US intelligence agencies won’t harvest US residents’ geolocation data in future investigations, revealed the US government this month.
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US military supplier in ‘Made in America’ fraud case
Aventura allegedly imported cheap cameras and network-enabled security gear from China, then slapped US flag stickers on them.
Florida city sends $742K to fraudsters as it bites the BEC hook
“Here’s our new bank account number,” the scammers said. When the real construction firm sent their invoice, payment was made to the crooks.
Russia’s sovereign internet law comes into force
The new law compels the country’s ISPs to forward all data arriving and departing from their networks through special gateway servers.
Pentagon publishes AI guidelines
As the specter of warrior robots looms large, the Pentagon has published a set of ethical guidelines for its use of artificial intelligence.
US grounds Chinese-made drones as part of security review
The exception: drones being used in emergencies, such as fighting wildfires, search and rescue, and dealing with natural disasters.
Researchers find hole in EU-wide identity system
The EU has fixed a flaw in the powerful yet complex eIDAS digital identification system that let people authenticate as someone else.
Ransomware with a difference as hackers threaten to release city data
Johannesburg spent the weekend struggling to recover from its second malware attack this year as it took key services systems offline.
TikTok says no, senators, we’re not under China’s thumb
US lawmakers asked intelligence to look into whether the app and others like it could pose a security threat or be used to influence opinion.
US nuclear weapons command finally ditches 8-inch floppies
The disks are part of the command centres that run the country’s nuclear missile deterrent on behalf of SACCS.