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On Executive Order 12333

Schneier on Security

Although electronic surveillance programs authorized by EO 12333 generally target foreign intelligence from foreign targets, its permissive targeting standards allow for the substantial collection of Americans’ communications containing little to no foreign intelligence value.

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On Chinese "Spy Trains"

Schneier on Security

The reason these threats are so real is that it's not difficult to hide surveillance or control infrastructure in computer components, and if they're not turned on, they're very difficult to find. Even so, these examples illustrate an important point: there's no escaping the technology of inevitable surveillance. Our allies do it.

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China’s Olympics App Is Horribly Insecure

Schneier on Security

News article : It’s not clear whether the security flaws were intentional or not, but the report speculated that proper encryption might interfere with some of China’s ubiquitous online surveillance tools, especially systems that allow local authorities to snoop on phones using public wireless networks or internet cafes.

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5G Security

Schneier on Security

Since the internet, especially the "internet of things," is expected to rely heavily on 5G infrastructure, potential Chinese infiltration is a serious national security threat. But keeping untrusted companies like Huawei out of Western infrastructure isn't enough to secure 5G. What's more, U.S.

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Russian spies are attempting to tap transatlantic undersea cables

Security Affairs

Ireland is a strategic place for intercontinental communications because it represents the place where undersea cables which carry internet traffic connect to Europe. The data collected by the undersea cable would include content from online messages, browsing sessions, VOIP calls, and emails. ” reported The Sunday Times.

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Breaking Down User Activity Monitoring Tools: Security and HR Perspectives

SecureWorld News

This agent gathers data about the user's actions, such as keystrokes, mouse clicks, application usage, and internet activity. Managers can access this data through a console, reviewing reports, live feeds from employee screens, screenshots, video recordings of desktop activity, and intercepted files or messages.

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MY TAKE: Even Google CEO Sundar Pichai agrees that it is imperative to embed ethics into AI

The Last Watchdog

Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society has launched a project to catalog all of the AI ethics declarations made by public and commercial organizations. However, as the data collected by Internet of Things systems gets deeper and richer , the algorithms running AI should get smarter and more accurate.