Local governments aren't businesses – so why are they force-fed business software?
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Elon Musk’s X sues California over content moderation law, claiming it violates free speech
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As employers expand artificial intelligence in hiring, few states in the USA have rules
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Scientologists ask US Federal government to restrict right to repair
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When Instagram was used for government communication
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The US tech industry has largely co-opted the once-dreaded “patchwork” of state rules through effective lobbying— and its success is sapping momentum for federal legislation
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Illinois just passed the first law in the US protecting financial rights of children of influencers
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Hackers exploited a zero-day flaw in Ivanti's software undetected for at least three months, US and Norwegian cybersecurity agencies warn
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How Big Tech rewrote the USA's first cellphone repair law
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Microsoft lost its keys, and the US government got hacked
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UK House of Lords votes to modify proposed legislation to target 'harmful' algorithms
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France passes bill to allow police to remotely activate phone camera, microphone, and GPS, in order to spy on people
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The US is openly stockpiling dirt on all its citizens
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Brazilian supreme court Minister to take legal action against Telegram
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By more than two-to-one, Americans support US government banning TikTok
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This never-used nuclear fusion machine is a feat of design
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Here is the FBI’s contract to buy mass internet data
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AI can fool voice recognition used to verify identity by Centrelink and Australian tax office
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Danish parliament urges lawmakers and employees to remove TikTok on work phones as a cybersecurity measure, saying “there is a risk of espionage”
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Never-before-seen malware is nuking data in Russia’s courts and mayors’ offices. CryWiper masquerades as ransomware, but its real purpose is to permanently destroy data.
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What the Securing Open Source Software Act does and what it misses
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The American family that mined the Pentagon’s data for profit
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Rogers CEO says service back online for most Canadian customers, blames outage on 'network system failure'
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Big Telecom convinces Missouri lawmakers to block funding for broadband competition
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Norway says cyber attack on parliament carried out from China – attack had utilised a security hole in Microsoft's Exchange software
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California’s ambitious fiber-Internet plan approved unanimously by legislature
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Judge tears Florida’s social media law to shreds for violating First Amendment
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In leak investigation, tech giants are caught between courts and customers
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King County, WA is first in the country to ban government use of facial recognition software
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EU set to unveil digital wallet fit for post-Covid life
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Florida has passed an unconstitutional law to allow suing and fining social media companies (except ones that also own theme parks) for censoring users or de-platforming politicians
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Largest fuel pipeline in the United States hit by ransomware attack
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Florida bill would fine social media platforms for banning politicians— with exemption for Disney
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Foxconn and Wisconsin have amended their contract to reflect a $672 million investment, instead of the $10 billion promised in 2017
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Arizona advances bill forcing Apple and Google to allow Fortnite-style alternative payment options
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Facebook to lift Australia news ban after government agrees to amendments to proposed legislation requiring them to pay publishers
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Texas Department of Public Safety issues amber alert for victim of horror doll Chucky
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What I learned in two years of moving government forms online
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Open-source developer and manager David Recordon named White House Director of Technology
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Facebook announces plan to break up US Government before it becomes too powerful
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Finland's parliament approved a bill designed to protect its networks against cyber threats and espionage – may be used to exclude China's Huawei and ZTE
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Pakistan’s government uses the internet as a means of exerting control — and in a remote part of the country, citizens are starting to fight back
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TikTok can continue to operate in the US, Commerce Department says
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Proposition 24 passes in California, pushing privacy rights to the forefront again
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Norway has blamed Russia for a cyberattack on the email system in the parliament in August – Moscow has rejected the claim, calling it a serious and wilful provocation
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Google, Facebook, and Twitter halt government data requests after new Hong Kong security law
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Indian government bans fifty-nine Chinese apps for security reasons
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New South Wales government was the target of major cyber attack operation linked to China
Article: New South Wales government was the target of major cyber attack operation linked to China Also: 'Cyber attacks' point to China's spy agency, Ministry of State Security, as Huawei payback,...
Article: New South Wales government was the target of major cyber attack operation linked to China
This is a follow-up to these articles posted yesterday:
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Munich is shifting back from Microsoft to open source
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A hacker is trying to break Ohio’s tool for reporting workers who quit during the pandemic
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