spanish officials said Monday that the cellphones of the prime minister and the defense minister were infected last year with Pegasus spyware that is only available to government agencies in an unauthorized operation.
May 2, 2022
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Facebook steps up vaccine misinfo efforts. Will it work?
As inoculation efforts for the coronavirus ramp up around the world, Facebook says it's going all in to block the spread of bogus vaccine claims. In practice, that means the social network plans to ban a new bunch of false ...
Feb 9, 2021
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Apple now requires court orders in U.S. to access push notification data
Apple is now requiring that U.S. law enforcement agencies obtain a court order for information on its customers' push notifications, the alerts that iPhone apps send users that can reveal a lot about their online activity.
Dec 13, 2023
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Bypassing encryption: 'Lawful hacking' is the next frontier of law enforcement technology
The discussion about how law enforcement or government intelligence agencies might rapidly decode information someone else wants to keep secret is – or should be – shifting. One commonly proposed approach, introducing ...
Mar 17, 2017
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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant starts 3rd release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea
The tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant began its third release of treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into the sea Thursday after Japanese officials said the two earlier releases ended smoothly.
Nov 2, 2023
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Does the UK need or even want a 'Great British Firewall'?
You've probably heard of the Great Firewall of China, the virtual fortification that allows the Chinese government to monitor and restrict internet traffic to and from the world's most populous nation. Well, the cyber-security ...
Sep 20, 2016
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Data collected by governments can be useful to researchers, but only when accessed carefully
Data are generated every time we make a purchase or receive other services such as health care. This has always been the case, but over the past 20 years, data collection has become increasingly automated, with data collected ...
Aug 1, 2019
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As surveillance gets smart, hackers get smarter
There is an escalating technological arms race underway between governments and hacktivists. As governments step up their surveillance, the hacktivists find new ways to subvert it.
Jul 28, 2016
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Microsoft pays $25 million to settle corruption charges
Microsoft is paying more than $25 million to settle federal corruption charges involving a bribery scheme in its Hungary office and three other foreign subsidiaries.
Jul 22, 2019
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