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Mozilla sounds alarm over Canadian Bill C-22 that could weaken encryption and put user privacy at risk
Bill C-22, in its current form, is a “threat to our security and privacy.”
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Data breach exposes personal details of 8.8M people in Denmark
Nearly all of Denmark’s citizens were affected by the “security incident.”
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Study reveals widespread data sharing by connected vehicles
Your car is watching you.
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Denmark, the Netherlands, and Spain win awards for innovation in law enforcement
Policing gets a tech upgrade.
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Google Play’s Early Access program becomes a new home for malicious apps
Thousands of applications available through Google Play’s Early Access program include fake reward apps and casino games equipped with tons of ads.
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UK government says goodbye to passwords and expands passkey access to 23 million
From now on, UK citizens can log in to online government services using passkeys instead of a username and password.
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Dyson acknowledges component issue as $499 CameraJet toothbrushes fail
Six years in development, but only a few days of use.
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Finland gets a €13B boost from Google’s AI expansion
Google is betting big on Finland.
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White House pulls “Build the Wall” game after Tetris backlash
It’s game over for the White House’s Tetris clone.
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Interpol operation targeting West African crime networks leads to 58 arrests
They followed the money for 8 months.
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Cybersecurity firm targeted by social engineering attack
ReliaQuest got schooled in social engineering.
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Apollo confirms breach as hackers set their sights on financial sector
Social engineering goes a long way for hackers.
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Finding security flaws for credits: Leiden University puts students to the test
As part of the curriculum, students are encouraged to think and act like hackers.
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CEVA Logistics hack exposes names, addresses, and phone numbers of Steam customers
Another company falls victim to the security incident at CEVA Logistics.
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Researchers uncover WebKit bugs that bypass proxy-based privacy
Multiple WebKit privacy flaws leak IP address and DNS data through proxy browsers.
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Tor’s app Snowflake Volunteer lets Android users help others evade online censorship
The Tor Project is looking for people who want to help others bypass online censorship by installing the Android app called Snowflake Volunteer.
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“The time for awareness is over:” civil rights groups demand tougher privacy enforcement
Amnesty International and Bits of Freedom are asking the new chairman of the Dutch privacy and data protection authority to focus more on enforcement rather than on pointing fingers at institutions for their privacy violations.
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EU begins enforcing AI Act as new transparency rules take effect
As of last Sunday, the European Commission’s AI Office and EU Member States’ national authorities have begun enforcing the AI Act, requiring AI systems to tell when users are interacting with AI and when content has been generated or altered by AI.
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