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Wall Street Journal: Effort would install Trump ally at agency’s criminal unit who has drawn up list of investigative targets. “President Trump is seeking to identify financial networks that he says are fomenting political violence. The Trump administration is preparing sweeping changes at the Internal Revenue Service that would allow the agency to pursue criminal …
NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM 7 – referred to as NSPM-7, September 25, 2025. SUBJECT: Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence. By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby direct the following: Section 1. Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence. Heinous …
Wired [no paywall]- “An estimated 100 million people live with facial differences. As face recognition tech becomes widespread, some say they’re getting blocked from accessing essential systems and services… From phones to hotel rooms, your face increasingly acts as a digital key. Over the past decade, rapid machine learning and AI advancements have led to …
MakeUseOf: “…Tails is designed to hide your identity while protecting you from surveillance and censorship. Tails is handy when using a public computer at a café or library. More importantly, it’s extremely easy to set up, making it accessible to even beginnersTails stands for The Amnesic Incognito Live System. It’s a free operating system based …
Wired – no paywall: “With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypted. Satellites beam data down to the Earth all around us, all the time. So you might expect that those space-based radio communications would …
The Trump Administration’s Continued War Against Science, Research and Public Health, Part 3 – This is a follow up to two recent articles by Sabrina I. Pacifici on the Trump administration’s relentless attacks against science, medicine and public health, government sponsored data collection and reporting, climate science, free speech, and the censorship of federally funded …
Reddit: “Question – I’m new to the whole taking private seriously thing, so feel free to explain it like I’m 5. I know that’s Signal seem to gold standard for private secure messaging. But how wide is the gap between it and iMessage? What are the key differences? Also this is purely for my knowledge …
Consumer Reports “(CR) along with Aspen Digital and the Global Cyber Alliance, released the fourth annual Consumer Cyber Readiness Report today, marking the beginning of Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The report examines American consumer attitudes on digital privacy and security and steps they are taking to protect themselves from potential threats. The report found that over …
MakeUseOf: “Your inbox might look clean once spam is filtered out, but that doesn’t mean it is private. Marketing emails and newsletters include tracking pixels that call back to the sender when their images load. Each request registers an open with a timestamp and can be linked to earlier opens to build a profile of …
EFF: “Trying to take control of your online privacy can feel like a full-time job. But if you break it up into small tasks and take on one project at a time it makes the process of protecting your privacy much easier. This month we’re going to do just that. For the month of October, …
Washington Post: “For the first time, the company is adding facial recognition to its home security doorbells and video cameras. Facial recognition technology is increasingly used in airports, police investigations and sports venues. Now Amazon’s Ring says it’s putting facial recognition for the first time into its home security doorbells and video cameras. It’s intended …
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, October 3, 2025 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on …
