Tag: surveillance

  • Slashdot: US Likely To Ban Chinese App DeepSeek From Government Devices

    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/03/07/1616237/us-likely-to-ban-chinese-app-deepseek-from-government-devices Source: Slashdot Title: US Likely To Ban Chinese App DeepSeek From Government Devices Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The White House is contemplating restrictions on the Chinese AI company DeepSeek, primarily over concerns about national security and user data privacy. Key measures may include banning its chatbot from government…

  • Slashdot: UK Quietly Scrubs Encryption Advice From Government Websites

    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/03/06/193217/uk-quietly-scrubs-encryption-advice-from-government-websites?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: UK Quietly Scrubs Encryption Advice From Government Websites Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The U.K. government’s recent removal of encryption advice from its cybersecurity guidance raises significant concerns regarding privacy and data security. This shift follows a controversial demand for backdoor access to encrypted data, highlighting…

  • Hacker News: Israel creating GPT-like tool using collection of Palestinian surveillance data

    Source URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/06/israel-military-ai-surveillance Source: Hacker News Title: Israel creating GPT-like tool using collection of Palestinian surveillance data Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text reveals the development of a large language model (LLM) by Israel’s military surveillance agency, Unit 8200, using intercepted Palestinian communications. This effort seeks to enhance spying capabilities…

  • The Register: Ex-NSA grandee says Trump’s staff cuts will ‘devastate’ America’s cybersecurity

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/05/us_government_job_cuts_nsa/ Source: The Register Title: Ex-NSA grandee says Trump’s staff cuts will ‘devastate’ America’s cybersecurity Feedly Summary: Would ‘destroy a pipeline of top talent essential for hunting’ Chinese spies in US networks, Congress told Video Looming staffing cuts to America’s security and intelligence agencies, if carried out, would “have a devastating effect on…

  • The Register: Apple takes UK government to court over ‘backdoor’ order

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/05/apple_reportedly_ipt_complaint/ Source: The Register Title: Apple takes UK government to court over ‘backdoor’ order Feedly Summary: A first-of-its-kind legal challenge set to be heard this month, per reports Apple has reportedly filed a legal complaint with the UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) contesting the UK government’s order that it must forcibly break the…

  • Slashdot: Apple Launches Legal Challenge To UK ‘Back Door’ Order

    Source URL: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/03/04/1743218/apple-launches-legal-challenge-to-uk-back-door-order?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Apple Launches Legal Challenge To UK ‘Back Door’ Order Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Apple is legally challenging the British government’s demand to create a backdoor in its secure cloud storage systems, marking a significant test of the 2016 Investigatory Powers Act regarding encryption. This case…

  • The Register: US Cyber Command reportedly pauses cyberattacks on Russia

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/03/infosec_in_brief/ Source: The Register Title: US Cyber Command reportedly pauses cyberattacks on Russia Feedly Summary: PLUS: Phishing suspects used fishing gear as alibi; Apple’s ‘Find My’ can track PCs and Androids; and more Infosec In Brief US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reportedly ordered US Cyber Command to pause offensive operations against Russia,…

  • Slashdot: Serbian Student’s Android Phone Compromised By Exploit From Cellebrite

    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/03/01/019202/serbian-students-android-phone-compromised-by-exploit-from-cellebrite?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Serbian Student’s Android Phone Compromised By Exploit From Cellebrite Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The report illustrates a concerning case of a zero-day exploit utilized by a surveillance vendor against a student critic of the Serbian government, highlighting the ongoing threats to information security in civil…

  • Slashdot: President Trump: UK Encryption Policy ‘Something You Hear About With China’

    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/02/28/1620208/president-trump-uk-encryption-policy-something-you-hear-about-with-china?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: President Trump: UK Encryption Policy ‘Something You Hear About With China’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses President Trump’s criticism of the UK government’s encryption policies, particularly its request for backdoor access to encrypted data, which he likens to actions taken by China. This…