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Only seven out of 21 US presidential candidates have implemented DMARC on their domains' email, a basic security feature that could have prevented the DNC hack (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Only seven out of 21 US presidential candidates have implemented DMARC on their domains’ email, a basic security feature that could have prevented the DNC hack  —  Just one-third of the 2020 U.S. presidential candidates are using an email security feature that could prevent a similar attack … Only seven out

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iOS apps could really benefit from the newly proposed Security.plist standard (Catalin Cimpanu/ZDNet)

Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: iOS apps could really benefit from the newly proposed Security.plist standard  —  Security.plist was inspired by the already-existing and highly popular security.txt standard.  —  Earlier this month, security researcher Ivan Rodriguez proposed a new security standard for iOS apps, which he named Security.plist. iOS apps could really benefit from the newly

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Hottest Black Friday 2019 deals still available: $2 Hulu, huge price cuts on Bose, Apple and Xbox (just updated) – CNET

Get Bose’s smallest wireless speaker for $30 off, TCL’s 2019 Series 6 TV for its lowest price yet, a fantastic Mission: Impossible movie collection for $20, a 10.2-inch iPad for $249 and deep discounts on nearly all Amazon devices. Hottest Black Friday 2019 deals still available: Hulu, huge price cuts on Bose, Apple and Xbox

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US arrests an Ethereum Foundation researcher, claiming he participated in discussions about how N. Korea can avoid sanctions during a crypto conference there (Jordan Pearson/VICE)

Jordan Pearson / VICE: US arrests an Ethereum Foundation researcher, claiming he participated in discussions about how N. Korea can avoid sanctions during a crypto conference there  —  On Friday, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced criminal charges against a cryptocurrency researcher … US arrests an Ethereum Foundation researcher,

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China makes it a criminal offense to publish deepfakes or fake news without disclosure

Image: TheGoncas2 / YouTube China has released a new government policy designed to prevent the spread of fake news and misleading videos created using artificial intelligence, otherwise known as deepfakes. The new rule, reported earlier today by Reuters, bans the publishing of false information or deepfakes online without proper disclosure that the post in question

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China's new rules, effective Jan. 1, require videos created using AI or VR tech to be clearly marked, make distribution of deepfakes a possible criminal offense (Reuters)

Reuters: China’s new rules, effective Jan. 1, require videos created using AI or VR tech to be clearly marked, make distribution of deepfakes a possible criminal offense  —  BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese regulators have announced new rules governing video and audio content online … China's new rules, effective Jan. 1, require videos created using AI

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