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An Indian Nuclear Power Plant Suffered a Cyberattack. Here’s What You Need to Know. (Debak Das, Washington Post)
Authorities don’t seem to understand the real threat from cyber-operations.

Border Checks in EU Countries Challenge Schengen Agreement (DW)
As large numbers of displaced people arrived in 2015, some Schengen countries reintroduced border checks. Six are extending controls. That’s illegal, EU observers say, and it undermines the idea of freedom of movement.

Firearm-Makers May Finally Decide It’s in Their Interest to Help Reduce Gun Violence After Sandy Hook Ruling (Timothy D. Lytton, The Conversation)
Mass shootings have become a routine occurrence in America.
Gun-makers have long refused to take responsibility for their role in this epidemic. That may be about to change.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 12 refused to block a lawsuit filed by the families of the Sandy Hook Elementary mass shooting victims, clearing the way for the litigation to proceed. Remington Arms, which manufactured and sold the semiautomatic rifle used in the attack, had hoped the broad immunity the industry has enjoyed for years would shield it from any liability.
The prospect of more claims from victims of mass shootings puts new pressure on the gun industry to reconsider the way it does business.

Court Rules Against Warrantless Searches of Phones, Laptops (Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press)
A federal court in Boston has ruled that warrantless U.S. government searches of the phones and laptops of international travelers at airports and other U.S. ports of entry violate the Fourth Amendment.
Tuesday’s ruling in U.S. District Court came in a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation on behalf of 11 travelers whose smartphones and laptops were searched without individualized suspicion at U.S. ports of entry.

Disinformation is ramping up in 2020, here’s how you can protect yourself and your business (Scott Maucione, Federal News Network)
The reality is that disinformation is constantly around us, and as the 2020 election ramps up, so too will the disinformation campaigns.

Senior Official Describes Cyber Workforce Shortage as National Security Threat (Maggie Miller, The Hill)
A senior cybersecurity official at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday described challenges with recruiting cybersecurity workers to government as a “national security issue.”
“From my perspective, this is going to be a national security issue, if it isn’t already,” Richard Driggers, the deputy assistant director for Cybersecurity at DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said during Fifth Domain’s CyberCon event.

Germany Makes Measles Vaccination Compulsory (DW)
As of March 2020, parents will have to prove their child is vaccinated against measles before sending them to day care or school. While the Health Ministry says the bill is “child protection,” critics think otherwise.

Flooding Drowns St. Mark’s Priceless Mosaics in Sewage (AFP)
Dirty water swirls around marble tombs inside the 12th century crypt of St Mark’s Basilica in Venice, which suffered untold damage when an unprecedented high tide swept through the city.
Pumps work overtime to clear the seawater from around the altar and under the pink and white stone arches, as the historic monument’s custodians look on in sadness and anger.