Gov. Tim Walz activates the Minnesota National Guard to help St. Paul address a cyberattack detected Friday that led the city to shut down many of its systems
Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota activated the National Guard to help the city of St. Paul address a cyberattack that was detected last Friday.
Twitter bans Wired's Dell Cameron for covering that anti-trans activist Matt Walsh's account was hacked; Wired denies breaking Twitter's hacked materials policy
lob insults at Ben Shapiro CT Jones / Rolling Stone : He Reported on a Twitter Hack. Musk's Free Speech Haven Kicked Him Out Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast : Journalist Banned F...
Twitter ending free API access could have the unfortunate side effect of effectively killing off many useful bots like @MakeItAQuote, @BigTechAlert, and more
“I'm not paying a dime to Elon lol.” — Pranav Dixit — One of the most popular bots on Twitter is @MakeItAQuote, which has more than 565,000 followers.
Twitter plans to discontinue free access to its API starting on February 9, ending support for both v1.1 and v2, and launch a “paid basic tier” instead
This week I spent too many minutes watching Nothing, Forever, which is a Twitch stream that runs 24/7. Mastodon: Kate Starbird / @katestarbird@mstdn.social : Looks like Twitter is ...
A federal judge ruled Cleveland State University violated the Fourth Amendment when it used monitoring software to scan a student's bedroom before a remote test
A federal judge said Cleveland State University violated the Fourth Amendment when it used software to scan a student's bedroom …
Twitter has begun testing a “remove this follower” tool on the web that will let users remove followers without blocking them and without their knowledge
Ian Carlos Campbell / The Verge :
Twitter says it is testing edge-to-edge pictures and videos in tweets on iOS to better support visual and text-based conversations
An Instagram-like focus on visuals — Twitter has announced that it's testing edge-to-edge media in tweets on iOS, creating a more full-screen …
Researchers: an AirDrop user's phone number and email address can be learned via nearby Wi-Fi-capable devices when they open an iOS or macOS sharing pane
TU-Researchers discover significant privacy leak in Apple's file-sharing service — Apple users can share files with each other using AirDrop.
Apple AirTag hands-on: works very well with a thoughtfully designed system, beautiful with a plastic body that serves as a speaker, but get scuffed easily
Or maybe lilac Joe Rossignol / MacRumors : AirTag Shipping Estimates Already Slipping Into May Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch : First findings with Apple's new AirTag location devi...
SolarWinds hires ex-CISA Director Christopher Krebs as an independent consultant to help its crisis response after the hack
Group's software was exploited by suspected Russian hackers to spy on governments and businesses — The American technology company at the centre …
Officials say the US judiciary's electronic filing system was likely breached in the SolarWinds hack, putting highly sensitive nonpublic documents at risk
Apple stands by head of global security Thomas Moyer, indicted on bribery charges: “We conducted a thorough internal investigation and found no wrongdoing”
Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica :
Apple's head of global security Thomas Moyer indicted for trying to bribe Santa Clara sheriff's office with 200 iPads in return for concealed firearm permits
Apple's head of global security Thomas Moyer indicted for trying to bribe Santa Clara sheriff's office with 200 iPads in return for concealed firearm permits
Defendants include Sheriff Laurie Smith's second-in-command — Four people, including top brass in the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office …
Ring unveils Always Home Cam, an autonomous drone that can fly around inside a house, expected to cost $249.99 when it starts shipping next year
The Always Home Cam is an ambitious new home security device — Ring latest home security camera is taking flight, literally.
A NJ police dept. filed cyber harassment charges against five Twitter users for sharing a photo seeking the identity of a masked police officer during protests
one for tweeting a photo of a masked cop, & four for retweeting the original tweet. https://www.theverge.com/... Tony Webster / @webster : Someone posted a pic of a police officer ...
Chicago PD shuts down its arrest API, used by journalists to access arrest data, after Chicago Reporter used it to reveal that CPD had inflated looting claims
Blocking access to key law enforcement data hinders critical accountability efforts by journalists and researchers and ultimately limits discourse on public safety.
Google says that from August 3 all new Google Play apps that access background location will need to pass review, expanding to all existing apps on November 3
Jon Porter / The Verge :
Google says that from August 3 all new Google Play apps that access background location will need to pass review, expanding to all existing apps on November 3
Apps will face a new review process to enable the feature — Google is placing new restrictions on which Android apps can track …