China’s Salt Typhoon Hackers Breached the US National Guard for Nearly a Year

The United States Department of Homeland Security is facing controversy over DNA samples taken from approximately 133,000 migrant children and teens that the department added to a criminal database. Meanwhile, researcher Jeremiah Fowler published findings this week that more than 2 GB of extremely sensitive adoption-related data—including information about biological parents, children, and adoptive parents—was exposed and publicly accessible on the open internet.

Roblox’s new Trusted Connections feature includes age verification that uses AI to scan teens’ video selfies and determine whether they can be granted access to unfiltered chatting with people they know. And as video deepfake capabilities mature—including AI tools that can even manipulate live video footage—AI “nudify” platforms are drawing millions of users and generating millions of dollars in revenue using tech from US companies.

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