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US athletes told to use burner phones at Beijing Winter Olympics

The Verge

In 2019, China was caught secretly installing spyware on tourists’ phones who entered from the Xinjiang region. Athletes will likely be relying on their mobile devices to stay in touch with friends and family, which could be more complicated on a burner phone that comes with limits on mobile data, texting, and calling.

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Fed Tech News Roundup

CTOvision

The following are some of the hot topics in the federal technology ecosystem: Senate advances secret plan forcing Internet services to report terror activity Ars Technica (Today) - Legislation modeled on 2008 law requiring Internet companies to report child porn.The legislation, approved 15-0 in a closed-door hearing, remains "classified."

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