China’s spy agency warns of security threats from surveillance camera network flaws

China’s spy agency warns of security threats from surveillance camera network flaws

China’s top spy agency has warned that foreign agents could use flaws in the country’s massive camera surveillance network to steal state secrets. The warning, posted on the WeChat account of the Ministry of State Security (MSS) on Sunday, came after a citizen from an unnamed city reported to the agency that video surveillance cameras … Read more

First pig infected with H5N1 bird flu recorded in the US – POLITICO

First pig infected with H5N1 bird flu recorded in the US – POLITICO

U.S. officials sequenced the genome of the virus found in poultry on the farm in Oregon and did not identify any changes to the virus that indicate it’s more transmissible to humans. The risk to the public remains low, they said on Wednesday. The livestock shared water sources, housing and equipment with infected poultry on … Read more

China’s grass-roots officials told to ‘sift out losers’ to stop random attacks on public

China’s grass-roots officials told to ‘sift out losers’ to stop random attacks on public

Chinese authorities are stepping up efforts to screen people at risk of taking out their anger on innocent members of the public following a series of attacks involving mass stabbings or cars being deliberately driven into pedestrians. At the grass-roots level, there is a long-standing tradition of identifying people with financial and emotional problems. But … Read more

Hezbollah’s fatal miscalculations – POLITICO

Hezbollah’s fatal miscalculations – POLITICO

Astonishingly scything through arch-foe Hezbollah’s upper echelons, remorselessly picking off leaders and military commanders one after another, Israel’s becoming increasingly bullish, convinced the disaster of Oct. 7 is being paid back. Israel is being made safer, victory snatched from the jaws of defeat — or so its leaders argue. And soon, they believe, it will … Read more

Netanyahu bugged my bathroom, Boris Johnson suggests – POLITICO

Netanyahu bugged my bathroom, Boris Johnson suggests – POLITICO

“Thither Bibi repaired for a while, and it may or may not be a coincidence but I am told that later, when they were doing a regular sweep for bugs, they found a listening device in the thunderbox,” Johnson writes as he recalls a meeting. The Telegraph pressed the ex-PM on whether he could disclose … Read more

Israël risque de mener un long combat au Liban – POLITICO

Israël risque de mener un long combat au Liban – POLITICO

“Je pense que Bibi [le Premier ministre Benyamin Netanyahu] s’emballe, qu’il est dépassé par les événements et qu’il en perd la mesure”, a-t-il ajouté dans une interview accordée à POLITICO. Retour à la Ligne bleue Pour l’instant, les dirigeants israéliens se sont simplement alignés et soutiennent l’offensive. Les chefs des partis d’opposition, qui doutent du … Read more

Taylor Swift says she felt ‘fear’ and ‘tremendous guilt’ over canceled Vienna shows – POLITICO

Taylor Swift says she felt ‘fear’ and ‘tremendous guilt’ over canceled Vienna shows – POLITICO

“But I was also so grateful to the authorities because thanks to them, we were grieving concerts and not lives,” she added. Swift’s concerts in Vienna, scheduled for Aug. 8, 9 and 10, were canceled as a precaution after Austrian police arrested two teenagers — a third was later detained — accused of preparing to … Read more

Teen murder-for-hire gangs in Denmark are Sweden’s responsibility, says minister – POLITICO

Teen murder-for-hire gangs in Denmark are Sweden’s responsibility, says minister – POLITICO

“We have recently seen how gang conflicts have flared up. Explosions. Shootings. An eerie example is that cynical criminals hire Swedish youths to commit crimes in Denmark. We will not accept that. The government views the problem with the utmost seriousness,” she said. Jens-Kristian Lütken, Copenhagen’s mayor of employment and integration, called on Sweden to … Read more

EU, US denounce alleged sexual abuse and torture of Palestinian prisoners by Israeli troops – POLITICO

EU, US denounce alleged sexual abuse and torture of Palestinian prisoners by Israeli troops – POLITICO

Stano added that the EU “has repeatedly called on Israel to ensure that all those arrested or detained are treated in line with international human rights and international humanitarian law and standards … irrespective of the gravity of the crimes of which the detainees are accused.” He also called on Israel to allow Red Cross … Read more

China’s plan for cybersecurity ID could be a path to social control, legal experts say

China’s plan for cybersecurity ID could be a path to social control, legal experts say

The initiative aims to “protect citizens’ personal information, regulate the public service for authentication of cyberspace IDs, and accelerate the implementation of the trusted online identity strategy”. The 16-article initiative proposes a unified network number, composed of letters and numbers, and a digital authentication credential, both corresponding to a user’s identity, so that no personal … Read more