Concerns have been raised that proposed AI legislation does not sufficiently recognise children as a vulnerable group requiring special protection. The Children’s Rights Alliance has urged Irish authorities to strengthen protections for children against the risks posed by rapidly advancing AI technologies. The organisation argues that current regulatory efforts do not sufficiently protect young users...Read More
Six men identified as sexual predators by Bristol Tennessee police have been arrested in over a month’s time after they chatted online with investigators posing as teenage girls. One suspect, Robert Isbell, 53, of Bristol, is a registered sex offender and is charged with sexual exploitation of a minor via electronic means along with the...Read More
The Assad regime may have collapsed, but several of its most repressive legal instruments continue to cast a long shadow over public life. Foremost among them is Cybercrime Law No. 20 of 2022, a statute crafted in the regime’s final years to police the digital sphere through sweeping, ambiguous charges such as “undermining the prestige...Read More
Dialog, the invite-only group cofounded by Peter Thiel, notified members and past event participants last week that a database containing their personal information had been breached, supposedly by a criminal hacker. But a WIRED analysis found that the files were readable to anyone who visited a landing page for the group’s app—what cybersecurity experts describe...Read More
Cybercriminals allegedly broke into tens of thousands of Fortinet firewalls and VPN gateways used by major companies around the world, turning one of business cybersecurity’s most trusted front doors into the story itself. Security researchers have called the campaign FortiBleed. Fortinet, however, says the activity does not come from a new vulnerability or recent security...Read More
House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders have reached a bipartisan agreement on legislation intended to strengthen online protections for children, reopening a path for congressional action on the long-stalled Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). The agreement, which could be raised on the House floor next week, was announced Monday by committee Chairman Brett Guthrie and...Read More
CREDIT: AP WELLSBURG, N.Y. (WENY) — A Wellsburg man was arrested after he allegedly sent inappropriate sexual photos to minors on two separate occasions. New York State Police said they launched an investigation after they were alerted by a mandated reporter earlier in June. According to NYSP, 21-year-old Donavan Smith, also known as Donavan Sutton,...Read More
After more than a month of undercover operations, Bristol, Tennessee Police Department has arrested six online predator suspects. In each case, the suspects engaged in sexually explicit conversations with detectives posing as females under 18. In some cases, suspects sent or requested nude photos and made arrangements to meet for sexual activities when thy were...Read More
Oklahoma’s public safety and education departments have announced a partnership to strengthen school safety through training, security assessments, and emergency preparedness efforts aimed at preventing school violence and improving coordination. Deputy Eric Hoover, a school resource officer with the McClain County Sheriff’s Office serving Blanchard Public Schools, stressed the importance of protecting students. “Safety and...Read More
