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Greece to Ban Sale of Spyware amid Phone-Tapping Scandal
The move comes after a newspaper report alleging politicians and business people have been under state surveillance.
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Russia Reactivates Its Trolls, Bots Ahead of Tuesday's Midterms
Researchers have identified a series of Russian information operations to influence American elections and, perhaps, erode support for Ukraine.
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Twitter May Have Lost More than a Million Users Since Musk Took Over
Estimates from Bot Sentinel suggest more than 875,000 users deactivated their accounts between October 27 and November 1, while a half-million more were suspended...
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Worries Grow That TikTok Is New Home for Manipulated Video and Photos
Misleading edits, fake news stories and deepfake images of politicians are starting to warp reality on the popular video platform.
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Researchers Use Lasers to Trick Autonomous Cars
Researchers used a laser to trick autonomous vehicles' LiDAR systems to remove obstacles and pedestrians from view.
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Female Politicians Disadvantaged by Online Prejudices, Stereotypes
Scientists at Denmark's University of Copenhagen (KU) has found widespread online gender bias to be a disadvantage for female politicians.
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Manslaughter Case Has a Strange Twist: Tesla That Killed Couple Was on Autopilot
"Who's at fault, man or machine?"
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F.T.C. Accuses Ed Tech Firm Chegg of 'Careless' Data Security
Chegg, a homework help app, exposed the data of 40 million users, including details about some students' sexual orientation and religion, regulators said in a legal...
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Quantum Computing May be Bolstered by Liquid-Like Electrons
Experiments conducted by scientists at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore may strengthen quantum computing with liquid-like electrons called parafermions...
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A Scientist's Quest for an Accessible, Unhackable Voting Machine
After 19 years of work, Juan Gilbert says he has invented the most secure voting machine.
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Self-Driving Cars Face Uncertain Path to U.S. Deployment
The difficult path to deploying autonomous vehicles was highlighted by an announcement that Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG would close their self-driving startup...
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Europe Prepares to Rewrite Internet Rules
The enactment of the European Union's Digital Markets Act is expected to force big technology platforms to become more transparent and interoperable next year. ...
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Elon Musk Takes Over Twitter, Declares 'The Bird is Freed'
Musk wants to grow the platform, but he also wants it to be a free speech free-for-all.
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ACM Global Technology Policy Council Releases Joint Statement on Principles for Responsible Algorithmic Systems
ACM's Technology Policy Council has issued an updated Statement on Principles for Responsible Algorithmic Systems in conjunction with its U.S. and Europe Policy...
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Japan Steps Up Push to Get Public Buy-in to Digital IDs
Japan's government is urging the public to sign up for digital IDs, warning they could lose access to public health insurance otherwise.
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Singapore, Germany to Mutually Recognize IoT Cybersecurity Labels
Singapore and Germany have agreed to mutually recognize their respective smart computer product cybersecurity rating labels.
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White House Announces 100-Day Cyber Sprint for Chemical Sector
The 100-day grid cybersecurity sprint led to over 150 utilities deploying new technologies to improve cybersecurity defenses, according to a DOE press release. ...
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Confirming Election Results with Risk-Limiting Audits
Rice University's Dan Wallach, working with Matthew Bernhard at nonprofit VotingWorks, found risk-limiting audits can be used to confirm election outcomes.
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