News Analysis White House and Department of Commerce representatives called for federal legislation to protect online user data on Monday, and said the Biden administration is committed to digital privacy. Since taking office, however, the administration has enacted policies that give the government greater access to private data. Speaking at the “State of the Net”…
Biden Officials Champion Digital Privacy, Policies Tell a Different Story
Biden Officials Champion Digital Privacy at TikTok-Sponsored Event
WASHINGTON—Biden administration officials on March 6 called for federal legislation to protect online user privacy at an event sponsored by TikTok. The China-owned TikTok was listed as a “platinum sponsor” for the “State of the Net” event. The Biden administration late last month gave the federal government 30 days to ensure TikTok is removed from work…
Twitter Glitches as Links, Images Fail to Load
SAN FRANCISCO—Twitter experienced a bevy of glitches for over an hour Monday as links stopped working, some users were unable to log in and images were not loading for others. The company said “Some parts of Twitter may not be working as expected right now. We made an internal change that had some unintended consequences.”…
Senator Pushes Labor Government to Keep up With Allies on TikTok Ban
The federal government is under pressure over its slow response to bans on Tiktok in the United States, Canada, and the European Union. The shadow minister for Cybersecurity and Countering Foreign Interference, Senator James Paterson, says the Labor government has been “inconsistent and haphazard” in its approach to national security. According to an audit by…
Criminal Website Releases 2 Million Credit Card Numbers Free for the Taking
A darkweb website known as “BidenCash” released more than 2 million credit and debit card numbers and details, security researchers have warned. Screenshots of the BidenCash website, reviewed by The Epoch Times, show that “more than 2 million credit cards” are being released because of its one-year anniversary. The website, reportedly run by Russian-speaking cybercriminals,…
Chinese Cranes at US Ports Trigger Spying Concerns
Cranes manufactured in China could be the latest security vulnerability facing the United States, with the equipment potentially offering Beijing a peek into import and export data. Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. (ZPMC) is a manufacturer of ship-to-shore cranes which are used to load and unload containers from ships to docks and vice versa. ZPMC,…
Taiwan’s TSMC to Recruit 6,000 Engineers in 2023
TAIPEI—Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, will recruit more than 6,000 new staff in 2023, the company said in a statement on Saturday. The hiring drive comes despite a global downturn in the chip industry. According to TSMC, the company will seek young engineers with associates, bachelor’s, masters’s or doctorate…
Amazon Pauses Headquarter Construction in Virginia After Revenue Losses
Amazon has decided to pause construction activities at its second headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, following a poor 2022 financial performance that saw the company register over $2 billion in losses. The Seattle-based e-commerce giant is developing its Arlington base, HQ2, in two phases—the Met Park and PenPlace. The company has decided to pause construction in…
Tesla Says South Australia ‘Represents the Future’ for Battery Production
South Australia is now on the world map after Tesla’s senior executive said the Australian state was “the future” for renewable energy technologies. This comes as South Australia opened its first 12 out of 140 border-to-border electric car charging networks. “Australia is a little bit of a special case; they represent the future—South Australia in…
TikTok Sets 60-Minute Screen Time Limit for Minors
Social media app TikTok, popular among teens, has announced that it will soon limit screen time to 60 minutes a day for any user under the age of 18 in an effort to curb young people’s time on the platform. According to a statement on March 1, “every account” on the short-form video app belonging to a…
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