Security, Spoken

A coalition of 41 state attorneys general says Meta is failing to assist Facebook and Instagram users whose accounts have been hacked—and they want the company to take “immediate action.”Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

US sanctions Sandvine for selling web-monitoring tech to authoritarian regimes. Journalist Nora Jonas faced censorship in Egypt. Digital rights activists hold Sandvine accountable. Exploring Deep Packet Inspection technology dangers. Regulations on dual-use technologies. Impact on American companies' engagements with Sandvine.

The UK’s privacy regulator says the government did not take into account the intrusiveness of ankle tags that continuously monitor a person’s location.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

President Biden's executive order prohibits rival nations like China and Russia from accessing US data. The risks of selling Americans' data are explored, including privacy concerns and national security implications. The challenges of enforcing restrictions and the Biden administration's position on data sales are discussed.

The podcast delves into Russia's repeated attacks on Ukraine's power grid, with some strikes far from the front lines, potentially constituting war crimes. Researchers highlight the devastating impact on civilians, as millions were left without electricity. The discussion includes the challenges in proving international law violations when targeting power infrastructure, especially in conflicts like this.

The podcast discusses national security concerns over Chinese-made connected vehicles entering the US market. It explores fears of remote hacking and disruption on American roads. The rise of Chinese auto manufacturers and their surpassing of US rivals in electric vehicle production is also highlighted, raising concerns of market flooding and national security risks.

Two months ago, the FBI “disrupted” the BlackCat ransomware group. They're already back—and their latest attack is causing delays at pharmacies across the US.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

When two former Meta employees dug into why the website of Iowa’s Clayton County Register was spewing dubious posts about stocks, they uncovered a network of sites slinging seemingly AI-made content.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Useful quantum computers aren’t a reality—yet. But in one of the biggest deployments of post-quantum encryption so far, Apple is bringing the technology to iMessage.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The US Congress was preparing to vote on a key foreign surveillance program. Then a wild Russian threat appeared.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices