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‘Pig Butchering’ Scams Are Now a $3 Billion Threat

For seven years, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has tallied the reports the US law enforcement agency receives about all different types of digital crime, and it has.

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Congressman Darin LaHood Says FBI Targeted Him With Unlawful ‘Backdoor’ Searches

Jeramie Scott, senior counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center and director of the nonprofit’s surveillance oversight project, says LaHood’s admission served as further confirmation that “the FBI’s backdoor searches.

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The FBI Just Admitted It Bought US Location Data

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation has acknowledged for the first time that it purchased US location data rather than obtaining a warrant. While the practice of buying people’s.

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The US Air Force Is Moving Fast on AI-Piloted Fighter Jets

During testing in December, a pair of AI programs were fed into the system: the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Autonomous Air Combat Operations (AACO) and the Defense Advanced Research Projects.

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How Denmark’s Welfare State Became a Surveillance Nightmare

Another variable, “presumed partner,” is used to determine whether someone has a concealed relationship, since single people receive more benefits. This involves searching data for connections between welfare recipients and.

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This Algorithm Could Ruin Your Life

From the outside, Rotterdam’s welfare algorithm appears complex. The system, which was originally developed by consulting firm Accenture before the city took over development in 2018, is trained on data.

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A Privacy Hero’s Final Wish: An Institute to Redirect AI’s Future

Yesterday, hundreds in Eckersley's community of friends and colleagues packed the pews for an unusual sort of memorial service at the church-like sanctuary of the Internet Archive in San Francisco—a.

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The LastPass Hack Somehow Gets Worse

Chinese hackers proved themselves to be as prolific and invasive as ever this week with new findings revealing that in February 2022, Beijing-backed hackers compromised the email server of the.

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What to Do When Your Boss Is Spying on You

You're not being paranoid. If you always feel like somebody's watching you, as the song goes, you're probably right. Especially if you're at work. Over the course of the Covid-19.

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The High-Stakes Blame Game in the White House Cybersecurity Plan

In the endless fight to improve cybersecurity and encourage investment in digital defenses, some experts have a controversial suggestion. They say the only way to make companies take it seriously.

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