Security, Spoken
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Apr 3, 2023 • 9min
You’ll Soon Need to Show ID to Watch Porn Online
An increasing number of states and countries are passing age-verification laws. It’s not clear how they’ll work.Read the article here
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Mar 31, 2023 • 4min
The US Is Sending Money to Countries Devastated by Cyberattacks
The White House is sending $25 million to Costa Rica, after providing Albania with similar aid following aggression by hackers linked to Iran.Read the article here
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Mar 30, 2023 • 4min
They Posted Porn on Twitter. German Authorities Called the Cops
Regulators are using an AI system to scan websites and messaging apps to find pornography. Creators face fines and potential prison sentences.Read the article here
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Mar 29, 2023 • 6min
North Korea Is Now Mining Crypto to Launder Its Stolen Loot
A spy group working for the Kim regime has been feeding stolen coins into crypto mining services in an effort to throw tracers off their trail.
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Mar 28, 2023 • 7min
The Uniquely American Future of US Authoritarianism
The GOP-fueled far right differs from similar movements around the globe, thanks to the country’s politics, electoral system, and changing demographics.
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Mar 27, 2023 • 6min
The TikTok Hearing Revealed That Congress Is the Problem
The interrogation of CEO Shou Zi Chew highlighted US lawmakers’ own failure to pass privacy legislation.
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Mar 24, 2023 • 5min
Some Photo-Cropping Apps Are Exposing Your Secrets
Image-editing tools from Google and Microsoft contain the “aCropalypse” bug, which can reveal information users intentionally removed.
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Mar 23, 2023 • 9min
The Scorched-Earth Tactics of Iran’s Cyber Army
Amid ongoing protests, the Iranian regime has lost control of its image, pushing it to employ increasingly drastic tactics where everyone loses.
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Mar 22, 2023 • 9min
Online Sleuths Untangle the Mystery of the Nord Stream Sabotage
Open source intelligence researchers are verifying and debunking opaque claims about who ruptured the gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea.
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Mar 21, 2023 • 10min
I Got Investigated by the Secret Service. Here's How to Not Be Me
Don't drink and tweet.
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