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The House votes to expand—and expand—a major U.S. spy program
A controversial America eavesdropping program days since its expiration has removed a major obstacle in the path to re-licensing. After…
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A Vending Machine Error Revealed Secret Face Recognition Tech
Canada-based University of Waterloo is racing to remove M&M-branded smart vending machines from campus after outraged students discovered the machines…
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A Backroom Deal Looms Over Section 702 Surveillance Fight
Johnson, notably, previously voted in favor of legislation that would have drastically reformed the 702 program with a slew of…
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UK Police Use Driver License Photo In Facial Recognition Search
A recent change to a single clause in a UK criminal justice law will soon allow police or the National…
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Google Just Denied Cops a Key Surveillance Tool
A hacker group calling itself Solntsepek, previously linked to the infamous Russian military hacking unit Sandworm, took credit this week…
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A Civil Rights Firestorm Erupts Around a Looming Surveillance Power Grab
United States lawmakers are receiving a flood of warnings from across civil society not to be bend to the efforts…
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The Startup That Transformed the Hack-for-Hire Industry
If you’re looking for a long read to while away your weekend, we’ve got you covered. First up, WIRED senior…
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US Privacy Groups Urge Senate Not to Ram Through NSA Spying Powers
Some of the United States’ largest civil liberties groups are urging Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer not to pursue a…
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The 23andMe User Data Leak May Be Far Worse Than Believed
With the Israel-Hamas war intensifying by the day, many people are desperate for accurate information about the conflict. Getting it…
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Massachusetts Is Trying To Protect Data Privacy In Cars
The modern world runs on data — collecting it, selling it, buying it, there’s a whole economy to tracking and…
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