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‘It reads like a spy novel’: $280 million theft from Drift involved North Korean fake companies, cutouts
Drift officials said the operation began six months ago, when they were approached at a cryptocurrency conference by members of a company claiming to focus on quantitative trading.
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Instagram expands safety settings on teen accounts with 13+ content ratings
Under the 13+ content ratings system, every user under 18 on Instagram has this settings by default and can't opt out without parental approval, resulting in stricter ranking and filtering. The post Instagram expands safety settings on teen accounts with 13+ content ratings appeared first on MEDIANAMA.
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Digi Yatra is eyeing international travel roll-out with passport-based enrolment
The successful trials at the Bengaluru airport based on which the international rollouts are being planned, didn't include immigration processes, raising questions about the deployment. The post Digi Yatra is eyeing international travel roll-out with passport-based enrolment appeared first on MEDIANAMA.
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We Need You: Our Privacy Cannot Afford a Clean Extension of Section 702
We go through this every couple of years: Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which of Americans’ communications with foreign persons overseas is up for renewal. As always, Congress can reauthorize it with or without changes, or just let it expire. We know, we know, it’s a pain to...
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Andhra Pradesh explores DigiLocker age tokens for social media curbs on children aged 13-16
The Andhra Pradesh (AP) government is exploring DigiLocker-linked “age tokens” to verify children’s ages, as revealed in a press release… The post Andhra Pradesh explores DigiLocker age tokens for social media curbs on children aged 13-16 appeared first on MEDIANAMA.
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Dangerous data
There’s a haunting connection between the following set of seemingly random events: A group of friends in Michigan driving to buy a space heater in a car with a temporary license plate. A woman and her partner visiting a 7-Eleven in Virginia.
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