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The biggest breach of US government data is under way

https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/05/the-biggest-breach-of-u-s-government-data-is-under-way/

#politics #privacy #DOGE #Musk

#Microsoft Quietly Makes It Harder To Install #Windows11 on Old PCs Ahead of #Windows10's End of Support

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/02/04/161234/microsoft-quietly-makes-it-harder-to-install-windows-11-on-old-pcs-ahead-of-windows-10s-end-of-support

#Windows #cybersecurity

Background checks may be the future of 3D printers

https://www.news10.com/news/background-checks-may-be-the-future-of-3d-printers/

#privacy #3DPrinting

#Proton worldwide outage caused by #Kubernetes migration, software change

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/proton-worldwide-outage-caused-by-kubernetes-migration-software-change/

#FOSS #privacy #cybersecurity

#Cannabis company #Stiiizy says cybercriminals accessed customers’ ID documents

https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/10/cannabis-company-stiiizy-says-hackers-accessed-customers-id-documents/

#privacy #cybersecurity #DataBreach

#DARPA Has a “Weird” Plan to Aid People in Authoritarian Regimes Using Hidden Networks

https://thedebrief.org/darpa-has-a-weird-plan-to-aid-people-in-authoritarian-regimes-using-hidden-networks/

#privacy #anonymity #PWND2

#Bitlocker encryption bypassed

https://discuss.techlore.tech/t/bitlocker-encryption-bypassed-again/11709/1

#cybersecurity #Microsoft #Windows #encryption

European digital identity soon not secure enough, experts warn

https://paste.sethforprivacy.com/?66f5f1704e50aac3#2FNbBkx3i9gCH2BSS2SJzbf9Rjx6pi7PPRSddQdXfEGH

#Europe #EU #privacy #DigitalID #politics

#Mullvad: The report for the 2024 security #audit of the app is now available

https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2024/12/11/the-report-for-the-2024-security-audit-of-the-app-is-now-available

#cybersecurity #VPN #FOSS

Your #AI clone could target your family, but there’s a simple defense

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/12/your-ai-clone-could-target-your-family-but-theres-a-simple-defense/

#privacy #scam #security

#Microsoft expands #Recall preview to #Intel and #AMD #Copilot+ PCs

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-expands-recall-preview-to-intel-and-amd-copilot-plus-pcs/

#WindowsRecall #privacy #AI #cybersecurity

Soon, the tech behind #ChatGPT may help drone operators decide which enemies to kill

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/12/openai-and-anduril-team-up-to-build-ai-powered-drone-defense-systems/

#privacy #AI

#Google says its new #AI models can identify emotions — and that has experts worried

https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/05/google-says-its-new-open-models-can-identify-emotions-and-that-has-experts-worried/

#privacy

#CopilotVision, #Microsoft’s #AI tool that can read your screen, launches in preview

https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/05/copilot-vision-microsofts-ai-tool-that-can-read-your-screen-launches-in-preview/

#privacy #Windows #Copilot #cybersecurity

A New Phone Scanner That Detects #Spyware Has Already Found 7 #Pegasus Infections

https://www.wired.com/story/iverify-spyware-detection-tool-nso-group-pegasus/

#iVerify #malware #cybersecurity

#Amazon and #Google Must Keep Their Promises on #ProjectNimbus

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/12/amazon-and-google-must-keep-their-promises-project-nimbus

#privacy #AI #politics