Topic: government access
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Pentagon Flags Anthropic as Supply Chain Threat
The U.S. government has designated Anthropic as a national security supply chain risk, banning defense contractors from working with the company due to its restrictive policies on military AI use. The core conflict stems from Anthropic's principles, which the Pentagon views as an unacceptable att...
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Chinese Smart Home Apps: Apple Privacy Labels Often Misleading
Smart home apps, especially from China, exhibit major transparency failures, with significant discrepancies between Apple's App Store privacy labels, their own privacy policies, and their actual data collection behavior, misleading consumers. These applications collect extensive sensitive data, i...
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Microsoft Enables Federal Access to BitLocker Encryption
Microsoft can provide BitLocker recovery keys to law enforcement when users store them in the company's cloud, as demonstrated in a 2024 fraud case, highlighting a trade-off between convenience and user control. The system's default setup encourages key backup to Microsoft servers for easy recove...
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What Do Customers Really Want From Data Security?
Individuals increasingly view themselves as the primary stewards of their own data privacy, expecting tools that empower their choices through transparency and informed consent. While people voice strong privacy concerns, price sensitivity often influences final decisions, creating a tension betw...
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US Government Taps AWS for $50 Billion AI Infrastructure
Amazon Web Services is investing $50 billion to build specialized AI infrastructure for the U.S. government, enhancing federal computational power and access to advanced AI tools starting in 2026. The initiative will provide 1.3 gigawatts of additional computing capacity and access to AWS's AI ec...
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Czech Agency Warns of Chinese Tech Risks in Critical Infrastructure
The Czech Republic's cybersecurity agency warns critical infrastructure operators to avoid Chinese technology and data transfers due to high risks of disruption and national security threats. Chinese laws allow government access to data from private cloud providers, and malicious cyber activities...
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