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Federal law says DOGE has no authority to send data requests to companies like Meta, EFF’s Andrew Crocker told @verge. "It would have to have the assistance of a law enforcement agency like the FBI.” But end-to-end-encryption is still the best protection. https://www.theverge.com/news/610951/federal-workers-privacy-surveillance-signal-facebook-messenger
Federal workers say they increasingly distrust platforms like Facebook

Federal workers say they increasingly distrust platforms like Facebook and are moving to services like messaging app Signal.

The Verge
Russia-linked cable-cutting tanker seized by Finland ‘was loaded with spying equipment’

<em>Eagle S</em>, the Russia-linked tanker suspected of damaging an underwater electricity cable on Christmas Day, was kitted out with special transmitting and receiving devices that were used to monitor naval activity, according to a source with direct involvement in the ship, which has since been detained by Finnish police

Lloyd's List
The US may have put a man on the moon, but Denmark put an entire population on free healthcare.
Omnipresent AI cameras will ensure good behavior, says Larry Ellison

We’re going to have supervision," says billionaire Oracle co-founder Ellison.

Ars Technica

I can't tell you what an incredible headline this is, given the decades(!) of pressure by the U.S. government advocating for technological backdoors, and all it had to take was China breaching some of America's biggest phone networks to get here.

"U.S. officials urge Americans to use encrypted apps amid unprecedented cyberattack." — @kevincollier

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/us-officials-urge-americans-use-encrypted-apps-cyberattack-rcna182694

U.S. officials urge Americans to use encrypted apps amid cyberattack

Amid an unprecedented cyberattack on telecommunications companies such as AT&T and Verizon, U.S. officials have recommended that Americans use encrypted messaging apps to ensure their communications stay hidden from foreign hackers.

NBC News
Revisting the Stanford Prison Experiment 50 years later
Ars chats with director Juliette Eisner and original study participants in new documentary series.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/11/revisting-the-stanford-prison-experiment-50-years-later/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Revisiting the Stanford Prison Experiment 50 years later

Ars chats with director Juliette Eisner and original study participants in new documentary series.

Ars Technica