A leaked letter from a French magistrate to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has emerged as EncroChat campaigners continue to push for tests to be carried out to prove their claim the encrypted network was hacked in a “live intercept” operation, which would make the Encrochat dialogues inadmissible in a UK court. Between March 2020 and…
Instagram Back Up After Global Outage Affecting Thousands of Users
Meta Platform Inc.’s Instagram was back up for most users, the company said on Sunday, after a technical issue that disrupted services to thousands of people had been resolved. “Earlier today, a technical issue caused some people to have trouble accessing Instagram. We resolved the issue as quickly as possible for everyone who was impacted,”…
China Bans Key Projects From Purchasing Products by US Chipmaker Micron
Chinese authorities on Sunday urged local operators of “critical information structure” to stop purchasing from the U.S.-based chipmaker Micron Technology Inc., citing “major” security risks without providing any details. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said that Micron had failed a security review, which it launched after the United States announced export bans that impacted China’s…
ANALYSIS: TikTok Faces Escalated Restrictions Worldwide; Harms on Children a Main Concern
May 21, 2023
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New Analysis The Chinese-owned video-sharing platform TikTok has become increasingly scrutinized over reports of censoring anti-Beijing content, tracking users, and concerns that it hands user information to authorities in Beijing. A number of governments have escalated efforts to restrict access to the video app citing security concerns. Lawmakers in the United States, Australia, Canada, and…
ANALYSIS: TikTok Faces Escalated Ban Worldwide, Poisoning the Minds of Teens a Main Concern
May 21, 2023
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New Analysis The Chinese-owned video-sharing platform TikTok has become increasingly scrutinized over reports of censoring anti-Beijing content, tracking users, and concerns that it hands user information to authorities in Beijing. A number of governments have escalated efforts to restrict access to the video app citing security concerns. Lawmakers in the United States, Australia, Canada, and…
‘Smoke and Mirrors’: Congressman Unconvinced by TikTok’s Remedial Plan to Stay in US
May 20, 2023
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The Chinese-owned TikTok’s proposal for remaining in the United States is no more than artful deception and hasn’t addressed its link to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to the House Homeland Security Committee chairman. “The token steps TikTok has taken are all smoke and mirrors, and the risks to Americans’ privacy and data security…
In the ‘Wild West’ of AI Health Care, These 4 Things Could Go Very Wrong
Artificial intelligence (AI) is making headlines, and the reviews are mixed. Though the United States leads the world in AI investment, Americans remain skeptical. According to a global survey (pdf) by Ipsos, “Only 35 percent of sampled Americans agreed that products and services using AI had more benefits than drawbacks.” Among surveyed countries, America had…
House Bill Would Help Farmers Get Soil Data From Satellites
May 19, 2023
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Proponents of precision agriculture hope to dodge the often scary and complex debates about the potential merits and menaces of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by making their evolving science a meat-and-potatoes issue. And Congress appears to be among those supporters with the House in April overwhelmingly adopting its second precision agriculture measure in five years. In…
CBP Is Using Sophisticated AI Tool to Monitor Americans’ Social Media Activity
May 19, 2023
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is using an artificial intelligence (AI) data collection tool to collect information from social media activity that can in some cases be linked to individuals’ social security or driver’s license numbers, according to a CBP document describing the software tool. The document was obtained by Vice magazine’s tech site…
Social Media Startup Seeks to Protect User Data
A New York-based social media startup is seeking to set itself apart from mainstream tech practices by taking a strict stance on data privacy. The company is a minimalist when it comes to data collection, according to Nick Janicki, director of media relations at Gan Jing World, an entertainment platform established in the United States…
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