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The coordination network toolkit: a framework for detecting and analysing coordinated behaviour on social media ( link.springer.com )

The authors introduce and evaluate an open-source software package and methodological framework for detecting and analysing coordinated behaviour on social media, namely the Coordination Network Toolkit, utilising weighted, directed multigraphs to capture intricate coordination dynamics....

The Disinformation Machine: How Susceptible Are We to AI Propaganda? ( hai.stanford.edu )

A cyberattack forces a big US health system to divert ambulances and take records offline ( abcnews.go.com )

A cyberattack on the Ascension health system operating in 19 states across the U.S. forced some of its 140 hospitals to divert ambulances, caused patients to postpone medical tests and blocked online access to patient records...

Giant Batteries Are Transforming the Way the U.S. Uses Electricity ( www.nytimes.com )

The Man Who Killed Google Search ( www.wheresyoured.at )

Edward Zitron has been reading all of google's internal emails that have been released as evidence in the DOJ's antitrust case against google....

I see your Outlook (new) and I raise you Microsoft Teams classic (work or school) ( beehaw.org )

China starts smartphone inspections to boost 'anti-espionage efforts', raising fears among expatriates and foreign business people about arbitrary enforcement ( english.kyodonews.net )

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New technical framework for the European Digital Identity Wallet (eIDAS) reveals severe shortcomings, threatening user privacy and contradicting the regulation's intent, rights group says ( epicenter.works )

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New Tactic in China’s Information War: Harassing a Critic’s Child in the U.S. ( dnyuz.com )

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Tech Firms Prey on Poor Under Guise of Expanding Access to Financial Services ( truthout.org )

Facial recognition startup Clearview AI settles privacy suit in the U.S. by giving plaintiffs a share of the company’s potential value, rather than a traditional payout, over lack of liqudity ( apnews.com )

Facial recognition startup Clearview AI reached a settlement Friday in an Illinois lawsuit alleging its massive photographic collection of faces violated the subjects’ privacy rights, a deal that attorneys estimate could be worth more than $50 million....

[NightHawkInLight] DIY Supermaterial Could Save You From Heatstroke: Salt based PCMs ( www.youtube.com )

Top 10 Generative AI Models Mimic Russian Disinformation Claims A Third of the Time, Citing Moscow-Created Fake Local News Sites as Authoritative Sources ( www.newsguardtech.com )

NewsGuard audit finds that 32% of the time, leading AI chatbots spread Russian disinformation narratives created by John Mark Dougan, an American fugitive now operating from Moscow, citing his fake local news sites and fabricated claims on YouTube as reliable sources....

Microsoft "accepts responsibility" for issues raised in report on Chinese hacking against U.S. targets as officials start to lose trust in the company's ability to secure its service ( www.axios.com )

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This Is How the 3D Pipes Windows Screensaver Was Created ( www.howtogeek.com )

TikTok fails ‘disinformation test’ before EU vote with failures posing a risk to electoral processes, study shows ( www.euractiv.com )

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Democracies can learn lessons from Taiwan to counter cognitive influence operations, according to a new research ( ipdefenseforum.com )

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Censored: Last week, a writer on China's WeChat bemouned that a large part of information from the country's domestic internet had disappeared. Within hours, the writer's post had vanished too. ( chinamediaproject.org )

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Almost all Chinese keyboards have severe security flaws that can be (mis)used for mass surveillance, report reveals ( citizenlab.ca )

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The coordination network toolkit: a framework for detecting and analysing coordinated behaviour on social media ( link.springer.com )

The Disinformation Machine: How Susceptible Are We to AI Propaganda? ( hai.stanford.edu )

A cyberattack forces a big US health system to divert ambulances and take records offline ( abcnews.go.com )

Giant Batteries Are Transforming the Way the U.S. Uses Electricity ( www.nytimes.com )

The Man Who Killed Google Search ( www.wheresyoured.at )

I see your Outlook (new) and I raise you Microsoft Teams classic (work or school) ( beehaw.org )

China starts smartphone inspections to boost 'anti-espionage efforts', raising fears among expatriates and foreign business people about arbitrary enforcement ( english.kyodonews.net )

New technical framework for the European Digital Identity Wallet (eIDAS) reveals severe shortcomings, threatening user privacy and contradicting the regulation's intent, rights group says ( epicenter.works )

New Tactic in China’s Information War: Harassing a Critic’s Child in the U.S. ( dnyuz.com )

Tech Firms Prey on Poor Under Guise of Expanding Access to Financial Services ( truthout.org )

Facial recognition startup Clearview AI settles privacy suit in the U.S. by giving plaintiffs a share of the company’s potential value, rather than a traditional payout, over lack of liqudity ( apnews.com )

[NightHawkInLight] DIY Supermaterial Could Save You From Heatstroke: Salt based PCMs ( www.youtube.com )

Top 10 Generative AI Models Mimic Russian Disinformation Claims A Third of the Time, Citing Moscow-Created Fake Local News Sites as Authoritative Sources ( www.newsguardtech.com )

Microsoft "accepts responsibility" for issues raised in report on Chinese hacking against U.S. targets as officials start to lose trust in the company's ability to secure its service ( www.axios.com )

This Is How the 3D Pipes Windows Screensaver Was Created ( www.howtogeek.com )

TikTok fails ‘disinformation test’ before EU vote with failures posing a risk to electoral processes, study shows ( www.euractiv.com )

Democracies can learn lessons from Taiwan to counter cognitive influence operations, according to a new research ( ipdefenseforum.com )

Censored: Last week, a writer on China's WeChat bemouned that a large part of information from the country's domestic internet had disappeared. Within hours, the writer's post had vanished too. ( chinamediaproject.org )

Facebook and Instagram parent Meta approved political ads in India that incited violence ( www.theguardian.com )

The Flaws that Allow Hackers to Remotely Access Cars ( yt.artemislena.eu )

How the Great Firewall of China Detects and Blocks Fully Encrypted Traffic ( gfw.report )

A Crash Course Guide to Nostr ( wedistribute.org )

The Unbreakable Kryptos Code ( www.youtube.com )

How G.M. Tricked Millions of Drivers Into Being Spied On (Including Me) ( www.nytimes.com )

Almost all Chinese keyboards have severe security flaws that can be (mis)used for mass surveillance, report reveals ( citizenlab.ca )