US Delays Huawei Ban for 90 Days
US officials have issued a 90-day reprieve on their ban on dealing with Chinese tech giant Huawei, saying breathing space was needed to avoid huge disruption.
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Dutch Probe China’s Huawei for Possible Spying: Report
Dutch intelligence services are investigating Huawei for possibly spying for the Chinese government by leaving a “back door” to data of customers of major telecoms firms, a report said Thursday.
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Red Cross Website Hacked in Latest Singapore Cyber Attack
The Singapore Red Cross said Thursday its website had been hacked and the personal data of more than 4,000 potential blood donors compromised in the latest cyber attack on the city-state.
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Trump Bars U.S. Companies From Foreign Telecoms Posing Security Risk
President Donald Trump declared a national emergency Wednesday barring US companies from using foreign telecoms equipment deemed a security risk — a move that appeared aimed at Chinese giant Huawei.
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Israel Spyware Firm NSO Operates in Shadowy Cyber World
An Israeli spyware company named in a Financial Times report on a WhatsApp security flaw prides itself on “rigorous, ethical standards” despite previous links to alleged espionage.
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Huawei Chairman Says Ready to Sign ‘No-Spy’ Deal With UK
Chinese telecom giant Huawei is willing to sign a “no-spy” agreement with countries including Britain, the firm’s chairman said on Tuesday, as the head of NATO said Britain must preserve secure mobile networks.
Liang Hua visited Britain as the governme… Continue reading Huawei Chairman Says Ready to Sign ‘No-Spy’ Deal With UK
San Francisco Bans Facial Recognition Use by Police
San Francisco on Tuesday became the first US city to ban use of facial recognition technology by police or other government agencies.
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US, EU Spar Over Sharing Electronic Evidence in Investigations
In August 2016, the lifeless bodies of a young French man and woman were discovered on a beach in Madagascar, with murder suspected.
The secret to the case could be in the last messages they sent, but those are stored in the databanks of US tech giants… Continue reading US, EU Spar Over Sharing Electronic Evidence in Investigations
Facebook Sues South Korea Data Analytics Firm
Facebook is suing South Korean data analytics firm Rankwave to make sure it isn’t breaking the leading social network’s rules, the US company said Friday.
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Whistleblower Says Facebook Generating Terror Content
Facebook is unwittingly auto-generating content for terror-linked groups that its artificial intelligence systems do not recognize as extremist, according to a complaint made public on Thursday.
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