Trump Risks Key Surveillance Authority Over ‘Unqualified’ Spy-Chief Pick
2026-06-10T20:52:11Z•c214b99af8eb700c98529ceefaecd9f36001843190c34ec0278601f3d229e9cb
AI safetyALPRAndroid anti‑scamAnthropicFROSTMetaSSD side‑channelWorld Cup 2026biometricsface recognitionhotel reservation fraudlaw enforcementlicense plate readersmilitary OPSECphishingprivacysmart glassessurveillanceweb trackingwrongful arrest
What happened
A WIRED security roundup highlighting escalating surveillance and privacy risks plus emerging attack techniques. Key items: lawmakers worry an unqualified political appointee could control US surveillance authorities; multiple stories on biometric surveillance—flawed police face‑recognition causing wrongful arrest, Meta quietly added then removed face‑recognition code tied to its smart‑glasses platform, and widespread ALPR/biometric deployments around 2026 World Cup prompting human‑rights concerns. New technical threats include the FROST SSD side‑channel allowing websites to infer SSD activity
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- 2026-06-10T20:52:11Z
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