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Sensitive UK police data vulnerable to âcompromiseâ by US government and foreign actors (opens the original)
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Exclusive: Official UK security assessment found Microsoft cloud platform storing files was at potential risk from hostile hackers Vast troves of highly sensitive police data are lying on Microsoft cloud platforms which an oï¬cial UK security assessment deemed to be vulnerable to âcompromiseâ by foreign actors and the US government, a Guardian investigation can reveal. The files include criminal records, victim statements, internal emails and sensitive information held by more than 40 polic
Sensitive UK police data vulnerable to ‘compromise’ by US government and foreign actors - AOL (opens the original)
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Vast troves of highly sensitive police data are lying on Microsoft cloud platforms which an official UK security assessment deemed to be vulnerable to “compromise” by foreign actors and the US government, a Guardian investigation can reveal. The files include criminal records, victim statements, internal emails and sensitive information held by more than 40 police forces across the UK. Some files exceed “official” classification, according to a policedocument seen by the Guardian, raising the possib
Could AI really end humanity? Post your questions for our tech reporters now (opens the original)
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The last week or so has seen disturbing claims about the capacity of superintelligent AI to destroy the planet. It has also seen warnings coming from figures within the industry itself, including Anthropic’s report that criminals, state-sponsored groups, spyware vendors, scientists and propagandists have attempted to use its models to “design missiles and bombs, create deadly pathogens and surveil dissidents” and Elon Musk’s claim it could be “more dangerous than nukes”. Our reporting team has b
Revealed: how Russia uses mobile ‘super-app’ Max to spy on its citizens - AOL (opens the original)
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Over the past 18 months, tens of millions of Russians have been forced to install a new app on their phones – a violet-blue button designed for messaging and payments, called Max. Authorities have touted it as a patriotic alternative to Telegram and WhatsApp; Russian glitterati have promoted it in rap videos and comic routines. This summer, it became the country’s most-used messaging app. It is a product of VKontakte, the Russian social media company, which is deeply entangled with the Russian s
Revealed: how Russia uses mobile âsuper-appâ Max to spy on its citizens (opens the original)
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Research shows tens of millions of people are being forced to use platform that amounts to âbackdoorâ on their device Over the past 18 months, tens of millions of Russians have been forced to install a new app on their phones â a violet-blue button designed for messaging and payments, called Max. Authorities have touted it as a patriotic alternative to Telegram and WhatsApp; Russian glitterati have promoted it in rap videos and comic routines. This summer, it became the countryâs most-us
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