US, UK, eight others unite on cyber protections for dissidents, journalists, advocacy groups

Cyberthreats against “civil society organizations, human rights defenders, dissidents, advocacy groups, journalists, and cultural institutions” have pushed 10 nations to create a forum for sharing ways to protect those groups and others. “Authoritarian governments are increasingly using cyber means to target these groups, both within their countries and across international borders, including in acts of

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