WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security is stepping up an effort to counter disinformation coming from Russia as well…
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Applied for Student Aid Online? Facebook Saw You | The Markup
by Surya Mattu and Colin Lecher
April 28, 2022
For millions of prospective college students, applying online for federal financial aid has also meant sharing personal data with Facebook,…
Facebook may crack down on Russian government accounts to fight disinformation | Engadget
by K.Bell
April 7, 2022
Facebook says it’s eyeing new ways to limit the influence of official Russian government accounts as it sees a surge…
Documenting and Debunking Dubious Footage from Ukraine’s Frontlines | Bellingcat
by Bellingcat and Glib Dreger
February 24, 2022
As Russia's military escalation in and around Ukraine continues apace, a number of questionable videos and claims have appeared on…
Google Maps Live Traffic Showed the Russian Invasion of Ukraine | Motherboard
by Aaron Gordon and Matthew gault
February 24, 2022
At 3:15 AM local time, Jeffrey Lewis, an open source intelligence (OSINT) expert and professor at Middlebury Institute, saw a…
The danger is still on our devices | Columbia Journalism Review
by Jon Allsop
February 10, 2022
Last month, Calcalist, a business newspaper in Israel, reported that police in the country had used Pegasus, a potent spyware…
The Role for DHS in Countering the Disinformation Threat | Just Security
by Francis Taylor and Gregory Michaelidis
January 27, 2022
When then President Donald J. Trump ousted Christopher Krebs shortly after the 2020 election it was likely the first that…
Michigan school shooting shows how violence can transition from online threats to real-world tragedy | The Conversation
by Mia Bloom and Volkan Topalli
December 8, 2021
[...] It is, perhaps, easy to look back at the postings of a mass shooter after the event and highlight…
Security by Spectacle: The Invention of Gray Hat Hacking & The Fight Against Microsoft in the 1990s | Berkman Klein Center
December 3, 2021
This talk will draw on research from “Wearing Many Hats,” a forthcoming Data & Society report authored by Matt Goerzen…