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Two bills Congress has approved would limit the powers of USAGM's Michael Pack, including giving the Open Technology Fund more time to defend its budget (Jessica Jerreat/Voice of America)

Jessica Jerreat / Voice of America: Two bills Congress has approved would limit the powers of USAGM’s Michael Pack, including giving the Open Technology Fund more time to defend its budget  —  Two bills approved by Congress awaiting President Donald Trump’s signature would limit the powers of Michael Pack … Two bills Congress has approved

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A look at India's booming dark data economy: stalkerware and spyware apps, databases about parents, cable customers, pregnant women, mutual fund investors, more (Rest of World)

Rest of World: A look at India’s booming dark data economy: stalkerware and spyware apps, databases about parents, cable customers, pregnant women, mutual fund investors, more  —  Thanks to lax privacy laws and high consumer demand, details on everything from how you shop to who you date are all for sale. A look at India's

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DHS has issued an advisory to US businesses, warning of data security risks with using communication equipment and services from China-linked companies (John Harney/Bloomberg)

John Harney / Bloomberg: DHS has issued an advisory to US businesses, warning of data security risks with using communication equipment and services from China-linked companies  —  – Homeland Security warns of trade secret, competition risks  — Advisory comes after hack that Trump advisers blame on Russia DHS has issued an advisory to US businesses,

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US intelligence officials have struggled to respond to China's hacking efforts over the past decade, finding themselves one step behind China (Zach Dorfman/Foreign Policy)

Zach Dorfman / Foreign Policy: US intelligence officials have struggled to respond to China’s hacking efforts over the past decade, finding themselves one step behind China  —  It was a radically mistaken assessment.  But even inside the U.S. government, knowledge of China—and its intensions—was at a low point. US intelligence officials have struggled to respond

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An explainer on digital advertising's header bids, third-party brand safety vendors, and "evercookies", illustrated by a ubiquitous pajama onesie ad (Shoshana Wodinsky/Gizmodo)

Shoshana Wodinsky / Gizmodo: An explainer on digital advertising’s header bids, third-party brand safety vendors, and “evercookies”, illustrated by a ubiquitous pajama onesie ad  —  If you’re reading this, you might have read the juicy piece that Elle dropped this weekend chronicling how a former Bloomberg reporter torched … An explainer on digital advertising's header

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Source: DHS will issue an advisory to US businesses, warning of data security risks with using communication equipment and services from China-linked companies (Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian/Axios)

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian / Axios: Source: DHS will issue an advisory to US businesses, warning of data security risks with using communication equipment and services from China-linked companies  —  The Department of Homeland Security is set to issue an advisory to U.S. businesses, warning them of data security risks associated … Source: DHS will issue an

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Testing suggests Verizon's dynamic spectrum sharing tech, which reuses parts of 4G channels for 5G, often produces slower speeds on 5G than its LTE network (Sascha Segan/PCMag)

Sascha Segan / PCMag: Testing suggests Verizon’s dynamic spectrum sharing tech, which reuses parts of 4G channels for 5G, often produces slower speeds on 5G than its LTE network  —  Verizon’s DSS 5G can be slower than 4G.  We explain why, and how to turn off or disable 5G on your iPhone. Testing suggests Verizon's

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