Is Your New Car a Threat to National Security?
Credit to Author: Justin Ling| Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:00:00 +0000
Putting sensor-packed Chinese cars on Western roads could be a privacy issue. Just ask Tesla.
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The Power and Pitfalls of AI for US Intelligence
Credit to Author: Alexa O’Brien| Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2022 20:14:03 +0000
Artificial intelligence use is booming, but it’s not the secret weapon you might imagine.
Read moreUK Approves WikiLeaks Chief Julian Assange’s Extradition to the US
Credit to Author: Morgan Meaker, Andy Greenberg| Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2022 19:26:43 +0000
The WikiLeaks founder will appeal the UK Home Office’s decision to extradite him to the US.
Read moreThe January 6 Hearing Was a Warning
Credit to Author: Garrett M. Graff| Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2022 18:47:10 +0000
The House committee’s televised hearings interrogate the Capitol attack with damning new evidence. Whether it’s enough to prevent another one is uncertain.
Read moreHow a Saxophonist Tricked the KGB by Encrypting Secrets in Music
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2022 21:46:16 +0000
Using a custom encryption scheme within music notation, Merryl Goldberg and three other US musicians slipped information to Soviet performers and activists known as the Phantom Orchestra.
Read moreGood Luck Not Accidentally Hiring a North Korean Scammer
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Mon, 30 May 2022 11:00:00 +0000
DPRK hackers are tricking their way into jobs with western firms. A US government alert reminds employers they’re on the front lines—and potentially on the hook.
Read moreOpen Source Intelligence May Be Changing Old-School War
Credit to Author: Alexa O’Brien| Date: Tue, 24 May 2022 11:00:00 +0000
Intelligence collected from public information online could be impacting traditional warfare and altering the calculus between large and small powers.
Read moreHow One Company Helps Keep Russia’s TV Propaganda Machine Online
Credit to Author: Justin Ling| Date: Fri, 13 May 2022 11:00:00 +0000
Russia is using satellites controlled by French operator Eutelsat to broadcast state-run programming. A grassroots group is pushing for that to stop.
Read moreSmall Drones Are Giving Ukraine an Unprecedented Edge
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Fri, 06 May 2022 11:00:00 +0000
From surveillance to search-and-rescue, consumer drones are having an unprecedented impact on Ukraine’s defense against Russia.
Read moreIs Leaking a SCOTUS Opinion a Crime? The Law Is Far From Clear
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 03 May 2022 17:10:30 +0000
The leak of a draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade quickly sparked a court investigation. Which laws may have been violated, if any, remains uncertain.
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