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This morning we saw live video of democracy protesters in Yemen who have been following the discussions via streaming video. The event helped create an extended dialog between participants of the Arab Spring and the developers of technology tools that activists have used to circumvent government censorship.

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National Security Council adds Gmail to its list of bad decisions

Engadget

The Washington Post reports that members of the White House's National Security Council have used personal Gmail accounts to conduct government business. That covers sensitive data for individuals such as social security numbers or passwords, much less confidential or classified government documents.

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Hegseth reportedly shared Yemen attack details on second Signal chat with his wife and others

Engadget

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly held a second private Signal chat on upcoming Yemen strikes with members including his wife, brother and personal lawyer, according to The New York Times. Jennifer Hegseth, the Defense Secretary's wife, is not employed at the defense department, the report states.

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The Trump administration’s Signal scandal shows humans will always be the weakest link in cybersecurity

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military strike on Houthi rebels in Yemen. According to reports, The Atlantic s Jeffrey Goldberg was mistakenly added to a Signal chat that included the presidents national security adviser and the secretary of defenseapparently because National Security Adviser Michael Waltz misidentified Goldberg (whose display name was simply J.G.)

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The Trump administration accidentally texted military plans to a journalist. The White House says its fine.

Mashable Tech

The Trump administration accidentally texted an Atlantic journalist its plans to bomb Yemen last week. On Monday, The Atlantic 's editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg reported that he had been inadvertently added to a Signal group chat with several apparent U.S. government officials to use Signal to plan military operations.

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Trump abruptly ousts the National Security Agency chief

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Public reporting suggests that your removal of these officials was driven by a fringe social media personality, which represents a deeply troubling breach of the norms that safeguard our national security apparatus from political pressure and conspiracy theories, Himes, D-Conn.,

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Waltz and staff reportedly used Gmail for official U.S. government business, raising security issues

Mashable Tech

security officials have reportedly been using their personal Gmail accounts to conduct government business — including sharing sensitive information about military positions. security officials' passwords found online, including people in Signal chat The Washington Post reports that members of the U.S. SEE ALSO: U.S.

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