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‘Internet of things’ or ‘vulnerability of everything’? Japan will hack its own citizens to find out – CNN

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‘Internet of things’ or ‘vulnerability of everything’? Japan will hack its own citizens to find out  CNN

Japan will take the radical step of hacking its own citizens to try and alert them to the risks posed by their internet-enabled devices.

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How regular citizens got caught in the crossfire of a US-Russia cyberwar

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  1. How regular citizens got caught in the crossfire of a US-Russia cyberwar  CNN

  2. How the Dutch foiled Russian ‘cyber-attack’ on OPCW  BBC News
  3. THE NEW COLD WAR – The West fights back against Putin’s cyber war: America, Holland and the UK coordinate …  Daily Mail
  4. UK blames ‘reckless’ cyber attacks on Russia’s GRU spy agency  Financial Times
  5. Russia’s Spies, Foiled Again  New York Times

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China Can Spy on US Citizens Through Their Huawei Smartphones, Spy Chief Warns

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  1. China Can Spy on US Citizens Through Their Huawei Smartphones, Spy Chief Warns  Newsweek

  2. US intelligence officials all say they wouldn’t use a Chinese-made Huawei or ZTE phone for fear of spying  Business Insider
  3. Six top US intelligence chiefs caution against buying Huawei phones  CNBC
  4. It’s time for Huawei to prove its phones aren’t spying on Americans  Mashable

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NSA ends surveillance tactic that pulled in citizens’ emails, texts

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The U.S. National Security Agency will no longer sift through emails, texts and other internet communications that mention targets of surveillance.

The change, which the NSA announced on Friday, stops a controversial tactic that critics said violated U.S. citizens’ privacy rights.

The practice involved flagging communications where a foreign surveillance target was mentioned, even if that target wasn’t involved in the conversation. Friday’s announcement means the NSA will stop collecting this data.

“Instead, this surveillance will now be limited to only those communications that are directly ‘to’ or ‘from’ a foreign intelligence target,” the NSA said in a statement.

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