In late February 2020, Microsoft carried out the first official test of its ElectionGuard voting security software in an election in Fulton, Wisconsin, for...
Month: June 2021
Hackers have a devastating new target
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A major gas pipeline. Dozens of government agencies. A Florida city’s water supply. And now, one of the world’s top meat producers.
Well before Citizen, a controversial real-time crime alerting app, raised eyebrows by testing a company-branded patrol car on the streets of Los Angeles, the...
Massive turnover rates. Dissatisfaction with pay. Demanding bosses. Some workers who helped Amazon take advantage of the business opportunity the pandemic brought say they...
Facebook Plans to End Hands-Off Approach to Politicians’ Posts
The social network, under pressure since barring former President Donald J. Trump, will no longer automatically give world leaders special treatment.Read More
White House Warns Companies to Act Now on Ransomware Defenses
An open letter urged them to take many of the defensive steps that the federal government requires of its agencies and contractors.Read More
Biden Expands Trump-Era Ban on Investment in Chinese Firms Linked to Military
The new order includes firms engaged in making and deploying the surveillance technology used against Muslim minorities and dissidents around the globe.Read More
In Hong Kong, Short-Lived Censorship Hints at a Deeper Standoff
Authorities succeeded in shuttering an activist site for three days. The takedown, and its reversal, presage a battle over internet freedoms.Read More
Amazon Wants a Lot of New Laws
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The tech giant deserves credit for taking on big issues, but what matters is that it follows through to the end.Read More
Its new subscription service also adds features to make it easier to bookmark and organize posts.Read More