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The Dangerous Digital Creep of Britain’s ‘Hostile Environment’
The UK’s use of technology to enforce its hard-line immigration policy brings the border into every facet of migrants’ lives.
China’s Police State Targets Zero-Covid Protesters
Plus: ICE accidentally doxes asylum seekers, Google fails to uphold a post-Roe promise, and LastPass suffers the second breach this year.
Android Phone Makers’ Encryption Keys Stolen and Used in Malware
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Device manufacturers use “platform certificates” to verify an app’s authenticity, making them particularly dangerous in the wrong hands.
How to run better meetings with new Microsoft Teams tools
Microsoft thinks new digital meeting tools — which include Mesh avatars that reduce the pressure of being on camera for video calls and AI that summarizes meetings — are worth the extra cost.
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Iran’s Protests Reveal What’s Lost If Twitter Crumbles
As authorities hit citizens with more violence, the social network is proving key to documenting abuses. If it breaks, a human rights lifeline may disappear.
Google Moves to Block Invasive Spanish Spyware Framework
The Heliconia hacking tool exploited vulnerabilities in Chrome, Windows Defender, and Firefox, according to company security researchers.
Drop What You’re Doing and Update iOS, Android, and Windows
Plus: Major patches dropped this month for Chrome, Firefox, VMware, Cisco, Citrix, and SAP.
The Hunt for the Kingpin Behind AlphaBay, Part 6: Endgame
With AlphaBay shuttered, Operation Bayonet enters its final phase: driving the site’s refugees into a giant trap. But one refugee hatched his own plan.
A Peek Inside the FBI’s Unprecedented January 6 Geofence Dragnet
Google provided investigators with location data for more than 5,000 devices as part of the federal investigation into the attack on the US Capitol.