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Tools to evade AI-powered surveillance: Are they effective?
You might cover or obscure your face, but that can get you in trouble with the cops.
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EU data protection watchdog raises red flags over expanding Europol’s powers
Critics warn the proposal could weaken privacy and fundamental rights.
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Meta deletes over 750K accounts under Australia’s social media ban
Data suggests teens are still accessing social media.
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Instagram changes its text logo for the first time in a decade – and the socials are going wild
Some fans love the refresh, while others say the new logo reads “InstagZam” – or shall we say, InstagZam-ic?
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Carhartt hackers claim millions of customers exposed in 50GB data breach
ShinyHunters is now blaming Carhartt’s “incompetent” negotiator for failed extortion talks.
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Discord ordered to block live streams after teenager dies in Brazil
Discord has 3 days to comply.
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Signal automates encryption key verification to hinder man-in-the-middle attacks
The new security feature makes it easier to verify whether chats are secure.
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German advocacy group lodges criminal complaint over Meta AI glasses
“There's no place to escape from smart glasses.”
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Russia’s Operation Matryoshka uses fake videos to target German election
A doll’s house of lies.
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Publishers accuse Google of unfair AI use, seek regulator to intervene
French publishers take aim at Google over the company’s AI news summaries.
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Delta flight carrying DEF CON “hackers” hit by Wi-Fi attack mid-air
Delta confirms “unauthorized” Wi-Fi network, but says no airline systems were compromised.
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Three more deputies charged as police Flock camera misuse allegations grow
Love, lies, and license plates.
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Angry journalists slam USA Today’s cozy deal with surveillance giant Palantir
Journalists want nothing to do with Palantir.
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Meta, Google, TikTok must face 3,000+ addiction lawsuits after appeal rejected
The news comes days after a New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $567M
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Cyberattack hits North Carolina ports, raising supply chain risks
Attackers don’t need to steal data to cause widespread economic disruption.
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Flock planned to turn Uber and Lyft cars into mobile surveillance vehicles
350,000 Uber, Lyft, and delivery drivers were earmarked for surveillance.
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More kids in the UK are unexpectedly finding deepfakes of themselves online
Watchdog warns of an “alarming” trend.
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Europe accelerates and expands satellite fleet as security needs grow
Europe is supercharging IRIS² with 66 more satellites for secure connectivity.
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Trump UFO briefing with Robert Bigelow, plus the SpaceX moon crash
Disclosure is like a chess game sometimes.
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Musk’s Grokipedia is a ghost town for months now: here’s why it matters
Elon Musk hasn’t tweeted about Grokipedia since February.
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