Zoom founder and CEO Eric Yuan rings the Nasdaq opening bell on April 18, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Kena Betancur/Getty Images) Zoom executives knew about key elements of plan to censor Chinese activists Pressured by the Chinese government to comply with censorship guidelines, Zoom drafted guidelines to suppress content critical of Beijing. Feature May 17, 2023 By Elias Groll
The logos social networking applications are displayed on a smartphone screen on March 14, 2022. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) Rights groups: Kids’ online safety bill could put vulnerable teens at risk The groups say the bill has laudable goals but could come with unintended consequences for vulnerable children. Nov 28, 2022 By Tonya Riley
Negotiations to forge a cybercrime treaty begin next month at U.N. headquarters in New York City, pictured here on March 23, 2022. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) UN to begin new phase of negotiations on cybercrime treaty, alarming human rights activists A U.N. cybercrime treaty could give global governments new — and what many human rights defenders call worrisome — powers to prosecute cybercrimes. Apr 26, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley
A flag of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) flies at the humanitarian organization’s headquarters in Geneva on September 29, 2021. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images) State Department sounds alarm over Red Cross breach Foggy Bottom also called on other nations to join the U.S. and ICRC in speaking out. Feb 3, 2022 By Tim Starks
As then-president of Chile, Michelle Bachelet addresses the 72nd U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 20, 2017, at the United Nations in New York. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images) UN calls for human rights safeguards on artificial intelligence A U.N. official says biased data collection in AI is a pressing human rights question. Sep 15, 2021 By Tonya Riley
(Getty Images) Suspected Iranian hackers exploit VPN, Telegram to monitor dissidents The research shows the limits of the cyber industry’s knowledge of Tehran-linked hacking against those who often bear the brunt of it. Jun 16, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
Chinese soldiers from the People’s Liberation Army after a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of China’s entry into the Korean War, on October 23, 2020 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images) White House executive order further restricts investments in Chinese surveillance technology The Biden administration is taking a similar tack to its predecessor on Chinese technology. Jun 3, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
An observer from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is seen at a demonstration in Odessa, Ukraine, on May 2. An OSCE employee is among the recent possible hacking targets of suspected Russian spies. (Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images) Ex-US ambassador, anti-corruption activists in Ukraine were targets of suspected Russian phishing “We are pretty aware of such kinds of threats, and we have training all the time and the protocols to deal with them,” said Ukrainian anti-corruption activist… Jun 1, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
A man walks by the UN headquarters in New York in March. (Photo by Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images) UN cybercrime proposal could help autocrats stifle free speech, rights group says Many cybercrime laws aren't really about cybercrime. May 5, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
A Uyghur is tested at a temperature checkpoint on June 29, 2020 in Kuqa, China. (Photo by David Liu/Getty Images) China-based hackers used front companies to hack Uighurs, Facebook says Facebook’s investigators traced the Android developers to Beijing Best United Technology and Dalian 9Rush Technology. Mar 24, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas