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The export controls aim to prevent the Chinese government from developing a variety of weapons from biological to nuclear and to limit China's ability to surveil people and repress human rights, according to Commerce.
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Maria Curi, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
In public interviews and congressional hearings, officials like FBI director Christopher Wray have also suggested that TikTok gathers US user data that the Chinese government could weaponize to surveil Americans online.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
Gee did not clarify if its tech has been used to surveil immigrants.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Washington’s ability to surveil vast troves of financial data and keep money and technology out of the hands of its rivals could be hamstrung by infighting and by Trump’s tendency to change his mind on a whim.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
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Maria Curi, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
In public interviews and congressional hearings, officials like FBI director Christopher Wray have also suggested that TikTok gathers US user data that the Chinese government could weaponize to surveil Americans online.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
Gee did not clarify if its tech has been used to surveil immigrants.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Washington’s ability to surveil vast troves of financial data and keep money and technology out of the hands of its rivals could be hamstrung by infighting and by Trump’s tendency to change his mind on a whim.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
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There are currently 130,000 WTC program members getting monitored, getting treatment, or both.—
Nancy Cutler,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Its prepaid Visa debit card, with 157,000 active users, is uniquely designed for those with cognitive disabilities; spending limits can be set and monitored by someone managing the cardholder’s finances.—
Francesca Walton,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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When the test images were sent back to Earth, Euclid Archive Scientist Bruno Altieri spied what appeared to be an Einstein ring.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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How to see the planetary parade For best viewing, head to a location with dark skies, bringing along binoculars or a telescope to spy the dimmer Uranus and Neptune.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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One of the most interesting reveals came when Jiles admitted to snooping through Dorka’s personal notebook after their breakup, discovering a list of his goals, including a desire to become famous.—
Giana Levy,
refinery29.com,
31 Oct. 2024
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Another voice in the group floated the idea that someone could use an unattended CAC account to snoop on the president's medical records.—
James LaPorta,
CBS News,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Surveil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveil. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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