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Global National: April 13


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Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guard member, has been arrested in connection with the leak of several classified Pentagon documents about both allies and adversaries in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. What's known about Teixeira, how he's accused of sharing the state secrets, and how long it was before the breach was discovered. Communications Security Establishment, Canada's cybersecurity agency, is warning a recent "notable rise" of cyberattacks by Russia-backed actors, including activity directed at critical infrastructure networks. What the CSE is revealing about the attacks, the targets, and what Poland's military counterintelligence is warning about. Federal political parties are subjected to virtually no rules or oversight when it comes to collecting personal information, and they'd like to keep it that way. But British Columbia Information and Privacy Commissioner Michael McEvoy doesn't think that's a good idea. How he's about to face off with those parties in court. Sexual extortion is on the rise, and how to prosecute those who share intimate images of others without consent is a major problem. While people of all ages can be exploited, children and teenagers are often victimized. British Columbia's new legislation aimed at better protecting them. And British fashion trailblazer Mary Quant, best known for popularizing miniskirts and transforming the way women dress, has died. How she ditched the often-demure look of her mother's generation and focused instead on fun, frivolity, and women's liberation, cementing her place as a role model.
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