Security, Spoken

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Security, Spoken episodes

June 07, 2024 From the Archives: DNA Drives Help Identify Missing People. It’s a Privacy Nightmare
Police are hosting events to collect DNA samples that can help solve missing persons cases. But when people put their DNA in a commercial database, it can used for other purposes.

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11 min
June 07, 2024 Russians Love YouTube. That’s a Problem for the Kremlin
YouTube remains the only major US-based social media platform available in Russia. It’s become “indispensable” to everyday people, making a ban tricky. Journalists and dissidents are taking advantage.

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11 min
June 06, 2024 From the Archives: The Vampire Bat Is Moving Closer to the US. That’s a Problem
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As the climate changes, the bloodthirsty creatures are moving north from Latin America, bringing the threat of rabies with them.

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11 min
June 06, 2024 OpenAI Employees Warn of a Culture of Risk and Retaliation
An open letter signed by former and current employees at OpenAI and other AI giants calls for whistleblower protections as the artificial intelligence rapidly evolves.

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8 min
June 05, 2024 This Hacker Tool Extracts All the Data Collected by Windows’ New Recall AI
Windows Recall takes a screenshot every five seconds. Cybersecurity researchers say the system is simple to abuse—and one ethical hacker has already built a tool to show how easy it really is.

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10 min
June 04, 2024 How Donald Trump Could Weaponize US Surveillance in a Second Term
Donald Trump has vowed to go after political enemies, undocumented immigrants, and others if he wins. Experts warn that he could easily turn the surveillance state against his targets.

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9 min
June 03, 2024 How Researchers Cracked an 11-Year-Old Password to a $3 Million Crypto Wallet
Thanks to a flaw in a decade-old version of the RoboForm password manager and a bit of luck, researchers were able to unearth the password to a crypto wallet containing a fortune.

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11 min
June 02, 2024 From What's New: A Billion-Dollar Plan to Fix Farm Emissions Might Make Things Worse
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Agriculture is a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions, so the US is getting serious about reform. But some scientists say current efforts are misguided.

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12 min
May 31, 2024 From Business, Spoken: How AI Could Transform Email
We're bringing an extra episode from our show Business, Spoken.

Artificial intelligence may streamline a form of business communication that’s already super fake.

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10 min
May 31, 2024 The Unusual Espionage Act Case Against a Drone Photographer
In seemingly the first case of its kind, the US Justice Department has charged a Chinese national with using a drone to photograph a Virginia shipyard where the US Navy was assembling nuclear submarines.

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11 min

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