Australia's two most populous states are trialling facial recognition software that lets police check people are home during COVID-19 quarantine, expanding trials that have sparked controversy to the vast majority of the country's population.
Latvia's parliament voted to strip an opposition MP of immunity from prosecution on Thursday after he was accused of spying for Russia, without specifying details of the charges against him.
The U.S. Treasury Department is updating a government list of Chinese companies and entities with alleged ties to defense or surveillance technology sectors, making them subject to a U.S. investment ban.
ChinaTesla cars barred from some China government compounds - sources
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Tesla vehicles are parked outside a building at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound during a meeting between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing, China, January 9, 2019. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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Staff at some Chinese government offices have been told not to park their Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) cars inside government compounds due to security concerns over cameras installed on the vehicles, two people with knowledge of the matter said.
The people said officials of at least two government agencies in Beijing and Shanghai have been instructed verbally by supervisors not to park their Tesla electric cars at work. It wasn t clear how many cars were affected, the people said, declining to be identified due to the sensitivity of the matter.
TechnologyBiden cybersecurity order mandates new rules for govt software
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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the April jobs report from the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 7, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
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President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered the creation of an air accident-style cyber review board and the imposition of new software standards for government agencies following a spate of digital intrusions that have rattled the United States.
The executive orderâs initiatives include the creation of a organization that would investigate major hacks along the lines of National Transportation Safety Board inquiries that are launched after plane crashes. They also include the imposition of new security standards for software bought by government agencies - a requirement first reported by Reuters in March.