A landmark ruling in Athens has forced the release of sealed procurement files that show a Greek aerial‑tech company sold AI‑powered agricultural drones with hidden facial‑matching functions to foreign security contractors. The document dump, examined by The Plausible Post, raises urgent privacy and national‑security questions across Europe.
On the third anniversary of a catastrophic undersea cable fire that blacked out swathes of Taiwan’s cloud and factory networks, newly surfaced maintenance logs and former crew testimony accuse a major cable operator of falsifying safety records. The disclosures have plunged a listed telecom consortium into turmoil and forced the government to order an emergency forensic audit.
An accident at a major Hyderabad data park on Sunday damaged the cryptographic registry that records proxy votes for Navrang Systems, intensifying a months‑long governance battle. The physical loss of the ledger has prompted emergency court filings, a market rout and a regulator probe as rival camps rush to secure control.
An independent forensic analysis released Monday says a content‑filtering AI used by a major regional carrier secretly exported millions of subscribers’ location and metadata to a private data broker. Regulators in three Balkan states and the EU have opened emergency inquiries and the carrier’s shares plunged on the news.
A leaked 44-terabyte cache published this weekend alleges Thailand’s largest mobile operator sold millions of customers’ location and device telemetry to opaque overseas firms. The files have triggered raids, arrests and an emergency regulator inquiry amid questions whether elderly care devices and mobility scooters were among the trackers sold.
A volunteer-run technology clinic in Lviv repaired more than 300 devices and gave basic AI-safety tutorials to local residents at a weekend event. Organisers say the mix of repairs, privacy advice and hands-on demos reflects continuing demand for practical digital skills in Ukrainian communities.