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The Invasive Reach of ‘Digital-by-Default’ Immigration
The UK's use of technology to enforce its hard-line immigration policy brings the border into every facet of migrants' lives.
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3 years, 10 months ago
Android Phone Makers' Encryption Keys Stolen and Used in Malware
Device manufacturers use “platform certificates” to verify an app's authenticity, making them particularly dangerous in the wrong hands.
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3 years, 10 months ago
Google Moves to Block Invasive Spanish Spyware Framework
The “Heliconia” hacking tool exploited vulnerabilities in Chrome, Windows Defender, and Firefox, according to company security researchers.
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3 years, 10 months ago
Redacted Documents Are Not as Secure as You Think
Popular redaction tools don’t always work as promised, and new attacks can reveal hidden information, researchers say.
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3 years, 10 months ago
Autonomous Vehicles Join the List of US National Security Threats
Lawmakers are growing concerned about a flood of data-hungry cars from China taking over American streets.
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3 years, 10 months ago
The US Has a Bomb-Sniffing Dog Shortage
Finding high-quality detection canines is hard enough—and the pandemic only dug a deeper hole.
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3 years, 10 months ago
Here’s How Bad a Twitter Mega-Breach Would Be
Elon Musk laid off half the staff, and mass resignations seem likely. If nobody’s there to protect the fort, what’s the worst that could happen?
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3 years, 10 months ago
Telehealth Sites Put Addiction Patient Data at Risk
New research found pervasive use of tracking tech on substance-abuse-focused health care websites, potentially endangering users in a post-Roe world.…
3 years, 10 months ago
Twitter’s SMS Two-Factor Authentication Is Melting Down
Problems with the important security feature may be some of the first signs that Elon Musk's social network is fraying at the edges.
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3 years, 10 months ago
China’s Digital Yuan Works Just Like Cash—With Added Surveillance
Government officials are urging citizens to adopt the official digital currency in a bid to gain more control over the economy.
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3 years, 11 months ago