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TikTok is to be banned from government devices over security fears. How big is the threat and could it soon be banned for everyone?

It's been announced TikTok is to be banned on government-issued devices. But what's the fuss about and what happens next?

ABC News

Biden to Discuss Risks of AI in Tuesday Meeting with Science Advisers

US President Joe Biden will discuss the "risks and opportunities" that artificial intelligence poses for people, society and national security during a meeting with science and technology advisers at the White House on Tuesday, an official said. Biden, a Democrat, is scheduled to meet with the President's Council of Advisors…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden to meet with experts on AI 'risks and opportunities'

President Joe Biden is preparing to meet with his council of advisers on science and technology about the “risks and opportunities” that rapid advancements in artificial intelligence development pose for individual users and national security

The Independent UK

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Lithuania bans Russians from purchasing real estate

Lithuania's parliament decided on Tuesday to ban Russian nationals from purchasing real estate in the Baltic country, citing risks to national security.

Reuters

Federal government backs call to make public why former intelligence officer Witness J was secretly jailed

The federal Attorney-General backs a call to release sentencing remarks, which saw the man dubbed Witness J secretly jailed for mishandling classified information.

ABC News

Sentencing details in secret Witness J trial may be kept hidden for 20 years, court told

ACT supreme court considers whether to publish sentencing remarks about former official jailed for disclosure of confidential information

The Guardian - AU

Judge weighs release of former spy's jailing details

The reason why a former spy was secretly convicted and sentenced could be revealed as the attorney-general and the defence fight over what should remain hidden.

AAP

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Amritpal Singh's uncle was arrested after legal process, family was informed, Punjab police inform HC

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab police on Monday informed the Punjab and Haryana high court that radical Sikh preacher Amitpal Singh’s uncle, Harjit Singh alias Chacha was detained under the National Security Act (NSA) after following proper legal process before being sent to Central jail Dibrugarh in Assam.

The Times of India

Israel greenlights new national guard demanded by far-right security minister

The Israeli government approved Sunday the formation of a national guard, which opponents warn would function as a "private militia" of firebrand National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir who had pushed for the decision.

France 24

Israel Advances National Guard Force for Right-Wing Minister

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government on Sunday gave preliminary approval for the creation of a national guard overseen by an ultranationalist Cabinet minister with a long record of anti-Arab rhetoric and stunts. Netanyahu agreed to move ahead on the force last week after he postponed a contentious government plan…

Asharq Al-Awsat

How a Canadian judge erred in ordering the repatriation of suspected ISIS members

In a January 2023 Federal Court decision, the government of Canada was ordered to request repatriation of four suspected ISIS members currently being held in Syria.

The Conversation

TikTok ban: "Patriot Act on steroids"

Gen Z, progressives and libertarians can all agree on one thing: Bipartisan effort to ban TikTok is "garbage"

Salon

Hong Kong rejects US report criticising crackdown on freedoms

Hong Kong on Saturday "firmly rejected" findings in a new U.S. government report that said U.S. interests had been threatened and that Beijing continued to "undermine" the rule of law and freedoms in the territory under a national security crackdown.

Reuters

How a little-known agency holds power over TikTok's future

Under pressure from the U.S. government, TikTok is now facing the music with the possibility of a nationwide ban if it defies a government order to sell to an American company — unless the popular social media app can convince a high-powered panel that its data security restructuring plan sufficiently…

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Al Jazeera

Australia says ‘deep concerns’ over journalist detained in China

Chinese-Australian Cheng Lei has yet to receive a verdict after more than two and a half years in detention.

Reuters

Australia concerned by delays in trial of journalist detained in China

Australia said it has "deep concerns" about delays in the case of Australian journalist Cheng Lei who faced a closed door trial in Beijing on national security charges a year ago.

The Independent UK

Australia concerned journalist still awaits verdict in China

Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong says her government remains deeply concerned that Australian journalist Cheng Lei has not learned of a verdict a year after standing trial in China on national security charges

ABC News

National security watchdog calls for controversial terror laws to be dumped in scathing review

The national security watchdog argues laws that allow convicted terrorists to be held in prison after their sentence is over should be dumped.

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The Guardian - AU

Australia’s powers to detain ‘terrorist offenders’ to prevent future crime must be abolished, watchdog says

Preventive detention regime is disproportionate to the threat of terrorism and makes us a ‘harsher society’, report says

The New Daily

Security watchdog wants terror laws reform

Terrorists left to rot in Australian jails long after their prison sentences expire could soon be offered a major reprieve. The national security watchdog

AAP

National security watchdog wants terror laws overhauled

A review of laws enabling the detention of terrorists after they have served their prison sentences is recommending the power be scrapped.

The Guardian - US

‘This is very bad for them’: months of leaks rattle Canada’s low-profile spy agency

Allegations of attempted meddling by China put uncomfortable spotlight on publicity-shy CSIS

Asharq Al-Awsat

No Invitation Has Been Extended From Biden to Israel’s Netanyahu Yet

White House officials said Tuesday there are still no arrangements regarding the possibility of US President Joe Biden inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House, noting that the US administration has not yet issued an official invitation. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said: “There…

Tribune News Service

Biden aide speaks with China counterpart as tension spikes

WASHINGTON — White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi on Friday, people familiar with the matter said, as the two sides look to ease tensions that have continued to build in recent months.

Al Jazeera

US says China can spy with TikTok. It spies on world with Google

Lawmakers’ push to ban app comes as they mull extending powers that force tech firms to enable mass snooping for the US.

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