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The β€˜Emergency Powers’ Risk of a Second Trump Presidency

By Thor Benson β€” March 13th 2024 at 17:42
Every US president has the ability to invoke β€œemergency powers” that could give an authoritarian leader the ability to censor the internet, restrict travel, and more.
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Police Can Spy on Your iOS and Android Push Notifications

By Andrew Couts, Lily Hay Newman β€” December 6th 2023 at 17:08
Governments can access records related to push notifications from mobile apps by requesting that data from Apple and Google, according to details in court records and a US senator.
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The NSA Seems Pretty Stressed About the Threat of Chinese Hackers in US Critical Infrastructure

By Lily Hay Newman β€” November 10th 2023 at 21:42
US government officials continue to warn that the public and private sectors need to identify and root out China-backed attackers lurking in industrial control systems.
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DOJ Detected SolarWinds Breach Months Before Public Disclosure

By Kim Zetter β€” April 28th 2023 at 18:01
In May 2020, the US Department of Justice noticed Russian hackers in its network but did not realize the significance of what it had found for six months.
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