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Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's nominee for Director of National Intelligence, faced bipartisan criticism during her confirmation hearing. Concerns were raised over her past comments sympathetic to Russia, support for Edward Snowden, and opposition to surveillance programs. Gabbard criticized U.S. intelligence failures, vowing to end politicization and protect whistleblowers. Despite her military background, critics questioned her lack of intelligence experience and feared further politicization under Trump’s second term. Her nomination, announced in November, shocked national security officials. The hearing coincided with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s controversial hearing as Trump’s health agency pick, amid accusations of anti-vaccine views.
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Durov was scheduled to appear in court on Sunday, where he faces potential charges that could lead to a prison sentence of up to 20 years. Telegram has yet to comment on the arrest, while Russia's embassy in France is reportedly taking steps to address the situation.
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The image apparently goes against Twitter's policies against nudity and promotion of adult pornography which led to the original photo being brought down.
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Snowden, 39, did not immediately reply to a message seeking comment on the report.
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Snowden, 39, fled the United States and was given asylum in Russia after leaking secret files in 2013 that revealed vast domestic and international surveillance operations carried out by the NSA, where he worked.
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"Unlike nuclear weapons, whose development and conditions of use were debated heavily in the public realm, especially after their first use in World War II, the same has not happened yet for cyber weapons."
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The so-called ‘Five Eyes’ club led by the United States is the most sophisticated intelligence-gathering alliance in human history. Efforts are gathering to induct India into it.
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Edward Snowden’s tweet warning against Shiba Inu and his reply to a journalist who asked him what exactly he meant caught Elon Musk’s attention.
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In case you missed them, here are the biggest developments from the world of tech from the week ending September 5.
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The court found that the US intelligence agencies that publicly defended the programme, which authorised spying on American citizens, were not telling the truth and found no evidence that it led to the arrest of any terrorist suspects.
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Any effort to pardon Snowden would unquestionably infuriate senior intelligence officials, who say his disclosures caused extraordinary damage and will have repercussions for years to come.
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Snowden has been living in Russia since 2013 after he revealed details of secret surveillance programs by US intelligence agencies.
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Snowden, who faces US charges that could land him in prison, is currently living in exile in Moscow.
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Snowden said that the UIDAI's response to the scandals reflects that it is about surveillance rather than benefits.
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Snowden said that if the Indian government was serious about implementing Aadhaar for public good, it must ensure "criminal penalty."
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Apart from his own tweet, the privacy crusader also retweeted multiple tweets which one way or other were critical of Facebook or its celebrated owner
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The statement by Zuckerberg sounds ironical given the Cambridge Analytica fiasco and the allegations levelled against it in the ongoing US Presidential Election 2016 probe
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The documents talk about a data source which provide the agency with ‘MAC addresses, password hash history, provider users and user sessions’
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His message was a dig at the personal information of users which the social media portals collect in order to “provide, understand, and improve our Services”
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He also expressed his fears that non-government companies have databases which can store personal data along with the Aadhaar details in another tweet
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Edward Snowden says instead of the journalist being arrested, the UIDAI should face action.
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Edward Snowden, the U.S. whistleblower, tweeted about the Aadhaar policy of India calling it ‘government abuse’, earlier today
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Designed for for investigative journalists, human rights defenders, and people at risk of forced disappearance, the app from former NSA contractor uses phone's sensor to warn you against intruders
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There is one major drawback with Allo's incognito mode, which is it allows both the sender and the receiver to take a screenshot of the chat, unlike Telegram, where the app completely prohibits taking screenshots during a secret chat. Take your pick.
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Across the West, debate about how to protect privacy while helping agencies operate in the digital age has raged since former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden leaked details of mass surveillance by British and US spies in 2013.
