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As “P4x,” Alejandro Caceres single-handedly disrupted the internet of an entire country. Then he tried to show the US military how it can—and should—adopt his methods. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The thwarted XZ Utils supply chain attack was years in the making. Now, clues suggest nation-state hackers were behind the persona that inserted the malicious code. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
To settle a years-long lawsuit, Google has agreed to delete “billions of data records” collected from users of “Incognito mode,” illuminating the pitfalls of relying on Chrome to protect your privacy. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Vice President Kamala Harris says new rules for government AI deployments, including a requirement that algorithms are checked for bias, will “put the public interest first.” Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A WIRED investigation uncovered coordinates collected by a controversial data broker that reveal sensitive information about visitors to an island once owned by Epstein, the notorious sex offender. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The company behind the Saflok-brand door locks is offering a fix, but it may take months or years to reach some hotels. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Multiple university departments linked to the Clinical School Computing Service have been inaccessible for a month. The university has not yet revealed the nature of the “malicious activity.” Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A high court in London says the WikiLeaks founder won’t be extradited “immediately” and the US must provide more “assurances” about any extradition. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
US and UK officials hit Chinese hacking group APT31 with sanctions and criminal charges after they targeted thousands of businesses, politicians, and critics of China. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Privacy and security are an Apple selling point. But the DOJ's new antitrust lawsuit argues that Apple selectively embraces privacy and security features in ways that hurt competition—and users. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Cookie pop-ups now show the number of “partners” that websites may share data with. Here's how many of these third-party companies may get your data from some of the most popular sites online. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Anonymous, candid reviews made Glassdoor a powerful place to research potential employers. A policy shift requiring users to privately verify their real names is raising privacy concerns. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The platform says it stands to make more than $200 million in coming years from Google and other companies that want user comments to feed AI projects. Regulators have questions. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
For months, US lawmakers have examined every side of a historic surveillance debate. With the introduction of the SAFE Act, all that's left to do now is vote. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Pentagon says it’s not hiding aliens, but it stops notably short of saying what it is hiding. Here are the key questions that remain unanswered—some answers could be weirder than UFOs. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Every US president has the ability to invoke “emergency powers” that could give an authoritarian leader the ability to censor the internet, restrict travel, and more. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
With Meta’s updated 2FA process, the company now automatically trusts devices you often use. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Tigran Gambaryan, a former crypto-focused US federal agent, and a second Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, have been held in Abuja without passports for two weeks. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Content creators are using copyright laws to get nonconsensual deepfakes removed from the web. With the complaints covering nearly 30,000 URLs, experts say Google should do more to help. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The transaction, visible on Bitcoin's blockchain, suggests the victim of one of the worst ransomware attacks in years may have paid a very large ransom. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A coalition of 41 state attorneys general says Meta is failing to assist Facebook and Instagram users whose accounts have been hacked—and they want the company to take “immediate action.” Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Canada-based Sandvine has long sold its web-monitoring tech to authoritarian regimes. This week, the US sanctioned the company, severely limiting its ability to do business with American firms. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The UK’s privacy regulator says the government did not take into account the intrusiveness of ankle tags that continuously monitor a person’s location. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The White House issued an executive order on Wednesday that aims to prevent the sale of Americans' data to “countries of concern,” including China and Russia. Its effectiveness may vary. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Several of the strikes occurred far from the front lines of the conflict, indicating possible war crimes. Researchers say the attacks likely had devastating impacts on civilians. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
As Chinese automakers prepare to launch in the US, the White House is investigating whether cars made in China could pose a national security threat. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Two months ago, the FBI “disrupted” the BlackCat ransomware group. They're already back—and their latest attack is causing delays at pharmacies across the US. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
When two former Meta employees dug into why the website of Iowa’s Clayton County Register was spewing dubious posts about stocks, they uncovered a network of sites slinging seemingly AI-made content. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Useful quantum computers aren’t a reality—yet. But in one of the biggest deployments of post-quantum encryption so far, Apple is bringing the technology to iMessage. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The US Congress was preparing to vote on a key foreign surveillance program. Then a wild Russian threat appeared. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
