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#Minnesota passes ban on fake #AI #nudes ; app makers risk $500K fines
This week, Minnesota became the first state to pass a law banning #nudification apps that make it easy to "undress" or sexualize images of real people.
Under the law, developers of websites, apps, software, or other services designed to "nudify" images risk extensive damages, including punitive damages, if a victim decides to sue.
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Dangerous New #Linux #Exploit Gives Attackers #Root Access to Countless Computers
The exploit, dubbed #CopyFail and tracked as CVE-2026-31431, allows #hackers to take over PCs and data center #servers. The Linux #vulnerabilities have been patched—but many machines remain at risk.
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Dangerous New #Linux #Exploit Gives Attackers #Root Access to Countless Computers
The exploit, dubbed #CopyFail and tracked as CVE-2026-31431, allows #hackers to take over PCs and data center #servers. The Linux #vulnerabilities have been patched—but many machines remain at risk.
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Anti-DDoS Firm Heaped Attacks on Brazilian ISPs
A Brazilian tech firm that specializes in protecting networks from distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks has been enabling a #botnet responsible for an extended campaign of massive #DDoS attacks against other network operators in #Brazil …The firm’s chief executive says the malicious activity resulted from a #security #breach and was likely the work of a competitor trying to tarnish his company’s public image.
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/04/anti-ddos-firm-heaped-attacks-on-brazilian-isps/
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8 Things You Should Know About Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm #Elections
At least 75 career officials who once held roles at federal agencies related to #election #integrity and safety are gone. Two dozen appointees — including many who either actively worked to reverse the 2020 vote or are associates of such people — have been hired to replace them. And once-fringe actors now have access to vast powers.
#Trump #maga #rightshttps://www.propublica.org/article/trump-midterm-elections-takeover-takeaways
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#China Pressure Canceled World’s Largest Digital #HumanRights Conference
The #Chinese government pressured #Zambia to cancel #RightsCon , the world’s largest digital human #rights conference, at the last minute, accordingto the conference’s organizers. #Beijing was upset that the speaker’s list included prominent figures from #Taiwanese civil society, #AccessNow , the group that organizes RightsCon, wrote Friday.
#privacy #securityhttps://www.404media.co/china-pressure-canceled-worlds-largest-digital-human-rights-conference/
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#China Pressure Canceled World’s Largest Digital #HumanRights Conference
The #Chinese government pressured #Zambia to cancel #RightsCon , the world’s largest digital human #rights conference, at the last minute, accordingto the conference’s organizers. #Beijing was upset that the speaker’s list included prominent figures from #Taiwanese civil society, #AccessNow , the group that organizes RightsCon, wrote Friday.
#privacy #securityhttps://www.404media.co/china-pressure-canceled-worlds-largest-digital-human-rights-conference/
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#China Pressure Canceled World’s Largest Digital #HumanRights Conference
The #Chinese government pressured #Zambia to cancel #RightsCon , the world’s largest digital human #rights conference, at the last minute, accordingto the conference’s organizers. #Beijing was upset that the speaker’s list included prominent figures from #Taiwanese civil society, #AccessNow , the group that organizes RightsCon, wrote Friday.
#privacy #securityhttps://www.404media.co/china-pressure-canceled-worlds-largest-digital-human-rights-conference/
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#China Pressure Canceled World’s Largest Digital #HumanRights Conference
The #Chinese government pressured #Zambia to cancel #RightsCon , the world’s largest digital human #rights conference, at the last minute, accordingto the conference’s organizers. #Beijing was upset that the speaker’s list included prominent figures from #Taiwanese civil society, #AccessNow , the group that organizes RightsCon, wrote Friday.
#privacy #securityhttps://www.404media.co/china-pressure-canceled-worlds-largest-digital-human-rights-conference/
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#China Pressure Canceled World’s Largest Digital #HumanRights Conference
The #Chinese government pressured #Zambia to cancel #RightsCon , the world’s largest digital human #rights conference, at the last minute, accordingto the conference’s organizers. #Beijing was upset that the speaker’s list included prominent figures from #Taiwanese civil society, #AccessNow , the group that organizes RightsCon, wrote Friday.
#privacy #securityhttps://www.404media.co/china-pressure-canceled-worlds-largest-digital-human-rights-conference/
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How #Trump #Weaponized the #DOJ Division That Kept #Elections Fair
The #Trump administration has effectively forced out more than two dozen experienced lawyers from the DOJ's #Voting Section, the part of the agency responsible for upholding the #VotingRightsAct.https://www.wired.com/story/this-essential-section-of-a-government-agency-has-been-decimated/
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How #Trump #Weaponized the #DOJ Division That Kept #Elections Fair
The #Trump administration has effectively forced out more than two dozen experienced lawyers from the DOJ's #Voting Section, the part of the agency responsible for upholding the #VotingRightsAct.https://www.wired.com/story/this-essential-section-of-a-government-agency-has-been-decimated/
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How #Trump #Weaponized the #DOJ Division That Kept #Elections Fair
The #Trump administration has effectively forced out more than two dozen experienced lawyers from the DOJ's #Voting Section, the part of the agency responsible for upholding the #VotingRightsAct.https://www.wired.com/story/this-essential-section-of-a-government-agency-has-been-decimated/
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How #Trump #Weaponized the #DOJ Division That Kept #Elections Fair
The #Trump administration has effectively forced out more than two dozen experienced lawyers from the DOJ's #Voting Section, the part of the agency responsible for upholding the #VotingRightsAct.https://www.wired.com/story/this-essential-section-of-a-government-agency-has-been-decimated/
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How #Trump #Weaponized the #DOJ Division That Kept #Elections Fair
The #Trump administration has effectively forced out more than two dozen experienced lawyers from the DOJ's #Voting Section, the part of the agency responsible for upholding the #VotingRightsAct.https://www.wired.com/story/this-essential-section-of-a-government-agency-has-been-decimated/
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Exposed Data Illustrates the Nightmare Scenario for a #Stalkerware Victim
Extremely sensitive personal data from a European #celebrity that appears to have been compiled using #spyware was publicly accessible until a researcher flagged the exposure.
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#Meta cuts contractors who reported seeing Ray-Ban Meta users have #sex
In February, numerous workers from a company that Meta contracted to perform data annotation for Ray-Ban Meta reported viewing sensitive, embarrassing, and seemingly private footage recorded by the smart glasses. About two months later, Meta ended its contract with the firm.
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The most severe #Linux threat to surface in years catches the world flat-footed
Publicly released #exploit code for an effectively unpatched #vulnerability that gives #root access to virtually all releases of Linux is setting off alarm bells as defenders scramble to ward off severe compromises inside data centers & on personal devs
…code that #exploits it were released from #security firm #Theori , 5 weeks after privately disclosing it to Linux #kernel security team
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The most severe #Linux threat to surface in years catches the world flat-footed
Publicly released #exploit code for an effectively unpatched #vulnerability that gives #root access to virtually all releases of Linux is setting off alarm bells as defenders scramble to ward off severe compromises inside data centers & on personal devs
…code that #exploits it were released from #security firm #Theori , 5 weeks after privately disclosing it to Linux #kernel security team
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The most severe #Linux threat to surface in years catches the world flat-footed
Publicly released #exploit code for an effectively unpatched #vulnerability that gives #root access to virtually all releases of Linux is setting off alarm bells as defenders scramble to ward off severe compromises inside data centers & on personal devs
…code that #exploits it were released from #security firm #Theori , 5 weeks after privately disclosing it to Linux #kernel security team
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The most severe #Linux threat to surface in years catches the world flat-footed
Publicly released #exploit code for an effectively unpatched #vulnerability that gives #root access to virtually all releases of Linux is setting off alarm bells as defenders scramble to ward off severe compromises inside data centers & on personal devs
…code that #exploits it were released from #security firm #Theori , 5 weeks after privately disclosing it to Linux #kernel security team
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The most severe #Linux threat to surface in years catches the world flat-footed
Publicly released #exploit code for an effectively unpatched #vulnerability that gives #root access to virtually all releases of Linux is setting off alarm bells as defenders scramble to ward off severe compromises inside data centers & on personal devs
…code that #exploits it were released from #security firm #Theori , 5 weeks after privately disclosing it to Linux #kernel security team
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#NewOrleans Police Continuing to Use Live #FaceRecognition Despite City Law
City’s police cross a line, #breach norms, and threaten to normalize a nightmarish level of #surveillance in American life.
#privacy #security #biometricshttps://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/new-orleans-face-recognition
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Open Records Laws Reveal ALPRs’ Sprawling #Surveillance. Now States Want to Block What the Public Sees.
Reporters, community advocates, EFF, and others have used public records laws to reveal and counteract abuse, misuse, and fraudulent narratives around how law enforcement agencies across the country use and share data collected by automated license plate readers (#ALPR s).
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Open Records Laws Reveal ALPRs’ Sprawling #Surveillance. Now States Want to Block What the Public Sees.
Reporters, community advocates, EFF, and others have used public records laws to reveal and counteract abuse, misuse, and fraudulent narratives around how law enforcement agencies across the country use and share data collected by automated license plate readers (#ALPR s).
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Open Records Laws Reveal ALPRs’ Sprawling #Surveillance. Now States Want to Block What the Public Sees.
Reporters, community advocates, EFF, and others have used public records laws to reveal and counteract abuse, misuse, and fraudulent narratives around how law enforcement agencies across the country use and share data collected by automated license plate readers (#ALPR s).
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Open Records Laws Reveal ALPRs’ Sprawling #Surveillance. Now States Want to Block What the Public Sees.
Reporters, community advocates, EFF, and others have used public records laws to reveal and counteract abuse, misuse, and fraudulent narratives around how law enforcement agencies across the country use and share data collected by automated license plate readers (#ALPR s).
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Open Records Laws Reveal ALPRs’ Sprawling #Surveillance. Now States Want to Block What the Public Sees.
Reporters, community advocates, EFF, and others have used public records laws to reveal and counteract abuse, misuse, and fraudulent narratives around how law enforcement agencies across the country use and share data collected by automated license plate readers (#ALPR s).
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City Learns #Flock Accessed #Cameras in Children's #Gymnastics Room as a #Sales Pitch #Demo , Renews Contract Anyway
The cameras accessed have included #surveillance tech in a children’s gymnastics room, a #playground , a school, a #Jewish community center, and a pool.
#privacy #security