Author: Zach_Wilson
‘It’s a potential national security threat’: Proton study finds over 3,500 US legislators’ official emails leaked and exposed on the dark web
Thousands of official government email addresses are exposed online Credentials including plaintext passwords are available on the dark web The UK has the highest percentage of exposed credentials The official email accounts of public officials all over the world have been leaked online, with many exposed alongside their plaintext passwords,…
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Google has reportedly started to add Polymarket data to News results
Google News has begun showing Polymarket bets and odds alongside actual stories, according to a report by Futurism. These look to appear as large blocks that include links to numerous ways for people to lose their money. Bets tend to appear in the “For you” section of Google News, which…
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‘I want to cancel’: YouTube Premium quietly hikes its US prices for the first time in three years, forcing many users to consider the unthinkable
YouTube Premium has silently raised its tier prices Google started emailing users about the change before announcing it For a lot of subscribers, this could be the last straw YouTube Premium is the latest subscription service to hike its prices in the US, but the timing couldn’t be more awkward…
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Congress can finally close a mass surveillance loophole — but will they?
A warrantless wiretapping authority that has facilitated surveillance for decades is up for renewal in Congress. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), last reauthorized in 2024, is set to expire on April 20th. A bipartisan coalition of progressive Democrats and members of the hard-right Freedom Caucus say…
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Trump Mobile isn’t giving up just yet
It’s been nine months since Trump Mobile announced itself, seven months since the company updated any of its social media profiles, and two months since anyone replied to my emails. Based on that, you might think that everyone involved had given up on the whole idea, but this week we…
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‘Apple will grit its teeth and push through’ — new report suggests the iPhone Air 2 isn’t dead, and I sincerely hope it’s true
It’s no secret that the iPhone Air isn’t selling as well as Apple hoped (one October report suggested there was “virtually no consumer demand” for the device), but there might still be some life left in Apple’s super slim iPhone project. According to a recent Weibo post from Chinese leaker…
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