Chinese Article Warns VPN Use Alone Can Trigger Punishment Under Expanding Censorship Regime

Cyber Group Finds Surveillance Backdoors In Routers Sold In US Authored by Arthur Zhang via The Epoch Times, Cybersecurity researchers have found surveillance backdoors in Chinese carrier routers made by Zbtlink and the same software in a different Zbtlink-made router sold through Amazon. Ethernet cables are connected to the back of a wireless router. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Chinese law requires telecom and internet companies to provide technical assistance to police and state-security agencies. In an Aug. 27 report, cybersecurity firm VulnCheck said it found two hidden programs in an $88 router bought through Amazon...

New York Audits Utility AI Use, Cites Risk In "Growing Dependency" By Robert Walton of UtilityDive The New York Public Service Commission last week launched an inquiry into public utility use of artificial intelligence, noting that AI systems “create risk for organizations” but are also increasingly used to perform basic tasks. The Sept. 17 order requires electric, gas and water utilities to respond within 60 days with “a written inventory report that describes all use cases of AI systems in their operations.” Consolidated Edison, which serves New York City, said it uses AI...