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The European Parliament is blocking artificial intelligence on lawmakers’ devices, citing security risks
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The European Parliament has reportedly barred lawmakers from using artificial intelligence tools on their work devices, citing cybersecurity and privacy risks by uploading confidential mail to…
India makes Aadhaar more ubiquitous, but critics say security and privacy concerns remain
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India is pushing Aadhaar, the world’s largest digital identity system, deeper into everyday privacy through a new app and offline verification support, a move that raises…
Homeland Security is trying to force tech companies to hand over data about Trump critics
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The Department of Homeland Security is quietly requiring tech companies to hand over user information about critics of the Trump administration, according to reports. On several…
The Polish government said Russian government hackers broke into parts of the country’s energy grid infrastructure by exploiting its poor security. On Friday, Poland’s Computer Emergency…
From the outside, Upwind Security appears to have had a smooth ride so far. Just four years later, the cloud security startup is now worth $1.5…
Apple’s new iPhone and iPad security feature restricts mobile networks from collecting accurate location data
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A new security feature rolling out to select models of the latest iPhones and iPads this week will make it harder for law enforcement, spies and…
AI security startup Outtake raises $40 million from Iconiq, Satya Nadella, Bill Ackman and other big names
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Outtake, which builds a cybersecurity platform to help businesses detect, investigate and eliminate identity fraud, has raised a $40 million Series B funding round. While that…
Online coaching website UStrive has resolved a security bug that exposed the personal information of its users, including children. The exposed data included the full names,…
Two members of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency may have accessed and shared Social Security numbers in an effort to help an advocacy group “overturn…
What happens when an AI agent decides that the best way to complete a task is to blackmail you? This is not hypothetical. According to Barmak…