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A New Lawsuit Puts the Online White Supremacy Pipeline on Trial May 17, 2023

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The families of victims of a mass shooting in Buffalo are challenging the platforms they believe led the attacker to carry out a racist massacre.

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The UK’s Secretive Web Surveillance Program Is Ramping Up May 16, 2023

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A government effort to collect people’s internet records is moving beyond its test phase, but many details remain hidden from public view.

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A Republican-Led Lawsuit Threatens Critical US Cyber Protections May 14, 2023

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Three states are suing to block security rules for water facilities. If they win, it may open the floodgates for challenges to other cyber rules. Read this story here.

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Twitter’s Encrypted DMs Are Deeply Inferior to Signal and WhatsApp May 12, 2023

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The social network's new privacy feature is technically flawed, opt-in, and limited in its functionality. All this for just $8 a month.

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A Mysterious New Hacker Group Is Lurking in Ukraine’s Cyberspace May 11, 2023

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The unidentified attackers have targeted people on both sides of Russia’s war against Ukraine, carrying out espionage operations that suggest state funding.

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How To Delete Your Data From ChatGPT May 10, 2023

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OpenAI has new tools that give you more control over your information—although they may not go far enough.

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The Data Broker That Targeted Abortion Clinics Landed a US Military Contract May 09, 2023

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Documents obtained by WIRED show SafeGraph, which sold location data related to Planned Parenthood visits, is now pursuing contracts with the US Air Force.

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The DOJ Detected the SolarWinds Hack 6 Months Earlier Than First Disclosed May 08, 2023

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In May 2020, the US Department of Justice stumbled upon Russian hackers in its network. But did not realize the significance of what they had found for six months. Read the story here.

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Google Is Rolling Out Password-Killing Tech to All Accounts May 05, 2023

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The tech industry’s transition to passkeys gets its first massive boost with the launch of the alternative login scheme for Google’s billions of users. Read the story here.

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Meta Is Trying to Push Attackers to the Brink May 04, 2023

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The company is adding new tools as bad actors use ChatGPT-themed lures and mask their infrastructure in an attempt to trick victims and elude defenders.

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