Privacy News Data watchdog fines Clearview AI $33M • The Register - Clearview scrapes photos from all over the internet, adds them to its database, then sells the data to advertisers and governments, some who use it without appropriate legal permissions (think 4th amendment/warrantless surveillance issues) Election News Spamouflage trolls pretend to be American patriots on X • The Register - #China - People’s Republic of China propaganda crew ramps up X and TikTok work claiming to be American citizens and “frustrated Conservatives”. The threat actor group is using AI generated content of Pres. Biden, VP Harris, and fmr Pres. Trump. Overall, users are able to identify that something isn’t “right” about the accounts, though the propagandist are getting better. Senior NY State staffer charged over alleged China links • The Register - Chinese and North Korean threat actors aren’t only a cyber threat. Federal officials have arrested tens of individuals across the US for serving the C