The TikTok Hearing Revealed That Congress Is the Problem
Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 00:42:06 +0000
The interrogation of CEO Shou Zi Chew highlighted US lawmakers’ own failure to pass privacy legislation.
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TikTok Paid for Influencers to Attend the Pro-TikTok Rally in DC
Credit to Author: Matt Laslo| Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 21:50:56 +0000
The embattled social media company brought out the checkbook to ensure at least 30 of its biggest assets—creators—were in DC to help fend off critics.
Read moreThe TikTok CEO’s Face-Off With Congress Is Doomed
Credit to Author: Matt Laslo| Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 11:00:00 +0000
On Thursday, Shou Zi Chew will meet a rare united front in the US Congress against the Chinese-owned social media app that has lawmakers in a tizzy.
Read moreThe Scorched-Earth Tactics of Iran’s Cyber Army
Credit to Author: Arian Khameneh| Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2023 06:00:00 +0000
Amid ongoing protests, the Iranian regime has lost control of its image, pushing it to employ increasingly drastic tactics where everyone loses.
Read moreOnline Sleuths Untangle the Mystery of the Nord Stream Sabotage
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:00:00 +0000
Open source intelligence researchers are verifying and debunking opaque claims about who ruptured the gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea.
Read moreSenator Warner on the Restrict Act and a US TikTok Ban
Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 16:59:24 +0000
WIRED spoke with the coauthor of the Restrict Act, a bipartisan bill to crack down on tech from six “hostile” countries.
Read moreThis Is the New Leader of Russia’s Infamous Sandworm Hacking Unit
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 20:35:52 +0000
Evgenii Serebriakov now runs the most aggressive hacking team of Russia’s GRU military spy agency. To Western intelligence, he’s a familiar face.
Read moreA Spy Wants to Connect With You on LinkedIn
Credit to Author: Jennifer Conrad, Matt Burgess| Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 11:00:00 +0000
Russia, North Korea, Iran, and China have been caught using fake profiles to gather information. But the platform’s tools to weed them out only go so far.
Read moreThe World’s Real ‘Cybercrime’ Problem
Credit to Author: Andrew Couts, Dhruv Mehrotra| Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 11:00:00 +0000
From US state laws to the international stage, definitions of “cybercrime” remain vague, broad, and increasingly entrenched in our legal systems.
Read moreCongressman Darin LaHood Says FBI Targeted Him With Unlawful ‘Backdoor’ Searches
Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2023 21:59:12 +0000
Representative Darin LaHood’s claim that he was the subject of “backdoor” searches comes at a dicey moment for the bureau.
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