The Collapse of USAID Is Already Fueling Human Trafficking and Slavery at Scammer Compounds

Credit to Author: Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2025 17:33:53 +0000

The dismantling of USAID by Elon Musk’s DOGE and a State Department funding freeze have severely disrupted efforts to help people escape forced labor camps run by criminal scammers.

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Biden’s Cyber Ambassador Urges Trump Not to Cede Ground to Russia and China in Global Tech Fight

Credit to Author: Eric Geller| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 11:30:00 +0000

Nathaniel Fick, the ambassador for cyberspace and digital policy, has led US tech diplomacy amid a rising tide of pressure from authoritarian regimes. Will the Trump administration undo that work?

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A New Jam-Packed Biden Executive Order Tackles Cybersecurity, AI, and More

Credit to Author: Eric Geller| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 10:30:00 +0000

US president Joe Biden just issued a 40-page executive order that aims to bolster federal cybersecurity protections, directs government use of AI—and takes a swipe at Microsoft’s dominance.

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Anyone Can Buy Data Tracking US Soldiers and Spies to Nuclear Vaults and Brothels in Germany

Credit to Author: Dhruv Mehrotra, Dell Cameron| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 04:00:00 +0000

More than 3 billion phone coordinates collected by a US data broker expose the detailed movements of US military and intelligence workers in Germany—and the Pentagon is powerless to stop it.

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