Credit to Author: Thor Benson| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 17:42:05 +0000
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.
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Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2024 19:14:20 +0000
A closed-door presentation for House lawmakers late last year portrayed American anti-war protesters as having possible ties to Hamas in an effort to kill privacy reforms to a major US spy program.
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Credit to Author: Garrett M. Graff| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2024 17:52:36 +0000
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.
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Credit to Author: Dhruv Mehrotra, Andrew Couts| Date: Sat, 09 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +0000
Plus: An ex-Google engineer gets arrested for allegedly stealing trade secrets, hackers breach the top US cybersecurity agency, and X’s new feature exposes sensitive user data.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg, Andrew Couts, Matt Burgess| Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +0000
Plus: Apple warns about sideloading apps, a court orders NSO group to turn over the code of its Pegasus spyware, and an investigation finds widely available security cams are wildly insecure.
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Credit to Author: Vittoria Elliott| Date: Thu, 29 Feb 2024 13:00:00 +0000
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.
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Credit to Author: Aarian Marshall, Will Knight| Date: Thu, 29 Feb 2024 10:00:00 +0000
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.
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Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 19:23:43 +0000
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.
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