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Deepfakes and Election Manipulation: UK Watchdog Seeks Faster Detection

AndyC 19 October 2026

Deepfakes and Election Manipulation: UK Watchdog Seeks Faster Detection Pierluigi Paganini October 19, 2026 The UK Electoral Commission is building...

Encryption Is Getting Squeezed From All Sides

AndyC 17 October 2026

Canada’s planned surveillance law is the latest grim step in a series of threats to encryption that are spreading around the world.Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty...

Encryption Is Getting Squeezed From All Sides

AndyC 17 October 2026

Canada’s planned surveillance law is the latest grim step in a series of threats to encryption that are spreading around the world.Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty...

Inbox flooded with sign-up messages? Email bombing explained

AndyC 17 October 2026

In September, reports emerged that a Virginia woman had been submerged by a flood of emails. Hundreds of automated messages poured in over a 24-hour...

Inbox flooded with sign-up messages? Email bombing explained

AndyC 17 October 2026

In September, reports emerged that a Virginia woman had been submerged by a flood of emails. Hundreds of automated messages poured in over a 24-hour...

Inbox flooded with sign-up messages? Email bombing explained

AndyC 17 October 2026

In September, reports emerged that a Virginia woman had been submerged by a flood of emails. Hundreds of automated messages poured in over a 24-hour...

Chicago-Area Cops Helped HSI Spy on Minnesota Anti-ICE Activists

AndyC 17 October 2026

Despite Illinois’ sanctuary laws, local police in and around Chicago helped ICE investigative agents track activists engaged in First Amendment–protected activities.Photograph: Getty ImagesChicago-area law enforcement...