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New Zealand defends its border device search policy (Q&A)

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In New Zealand, it could be $5,000, if you resist an immigration official’s demand that you hand over your phone, tablet, or laptop before entering the country. Under our previous legislation, we still had power to retain and search electronic devices,” Brown says. What’s the cost of data privacy at the border?

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How to tell when your government shuts down your Internet access

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Part of the reason for that is it’s much harder to diagnose cellular connectivity problems when thousands of people flood into one neighborhood, all demanding to use mobile-phone infrastructure that wasn’t designed to handle so many devices at once. New Zealand defends its border device search policy (Q&A).

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Volt Typhoon: International Cybersecurity Authorities Detail Activity Linked to Chinese-State Sponsored Threat Actor

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It is part of a new naming convention used by Microsoft. Volt Typhoon is known to primarily focus on espionage and information gathering and recent activity by the group has centered around critical infrastructure, prompting the joint CSA to warn defenders of the threat actor’s activity as well as their tactics, techniques, and procedures.

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Suspect a hidden camera in your Airbnb or hotel? Here’s how to tell

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billion for smart-home device manufacturer Nest in 2014, and Amazon acquiring Ring for at least $1 billion in 2018. New Zealand defends its border device search policy (Q&A). Countless security researchers have shown IoT cameras and voice-activated devices to be troubled by exploitable security flaws.

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How to securely send your personal information

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New Zealand defends its border device search policy (Q&A). While Signal is only for iPhone and Android, both Signal and WhatsApp can comfortably exist on the same device—they don’t conflict with each other. But it also stores conversation threads in plaintext when you use it across multiple devices.

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What to do when Customs asks for your social-media account info

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The new policy is a natural extension to the broad leeway Customs and Border Patrol agents already have to ask travelers for access to their devices , the administration argues. Increasing rates of CBP device searches aren’t new. In the two years before Trump even took office, device searches at the U.S.

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