Law School Bans Laptops and Phones as AI Cheating Scandal Grows

"We cannot choose to become idiots": The AI cheating scandal roiling Brown University

AI cheating leads to a failed society, professor says.

Govt tables Cybercrime Bill in Parliament to replace outdated computer crimes law, cover AI offences

KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 — The Cybercrime Bill 2026, which seeks to repeal the Computer Crimes Act 1997 (Act 563), wa...

The KIDS Act Pretends To Give Parents Power They Already Have

Congress is considering passage of the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act (KIDS), a sweeping omnibus bill that would require age verification across much of the internet, restrict messaging for teens, ban certain app features, and grant the Federal Trade Commission a vague mandate to police “compulsive usage” on platforms. As with most power grabs ...

“They Want Unchecked Power”: AOC Demands Big Tech Breakup After Apple Prices Surge $500

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) says it is time for the federal government to use antitrust laws to break up major tech giants like Apple. Speaking during an interview with Fox News on Sunday, the lawmaker argued that massive tech corporations are acting outside the bounds of standard corporate behavior while raising prices on consumers who [] “They Want Unchecked Power”: AOC Demands Big Tech Breakup After Apple Prices Surge 500

¿Qué tipo de delitos puedes denunciar ante la Policía Cibernética?

Subtítulo: Fraudes, robo de identidad, extorsión digital y hackeos son algunos de los delitos que pueden ser reportados.Continue reading on Medium »

General : Cybercrime Bill 2026, To Strengthen Digital Security, Tabled For First Reading Today

KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 (Bernama) -- The Cybercrime Bill 2026, which seeks to repeal the Computer Crimes Act 1997 (Act 563), was tabled for its firs reading in the Dewan Rakyat today.

Klon suara AI perlu dalam skop RUU Jenayah Siber

KUALA LUMPUR: Kerajaan diminta menjelaskan sama ada skop Rang Undang-Undang (RUU) Jenayah Siber 2026 meliputi teknologi klon suara (voice cloning) berasaskan kecerdasan buatan (AI) yang kini semakin kerap disalahgunakan dalam kegiatan jenayah. Datuk Mohd Kurniawan Naim Moktar (BN-Kinabatangan) berkata, ia menjadi suatu kebimbangan apabila teknologi klon suara kini digunakan oleh penjenayah untuk menyamar bagi mendapatkan ... Read more The post Klon suara AI perlu dalam skop RUU Jenayah Siber appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Sign the petition: Senate negotiations to hand Trump terrifying mass surveillance powers

TELL Congress: Trump’s “grossly unqualified” pick for acting director of national intelligence has inspired dealmaking in the Senate that could hand Trump his warrantless spying bill. Congress must protect our private data from the authoritarian White House. Sign the petition: Block Trump’s mass surveillance scheme NOW! ADD YOUR [] The post Sign the petition: Senate negotiations to hand Trump terrifying mass surveillance powers first appeared on Attack the System.

No Terror Module In Sikkim: Police After Self-Radicalised Teen Arrested

The arrest followed intelligence inputs from the state Special Branch and Central Intelligence Agencies pointing to suspicious online activity.

Amadey and StealC Malware Network Disrupted, 27M Stolen Credentials Recovered

A coordinated law enforcement operation, in partnership with private sector companies, including Bitdefender, Bitsight, ESET, and Microsoft, has resulted in the takedown of criminal infrastructure powering Amadey and StealC. The main common goal was to disrupt the 'assembly lines' cybercriminals use to launch ransomware, financial fraud, and attacks on critical infrastructure, Europol said in

South Korean law targeting ‘fake news’ takes effect, but journalists say it discourages critical reporting and can lead to self-censorship

Journalists and civil liberties groups warn the the vaguely worded law could potentially discourage critical reporting about government officials, politicians and large businesses.

Brown professor says take-home exam revealed AI-assisted cheating scandal

A Brown University economics professor says a take-home exam intended to accommodate students traumatized by a campus tragedy instead exposed what he believes is one of the largest artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted cheating scandals in Ivy League history. According to Inside Higher Ed, Brown economics professor Roberto Serrano said he became convinced that widespread AI use []...Click to read more

Professor exposes massive AI cheating exam scandal

Professor exposes massive AI cheating exam scandal

AI backlash reaches major university with bold ban on laptops and phones for law students

The University of Chicago will bar first year law students from using laptops, tablets and phones in class starting this fall to combat AI reliance.

A rights group warns Vietnam is ramping up arrests under broad laws to crush dissent

A rights group is warning that Vietnam is increasingly using broadly worded laws to arrest activists, dissidents and others seen as threats to Communist Party rule.

The First Congress Enshrined Warrants Into Law — But This Congress Continues To Push Warrantless Spying Tool

The Founders condemned warrantless searches

BAC unique 2026 : le renforcement des mesures anti-fraude peut-il réellement changer la donne ?

Le baccalauréat unique, session 2026, se déroule sous le signe de la vigilance. Cette année, les autorités éducatives ont considérablement renforcé le dispositif de sécurité dans les centres d’examen afin de lutter contre la fraude, un phénomène récurrent qui alimente, chaque année, les débats autour des examens nationaux. Détecteurs de téléphones portables, fouilles systématiques à []

A rights group warns Vietnam is ramping up arrests under broad laws to crush dissent

A rights group is warning that Vietnam is increasingly using broadly worded laws to arrest activists, dissidents and others seen as threats to Communist Party rule

Vietnam dissident arrests double under leader To Lam, report says

Vietnam is increasingly using broadly written laws to arrest activists, dissidents and others that authorities consider a threat to the Communist Party’s rule, according to a new analysis released on Monday by a human rights group. The 88 Project, which focuses on rights issues in Vietnam, documented 56 such arrests last year, the third consecutive year of increases and double the number in 2022. The report included only arrests where the defendant could be identified by name and the case...

New Anti-Trust Bill Could Hurt Florida Small Business

If some lawmakers get their way, a new proposal to America’s antitrust laws could hurt the small business community in Florida ​The American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA) would target online marketplaces like app stores, and search engines that Florida small businesses use to locate new customers, process payments, etc. Supporters of the AICOA []

Trump administration targets state AI laws over ideology

The Trump administration is continuing its pushback against state artificial intelligence laws that it views as ideologically biased, proposing a new Federal Trade Commission policy. The proposed policy statement, which is open for public comment...

FTC says AI chatbot bias may violate federal law

FTC says AI chatbot bias may violate federal law

Brown University Professor Horrified to Discover Largest AI Cheating Scandal in Ivy League History

The empirical evidence of fraud is overwhelming. The post Brown University Professor Horrified to Discover Largest AI Cheating Scandal in Ivy League History appeared first on Futurism.

Experts warn AI could both fight and conceal corruption

Experts warned Friday that artificial intelligence could serve as both a safeguard against corruption and a structural threat to transparency as the technology is increasingly embedded in public administration and oversight. “In anti-corruption policy, AI can be a double-edged sword,” said Choi Yong-jeon, a professor at Daejin University, during the International Anti-Corruption Forum co-hosted by South Korea’s Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission and the United Nations Development Progra

Blind professor catches massive AI cheating scandal at Brown University, says it should be a wake-up call after scores drop from 100 to 48

Blind professor catches massive AI cheating scandal at Brown University, says it should be a wake-up call after scores drop from 100 to 48

Senate's New AICOA Attack on Amazon: Cronyism for Big Retail?

Senate's New AICOA Attack on Amazon: Cronyism for Big Retail?

COA suspends Cagayan de Oro auditor for DENR-funded audit ‘fieldwork’

COA downgrades the case to simple misconduct from serious dishonesty, grave misconduct, falsification of official documents, and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service

Another massive data breach exposed millions of driver’s license numbers

The cyberattack targeting a U.S. insurance giant is the largest known breach of driver's license numbers so far in 2026.

How an AI-Fueled Government Scam Kept a Man in Fear for 10 Weeks

A fake arrest warrant. Forged government documents. Daily video calls with impostors. Here's how an AI-fueled scam unraveled one man's retirement and cost him a quarter of a million dollars.

Gmail, Microsoft, Meta, LinkedIn: They already scan your messages - voluntarily!

Did you know that every time you send an email through Gmail or Outlook, post on Instagram, or chat on Facebook Messenger or LinkedIn, your messages are being scanned? That’s right: While Chat Control is heavily debated as one of the worst surveillance laws, Big Tech has silently put scanning practices in place that already do what privacy activists are fighting against in the Chat Control legislative process. The surveillance is global, constant, and affects most people without them even knowing about it.

Kansas sued over in-state tuition law for undocumented students

Officials argue the policy discriminates against U.S. citizens and violates federal law.

Artificial Intelligence is Raising Cyber Threats

Artificial Intelligence is Raising Cyber Threats

Forget about privacy – unless you’re a billionaire

Everywhere you go, in the real world and online, you are under constant surveillance from the government or one of the tech giants. Unless, that is, you happen to be a billionaire

The Government Is Intel's Floor

The Government Is Intel's Floor

AI-enabled cheating is forcing some schools to go analog

Felix Kästle/picture alliance via Getty Images Colleges are trying to adapt to the rise of AI and promote students’ independent thinking. The University of Chicago Law School just rolled out an in-class laptop ban for first-year students. As AI becomes more integrated in the legal profession, educators are struggling to strike a balance. AI is []

Global scammers are using US tech to fleece people out of life savings

Technology from American companies is being used to power a revolution in the scam industry, playing a key role in the industrialization and globalization of fraud. (AP video/ Serginho Roosblad/David Goldman). Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

The Uses and Abuses on Campus of the Freedom of Information Act

The Uses and Abuses on Campus of the Freedom of Information Act Sara Brady Mon, 07/13/2026 - 03:00 AM We need to shame and condemn those who abuse the FOIA system to spy on professors and other public employees. Byline(s) John K. Wilson

Americans still believe in work. The AI crowd hasn’t gotten the memo

When a famous right-wing tech titan, several liberal senators, and even the president of the United States simultaneously call for massive new work-free government handouts, it’s worth taking note. It remains to be seen whether the artificial intelligence-induced employment disruptions behind those calls will occur, much less the proposed universal government checks, akin to welfare []

Silicon Valley backed Trump to kill AI regulation, now the industry is begging for rules

The AI industry that donated heavily to elect Donald Trump on the promise he would leave the technology alone is now asking for formal regulation, Politico reported on Friday. Executives at frontier AI companies told the outlet they view the administration’s ad hoc approach to model oversight as more damaging than anything the Biden administration [] This story continues at The Next Web

ED attaches ₹941 crore assets linked to EBIX Chairman Vikas Garg as Mahadev case seizures touch ₹3,800 crore

The cases involve allegations of criminal conspiracy, cheating and forgery.