Facebook removes ‘deepfake’ of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy - The Verge
In the fake video, Zelenskyy surrenders to Russian invasion
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The deepfake appears to have been first broadcasted on a Ukrainian news website for TV24 after an alleged hack
Researcher uses Dirty Pipe exploit to fully root a Pixel 6 Pro and Samsung S22 - Ars Technica
It was bound to happen. Worst Linux vulnerability in 6 years fells two popular handsets.
Attackers can force Amazon Echos to hack themselves with self-issued commands - Ars Technica
Popular “smart” device follows commands issued by its own speaker. What could go wrong?
Journalists’ group ‘dismayed’ by treatment at Beijing Winter Olympics | The Guardian
Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China says reporters tailed and manhandled by security despite assurances from Games officials
You’ll need a Microsoft account to set up future versions of Windows 11 Pro | Ars Technica
While most devices do require a sign-in to fully enable app stores, cloud storage, and cross-device sharing and syncing, Windows 11 will soon stand alone as the only major consumer OS that requires account sign-in to enable even basic functionality.
EU data watchdog calls for Pegasus spyware ban | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/15/eu-data-watchdog-calls-for-pegasus-spyware-ban
The use of Pegasus spyware should be banned in the EU, the bloc’s data watchdog has advised, as it is a “gamechanger” offering unprecedented powers to intrude into targets’ lives.
The European data protection supervisor (EDPS) said a prohibition was necessary as the software, developed by the Israeli NSO Group, was able to secretly turn a mobile phone into a surveillance device.
Able to send or receive encrypted messages, download stored photographs, hear voice calls, access messages and secretly film through a phone’s camera, the spyware had the capacity to interfere “with the most intimate aspects of our daily lives”, the authority said.
Apple says a ‘small portion’ of iPhones recorded interactions with Siri even if you opted out - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/8/22924225/apple-ios-15-bug-recorded-interactions-siri
Apple says it’s deleting any inadvertently collected recordings
Helseopplysninger om norske utøvere på avveie i OL: – Helt Texas – NRK Sport
https://www.nrk.no/sport/helseopplysninger-om-norske-utovere-pa-avveie-i-ol_-_-helt-texas-1.15839426
Olympiatoppens sjef, Tore Øvrebø, er kraftig oppgitt over OL-arrangørens håndtering av norske helseopplysninger. Direktøren på et av hotellene som huser norsk støttepersonell visste om smitte før den norske leiren.
– Han er en grei kar, men han skulle ikke hatt disse opplysningene før oss, sier Tore Øvrebø da han møter pressen i Zhangjikou – et par timer unna Beijing.
– Det er helt Texas, konkluderer Øvrebø.
Hotelldirektøren på Eagle Nest, der flere medlemmer av det norske støtteapparatet bor, er stadig i forkant når det kommer til koronastatus på utøverne.
2FA app with 10,000 Google Play downloads loaded well-known banking trojan | Ars Technica
A fake two-factor-authentication app that has been downloaded some 10,000 times from Google Play surreptitiously installed a known banking-fraud trojan that scoured infected phones for financial data and other personal information, security firm Pradeo said.
European Parliament approves initial proposal to ban some targeted ads - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/23/22897574/european-parliament-eu-digital-services-act-big-tech
The Digital Services Act, which was first introduced in 2020, will prevent platforms, like Google, Amazon, and the Meta-owned Facebook, from using sensitive information, such as sexual orientation, race, and religion for targeted ads. It will require services to give users the ability to easily opt out of tracking, and pressures platforms to remove illegal content and products online, including hate speech or counterfeit goods.