Over the weekend, president Joe Biden signed legislation not only reauthorizing a major FISA spy program but expanding it in ways that could have major implications for privacy rights in the US.
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The Next US President Will Have Troubling New Surveillance Powers

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Google is introducing new AI-powered safety tools in Android 15 that can lock down your phone if thieves nab it.
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Android 15 Theft Detection Lock Knows When Your Phone Is Stolen

A coalition of digital rights groups is demanding the US declassify records that would clarify just how expansive a major surveillance program really is.
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Secrecy Concerns Mount Over Spy Powers Targeting US Data Centers

NYC mayor Eric Adams wants to test Evolv’s gun-detection tech in subway stations—despite the company saying it’s not designed for that environment. Emails obtained by WIRED show how the company still found an in.
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Internal Emails Show How a Controversial Gun-Detection System Found Its Way to NYC

A Kremlin-aligned network called Doppelganger has used faked versions of real news sites to push both pro-Palestine and pro-Israel disinformation.
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A Russian Influence Campaign Is Exploiting College Campus Protests

Outabox, an Australian firm that scanned faces for bars and clubs, suffered a breach that shows the problems with giving companies your biometric data.
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The Next US President Will Have Troubling New Surveillance Powers

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