russia
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Only Known Full-Time Cybersecurity Director Working For Any Democratic Presidential Campaign Resigns
Democratic candidate for president and former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s campaign cybersecurity official has resigned, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
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U.S. Military Tests New Missile Previously Banned Under Treaty With Russia
The U.S. military launched a new ground-based missile yesterday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California that landed in the Pacific Ocean. The missile had previously been banned under a Reagan-era treaty between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, but this wasn’t the first time that once-banned missiles have been tested. Back in August, the…
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Russia Blocks Shutterstock Website Over Photos Of Russian Flag In Dogshit
The Russian government has blocked the stock photography website Shutterstock, according to the English-language news site Meduza. Russia’s media regulator, Roskomnadzor, explained that Shutterstock was blocked for “insulting state symbols” a likely reference to photos on the site showing miniature Russian flags planted in dogshit.
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Apple Bows To Pressure And Lists Crimea As Part Of Russia In Maps
Earlier today, Moscow-based BBC journalist Will Vernon noticed that Apple appears to have quietly ceded to Russia’s stance on Crimea by redrawing national borders on the Russian version of its Maps app and labelling the region as “Russia.” When viewed from the U.S., Crimea is listed simply as “Crimea” and no home country is given…