In the News

• Children in UK as young as 11 targeted by sextortion criminals, data reveals
  3/9/25 – The Guardian
• They were forced to scam others worldwide. Now thousands are held in detention on the Myanmar border
  3/9/25 – AP News
• Stalked: how a relentless campaign of online abuse derailed one woman’s life
  3/9/25 – The Guardian
• Two Russian regions block Telegram app over security fears
  3/8/25 – Reuters
• Your Phone Needs a Burner Number
  3/8/25 – The Wall Street Journal
• Unions ask court to stop DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans
  3/8/25 – AP News
• AI ‘wingmen’ bots to write profiles and flirt on dating apps
  3/8/25 – The Guardian
• Skype got shouted down by Teams and Zoom. But it revolutionised human connection
  3/8/25 – The Guardian
• What’s at Stake as Trump Looks to Scrap the Chips Act
  3/7/25 – Bloomberg
• Scam Alert: VDOT & I-PASS Toll Scams
  3/7/25 – Trend Micro
• Justice Dept. Doubles Down on Request to Break Up Google
  3/7/25 – The New York Times
• Russian Garantex cryptocurrency exchange targeted in international operation, US says
  3/7/25 – Reuters
• Trump signs order to establish strategic bitcoin reserve
  3/7/25 – Reuters
• US lawmakers press Chinese telecoms over ties to military, government
  3/7/25 – Reuters
• US mulling a ban on Chinese app DeepSeek from government devices, source says
  3/7/25 – Reuters
• US Indictment of Chinese Firm Puts New Spin on Corporate Espionage
  3/7/25 – Bloomberg
• Beyond AI regulation: How government and industry can team up to make the technology safer without hindering innovation
  3/7/25 – The Conversation
• U.S. Likely to Ban Chinese App DeepSeek From Government Devices
  3/7/25 – The Wall Street Journal
• The hidden world beneath the shadows of YouTube's algorithm
  3/6/25 – BBC News
• How the Biggest Crypto Heist in History Went Down
  3/6/25 – The New York Times
• How 18F transformed government technology − and why its elimination matters
  3/6/25 – The Conversation
• Utah becomes the first state to pass legislation requiring app stores to verify ages
  3/6/25 – AP News
• EU Lawmakers Push Back on U.S. Criticism of Tech Antitrust Regulation
  3/6/25 – The Wall Street Journal
• Trump Open to Again Extending TikTok Deadline If Necessary
  3/6/25 – Bloomberg
• BBC News to create AI department to offer more personalised content
  3/6/25 – The Guardian