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Humans Aren’t Mentally Ready for an AI-Saturated ‘Post-Truth World’ Jun 21, 2023

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The AI era promises a flood of disinformation, deepfakes, and hallucinated “facts.” Psychologists are only beginning to grapple with the implications.

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How a Shady Chinese Firm’s Encryption Chips Got Inside the US Navy, NATO, and NASA Jun 16, 2023

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The US government warns encryption chipmaker Hualan has suspicious ties to China’s military. Yet US agencies still use one of its subsidiary’s chips, raising fears of a backdoor.

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The US Is Openly Stockpiling Dirt on All Its Citizens Jun 14, 2023

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A newly declassified report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence reveals the federal government is buying troves of data about Americans.

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A Massive Vaccine Database Leak Exposes IDs of Millions of Indians Jun 13, 2023

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Personal information, including ID documents and phone numbers, have been released on Telegram.

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Inside 4chan’s Top-Secret Moderation Machine Jun 12, 2023

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Internal company documents reveal how the imageboard’s chaotic moderation allowed racism and violence to take over.

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The Bizarre Reality of Getting Online in North Korea Jun 09, 2023

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New testimony from defectors reveals pervasive surveillance and monitoring of limited internet connections. For millions of others, the internet simply doesn't exist.

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The Bold Plan to Create Cyber 311 Hotlines Jun 08, 2023

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UT-Austin will join a growing movement to launch cybersecurity clinics for cities and small businesses that often fall through the cracks.

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The Messy US Influence That's Helping Iranians Stay Online Jun 07, 2023

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Newly announced sanctions against Iran-based Avaran Cloud underscore the complexity of crafting Washington’s internet freedom efforts.

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Hacks Against Ukraine's Emergency Response Services Rise During Bombings Jun 06, 2023

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Data from Cloudflare's free digital defense service, Project Galileo, illuminates new links between online and offline attacks.

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Kaspersky Says New Zero-Day Malware Hit iPhones—Including Its Own Jun 05, 2023

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On the same day, Russia’s FSB intelligence service launched wild claims of NSA and Apple hacking thousands of Russians.

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