Proton Mail Suspended Journalist Accounts at Request of Cybersecurity Agency
The journalists were reporting on suspected North Korean hackers. Proton only reinstated their accounts after a public outcry.
Nikita Mazurov
Nikita Mazurov is a security researcher focusing on privacy issues revolving around source protection, counter-forensics, and privacy assurance.
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China Didn’t Want You to See This Video of Xi and Putin. So Reuters Deleted It.
Following a copyright takedown request, Reuters removed a hot mic video of Putin and Xi discussing life extension and immortality.
Department of War Doesn’t Defend its Web Streams From Hackers
The Pentagon publicly posts the stream keys to its Facebook, YouTube, and X channels, exposing livestreams to account takeovers.
The War on Immigrants
ICE Removes Spanish-Language Training Requirement for New Recruits
Instead of requiring a five-week Spanish-language course, ICE translations would be done by an unspecified technology.
How Investigators Tracked Down the D.C. Plane Crash Video Leaker
Police reports obtained by The Intercept show how sloppy op-sec led to criminal charges under a squishy state law.
Grok Is the Latest in a Long Line of Chatbots to Go Full Nazi
Grok’s recent antisemitic turn is not an aberration, but part of a pattern of AI chatbots churning out hateful drivel.
The War on Immigrants
Want a Student Visa? The U.S. Government Needs Your Vine Account.
How are student visa applicants supposed to share their accounts on platforms that haven’t existed in years, like Google+?
Why Did NBC Delete Its “Dateline” Episode on Diddy?
NBC, which is facing a defamation lawsuit from Sean “Diddy” Combs, removed an episode of “Dateline” about the Diddy trial.
Feds Seek “Unprecedented” Sentence Boost for CIA Leaker, Leaning on His Use of Signal
Asif William Rahman’s lawyers thought they had a deal. Now Trump’s prosecutors are asking for a super harsh sentence.
PBS Station Wipes Drag and Trans Content After DOGE Outcry
PBS producer WNET quietly erased episodes containing a drag queen and a trans character from its platforms.