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Cybersecurity

Data Leak Exposes TopSec’s Role in China’s Censorship-as-a-Service Operations

February 22, 2025

An analysis of a data leak from a Chinese cybersecurity company TopSec has revealed that it likely offers censorship-as-a-service solutions to prospective customers, including a state-owned enterprise in the country.…

Cybersecurity

Apple Drops iCloud’s Advanced Data Protection in the U.K. Amid Encryption Backdoor Demands

February 22, 2025

Apple is removing its Advanced Data Protection (ADP) feature for iCloud from the United Kingdom with immediate effect following government demands for backdoor access to encrypted user data. The development…

Cybersecurity

OpenAI Bans Accounts Misusing ChatGPT for Surveillance and Influence Campaigns

February 22, 2025

OpenAI on Friday revealed that it banned a set of accounts that used its ChatGPT tool to develop a suspected artificial intelligence (AI)-powered surveillance tool. The social media listening tool…

Technology

Trump’s DC US Attorney Launches “Project Whirlwind” To Investigate Critics For Their Speech

February 21, 2025

The Trump DOJ retribution tour has begun, as Ed Martin, Trump’s interim US Attorney for the District of Columbia, launches a series of politically motivated investigations targeting critics of Trump…

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Associated Press Sues Trump Officials After Ban Over ‘Gulf Of Mexico/America’ Nonsense

February 21, 2025

The Trump administration’s dumbest saga so far just got a bit more serious, thankfully. For the past couple of weeks, we have been talking about how, after Donald Trump ordered…

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Profiles In Cowardice: The Nobody Saw This Coming Brigade

February 21, 2025

Republican senators have seen the mass graves. They’ve met Zelensky. They’ve walked through bombed cities and witnessed firsthand the evidence of Russian atrocities. Yet now, faced with Trump’s embrace of…

Technology

Yes, You Have The Right To Film ICE

February 21, 2025

Across the United States, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has already begun increasing enforcement operations, including highly publicized raids. As immigrant communities, families, allies, and activists think about what can…

Technology

While Democracy Burns, Democrats Prioritize… Demolishing Section 230?

February 21, 2025

While an unelected tech billionaire is effectively orchestrating a coup of the US government, violating federal law with apparent impunity, and disclaiming all responsibility for the chaos he’s causing, the…

Technology

Daily Deal: The 2025 Graphic Design for Beginners Bundle

February 21, 2025

The 2025 Graphic Design for Beginners Bundle has 4 courses to help you learn about graphic design. Courses cover working with Adobe Illustrator, using your iPhone for filming, and starting…

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Utah GOP Lawmaker Pushes Bill That Bans Pride Flags While Allowing Nazi Flags To Be Displayed

February 21, 2025

Utah state Rep. Trevor Lee is not going to like this headline. Too bad. It’s accurate, even if he’d like to pretend it isn’t. Trevor Lee is again pushing a…

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