Security, Spoken

Competing bills moving through the House of Representatives both reauthorize Section 702 surveillance—but they pave very different paths forward for Americans' privacy and civil liberties. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With its war against Russia raging on, Ukraine has begun raising funds to rebuild homes and structures one by one using its own crowdfunding platform. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adversarial algorithms can systematically probe large language models like OpenAI’s GPT-4 for weaknesses that can make them misbehave. Read the story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Governments can access records related to push notifications from mobile apps by requesting that data from Apple and Google, according to details in court records and a US senator. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

23andMe has provided more information about the scope and scale of its recent breach, but with these details come more unanswered questions. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

QR codes can be convenient—but they can also be exploited by malicious actors. Here’s how to protect yourself. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A federal court ruled on Friday that Trump, as president, may be able to avoid civil action for his role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. But candidate Trump is something different. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Musk’s recent use of the term “Q*Anon” is his most explicit endorsement of the movement to date. Conspiracists have since spent days dissecting its meaning and cheering on his apparent support. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dozens of advocacy groups are pressuring the US Congress to abandon plans to ram through the renewal of a controversial surveillance program that they say poses an “alarming threat to civil rights.” Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Congressional leaders are discussing ways to reauthorize Section 702 surveillance, including attaching it to the National Defense Authorization Act, Capitol Hill sources tell WIRED. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Signal’s president reveals the cost of running the privacy-preserving platform—not just to drum up donations, but to call out the for-profit surveillance business models it competes against. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yes, your iPhone automatically turns on NameDrop with the latest software update. But you shouldn’t really be worried about it—regardless of what the police are saying. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What you look for online is up to you—just make sure no one else is taking a peek. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Far-right influencers and right-wing lawmakers are using the spread of Osama bin Laden’s “Letter to America” to call for a TikTok ban and boost decades old conspiracies. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Beyond the blinding speeds and sharp turns on new terrain, the teams at this weekend’s big F1 race are preparing for another kind of danger. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new report by an oversight committee in the US House of Representatives says the FBI has routinely violated rules governing FISA's Section 702 surveillance program and must be reined in. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The National Telecommunication Monitoring Center in Bangladesh exposed a database to the open web. The types of data leaked online are extensive. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Norwegian data regulator has already fined Meta $7 million. Now it says it’s investigating the company’s new ad-free subscription services. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An effort to reauthorize a controversial US surveillance program by attaching it to a must-pass spending bill has civil liberties advocates calling foul. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Small platforms without resources to handle takedown requests have been weaponized by terrorist groups that share their content online. A free new tool is coming to help clean house. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Experts are finding thousands of examples of AI-created content every week that could allow terrorist groups and other violent extremists to bypass automated detection systems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meta now offers users an ad-free option, but it’s only available in Europe for those who can afford the €10-a-month subscription. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The tech-centric war in Ukraine and the success of ChatGPT have prompted new interest in figuring out how to prevent military AI from going awry. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A complaint filed with the EU’s independent data regulator accuses YouTube of failing to get explicit user permission for its ad blocker detection system, potentially violating the ePrivacy Directive. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Despite Linda Yaccarino having the top job at X, Elon Musk’s outsize presence may be hampering her ability to succeed. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices