Security, Spoken

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Security, Spoken episodes

July 01, 2024 Amazon Is Investigating Perplexity Over Claims of Scraping Abuse
AWS hosted a server linked to the Bezos family- and Nvidia-backed search startup that appears to have been used to scrape the sites of major outlets, prompting an inquiry into potential rules violations.

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8 min
June 28, 2024 Surprise! The Latest ‘Comprehensive’ US Privacy Bill Is Doomed
Gutted of civil rights protections by Democrats to woo pro-business Republicans, the American Privacy Rights Act was pulled from a key congressional hearing—and appears unlikely to receive a full vote.

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11 min
June 27, 2024 War Crime Prosecutions Enter a New Digital Age
A custom platform created by SITU Research aided the International Criminal Court to prosecute a war crimes case for the first time. It could change how justice is enacted on an international scale.

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9 min
June 26, 2024 The Mystery of AI Gunshot-Detection Accuracy Is Finally Unraveling
How accurate are gunshot detection systems, really? For years, it's been a secret, but new reports from San Jose and NYC show these systems have operated well below their advertised accuracy rates.

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12 min
June 25, 2024 Red Tape Is Making Hospital Ransomware Attacks Worse
With cyberattacks increasingly targeting health care providers, an arduous bureaucratic process meant to address legal risk is keeping hospitals offline longer, potentially risking lives.

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12 min
June 24, 2024 US Bans Kaspersky Software
Using a Trump-era authority, the US Commerce Department has banned the sale of Kaspersky’s antivirus tools to new customers in the US, citing alleged threats to national security.

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8 min
June 21, 2024 How to Spot a Business Email Compromise Scam
In this common email scam, a criminal pretending to be your boss or coworker emails you asking for a favor involving money. Here's what do to when a bad actor lands in your inbox.

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11 min
June 20, 2024 Hackers Detail How They Allegedly Stole Ticketmaster Data From Snowflake
A ShinyHunters hacker tells WIRED that they gained access to Ticketmaster’s Snowflake cloud account—and others—by first breaching a third-party contractor.

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14 min
June 19, 2024 OpenAI-Backed Nonprofits Have Gone Back on Their Transparency Pledges
Two organizations that supported unconditional cash grants told WIRED that they will no longer disclose their financial statements and internal policies. Their stance follows a similar denial by OpenAI.

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14 min
June 18, 2024 Amazon-Powered AI Cameras Used to Detect Emotions of Unwitting UK Train Passengers
CCTV cameras and AI are being combined to monitor crowds, detect bike thefts, and spot trespassers.

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11 min

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