Security, Spoken

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Security, Spoken episodes

December 05, 2023 When It Comes to January 6 Lawsuits, a Court Splits Donald Trump in Two
A federal court ruled on Friday that Trump, as president, may be able to avoid civil action for his role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. But candidate Trump is something different.
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9 min
December 04, 2023 Elon Musk Is Giving QAnon Believers Hope Just in Time for the 2024 Elections
Musk’s recent use of the term “Q*Anon” is his most explicit endorsement of the movement to date. Conspiracists have since spent days dissecting its meaning and cheering on his apparent support.
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9 min
December 01, 2023 A Civil Rights Firestorm Erupts Around a Looming Surveillance Power Grab
Dozens of advocacy groups are pressuring the US Congress to abandon plans to ram through the renewal of a controversial surveillance program that they say poses an “alarming threat to civil rights.”
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11 min
November 30, 2023 A Controversial US Surveillance Program May Get Slipped Into a ‘Must-Pass’ Defense Bill
Congressional leaders are discussing ways to reauthorize Section 702 surveillance, including attaching it to the National Defense Authorization Act, Capitol Hill sources tell WIRED.
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8 min
November 29, 2023 Running Signal Will Soon Cost $50 Million a Year
Signal’s president reveals the cost of running the privacy-preserving platform—not just to drum up donations, but to call out the for-profit surveillance business models it competes against.
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10 min
November 28, 2023 No, You Don’t Need to Turn Off Apple’s NameDrop Feature in iOS 17
Yes, your iPhone automatically turns on NameDrop with the latest software update. But you shouldn’t really be worried about it—regardless of what the police are saying.
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6 min
November 27, 2023 How to Make Your Web Searches More Secure and Private
What you look for online is up to you—just make sure no one else is taking a peek.

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10 min
November 22, 2023 The Bin Laden Letter Is Being Weaponized by the Far-Right
Far-right influencers and right-wing lawmakers are using the spread of Osama bin Laden’s “Letter to America” to call for a TikTok ban and boost decades old conspiracies.
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12 min
November 21, 2023 Inside the Race to Secure Formula 1’s Las Vegas Grand Prix
Beyond the blinding speeds and sharp turns on new terrain, the teams at this weekend’s big F1 race are preparing for another kind of danger.
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9 min
November 20, 2023 US Congress Report Calls for Privacy Reforms After FBI Surveillance ‘Abuses’
A new report by an oversight committee in the US House of Representatives says the FBI has routinely violated rules governing FISA's Section 702 surveillance program and must be reined in.
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9 min

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