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Senate bill would ban TikTok from government phones
Concerns over cybersecurity risk and possible spying by China have already brought about bans from DHS, DoD, TSA, and the State Department.
Google has right to censor conservative nonprofit on YouTube
It’s not a “state actor”, so isn’t subject to 1st Amendment scrutiny and can censor PragerU’s videos on abortion, gun rights and terrorism.
Police site DDoSer/bomb hoaxer caught after jeering on social media
He called in hoaxes days after the Manchester Arena bombing, DDoSed police sites when they investigated him, then taunted them on Twitter.
Five Eyes nations demand access to encrypted messaging
The alliance wants tech companies to build backdoor access to users’ encrypted data, by force if necessary.
Terrorists told to hijack social media accounts to spread propaganda
Facebook has removed 14 million pieces of content dubbed likely to come from terrorists, as determined by new machine learning technology
Social networks to be fined for hosting terrorist content
Draft EU legislation, due out next month, will likely incorporate a one-hour takedown window for extremist content flagged by law enforcement.
Los Angeles to use body scanners on metro riders
Subway and bus riders will be randomly scanned as the city becomes the first in the country to use the technology to thwart suicide bombers.
Tor exit node admin acquitted of aiding terrorism
As the administrator of a Tor exit node, it could have been anyone who used his IP address.
iOS 9 enhances two factor authentication, introduces 6-digit passcodes
Apple announced on Monday that iOS 9 will have native two-factor authentication as well as (slightly) more secure passcodes.