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Daily Dashboard | How lawsuits are threatening infosecurity research Related reading: US NTIA releases AI Accountability Policy Report

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In an in-depth article for ZDNet, Zack Whittaker reports on the effect lawsuits are having on the information security research and journalism communities. "Although lawsuits targeting reporters, particularly on the security beat, are rare, legal threats are an occupational hazard that reporters are all too aware of — from companies threatening to call an editor to demand a correction — or else — to a full-blown lawsuit," he writes. "But the inevitable aftermath is a 'chilling effect.' White-hat hackers and security researchers hesitate to report vulnerabilities and weaknesses to technology firms for fear of facing legal retribution." He adds: "With nation state attackers targeting elections and critical national security infrastructure on a near-daily basis, security research is needed more than ever." 
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