ArXiv privacy gaps, authorship pauses, and a surge of misconduct make the weekend science round-up
Retraction Watch’s weekend reads flag privacy leaks in most arXiv preprints (like passwords and GPS coordinates), note that U.S. scrutiny of foreign research influenced researchers such as George Church to decline authorship on a recent commentary, and report 28 cases of misconduct in China. The digest also surveys a broad trail of integrity issues across academia—from retractions and questionable peer review to AI-related publishing debates—complemented by the site’s expanding databases and appeals for support.
