ShinyHunters Suspect “Rey” Detained in Jordan, Reportedly Helping FBI

ShinyHunters hacker “Rey” was detained in Jordan and is reportedly cooperating with the FBI after the group claimed major FBI and corporate data breaches. Continue reading ShinyHunters Suspect “Rey” Detained in Jordan, Reportedly Helping FBI→

Researcher, Dartmouth Professor and Provost Face Accusations of Secretly Using AI

“The winner of the Nikon Small World in Motion competition is under investigation,” writes the photography news site PetaPixel , “after scientists accused Dr Ning Xu of using AI in his video.”

The Nikon competition is about showcasing the beauty, comp… Continue reading Researcher, Dartmouth Professor and Provost Face Accusations of Secretly Using AI→

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California’s Governor Wants Worker Protections from AI. But FSF Thinks Kill Switches are ‘Dangerous Precedent’

The Guardian reports that California governor Gavin Newsom signed laws on Wednesday “aimed at protecting California workers from the threats of artificial intelligence , including potential job losses and workplace surveillance.”
The laws ban employers… Continue reading California’s Governor Wants Worker Protections from AI. But FSF Thinks Kill Switches are ‘Dangerous Precedent’→

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ShinyHunters hacker “Rey,” allegedly involved in FBI data theft, detained in Jordan

Jana Winter, Raphael Satter, and A.J. Vicens report: A key member of the ShinyHunters hacking group, ‌which claims to have stolen data on every FBI employee, was detained this week in Jordan, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Two of ​… Continue reading ShinyHunters hacker “Rey,” allegedly involved in FBI data theft, detained in Jordan→

US Judge Rules Flock Search Was Mass Surveillance. Bernie Sanders Proposes ‘Ban Flock Act’

Flock’s cameras offer “indiscriminate mass surveillance,” a U.S. federal judge wrote in a ruling Thursday, as does any system with “continuously updated” location histories for all the vehicles filmed by automated license plate-reading cameras.

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MI5 Says China’s MSS Funded Research Involving 100+ U.K.-Linked Academics

The U.K.’s domestic intelligence and security agency has warned that more than 100 academics have helped China boost its intelligence gathering efforts on behalf of Beijing’s state security service.

In a “Security Service Espionage Alert” issued on Se… Continue reading MI5 Says China’s MSS Funded Research Involving 100+ U.K.-Linked Academics→

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