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UN Panel Has Adopted a Draft Resolution on Potential Threats to Human Rights
Nov 29, 2013Following reports about U.S. surveillance worldwide, a United Nations panel has adopted a draft resolution on potential threats to human rights such as the right to privacy in the digital age. The draft resolution, approved without a ...
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NSA Was Acquiring Thousands of Digital Communications From Americans
Aug 22, 2013The National Security Agency was acquiring thousands of digital communications from Americans as of 2011, according to a declassified document from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. The glimpse of the NSA's surveillance on ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Privacy and Digital Rights Groups Dug in for a Longer Fight Against Surveillance Programs
Aug 2, 2013Privacy and digital rights groups have dug in for a longer fight against massive surveillance programs at the U.S. National Security Agency, even after the House of Representatives voted last week against an amendment to curtail the ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Computer Fraud Penalties Will Be Revamped by Aaron's Law
Jun 20, 2013Two U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill that would prevent the Department of Justice from prosecuting people for violating terms of service for Web-based products, website notices or employment agreements under the Computer Fraud and ...
Tags: Computer Fraud, Aaron's Law, CFAA
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The White House Has Threatened to Veto The Controversial CISPA in Its Current Form
Apr 19, 2013The White House has threatened to veto the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) in its current form, citing concerns that the bill does not adequately prevent sharing of irrelevant personal information. If ...
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A U.S. House of Representatives Committee Failed to Make The Changes
Apr 15, 2013A U.S. House of Representatives committee failed to make the changes necessary to allay fears about government surveillance in a controversial cyberthreat sharing bill that's moving toward a House vote, critics said. The House ...
Tags: CISPA, Surveillance Bill
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Momentum Is Growing in The U.S. Congress to Overturn a U.S. Library of Congress Ruling
Mar 14, 2013Momentum is growing in the U.S. Congress to overturn a U.S. Library of Congress ruling that took mobile phone unlocking out of the legal exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Late Monday, a group of senators and ...
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Two U.S. Lawmakers Have Reintroduced a Controversial Cyberthreat Information-Sharing Bill
Feb 17, 2013Two U.S. lawmakers have reintroduced a controversial cyberthreat information-sharing bill over the objections of some privacy advocates and digital rights groups. As promised, Representatives Mike Rogers, a Michigan Republican, and C.A. ...
Tags: cyberthreat, digital rights, US
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Swartz Was an Extraordinary Hacker and Activist Wrote in a Tribute
Jan 14, 2013Aaron Swartz, 26, hanged himself in his flat weeks before he was to go on trial on accusations that he stole millions of articles from an electronic archive to make them freely available. If convicted he faced decades in prison and a ...
Tags: electronic archive, Aaron Swartz, Electronic Frontier Foundation, hacker
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Yahoo Has Started Providing Webmail Users The Option of Using a Secure Connection
Jan 10, 2013Yahoo has started providing webmail users the option of using a secure connection, matching a similar feature Google and Microsoft have offered for several years. Yahoo’s delay in providing a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connection ...
Tags: Yahoo, Microsoft, Google, Webmail Security
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Don't Expect Lawmakers to Rush out a New Version of The SOPA or PIPA
Jan 5, 2013As a new session of the U.S. Congress convenes in early 2013, don't expect lawmakers to rush out a new version of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) or the Protect IP Act (PIPA). While some groups representing copyright holders still want ...
Tags: U.S.Congress, SOPA, 2013, PIPA
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The House Judiciary Committee Is Moving Toward Passage of a Small Portion
Jan 4, 2013The House Judiciary Committee is moving toward passage of a small portion of the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act, raising concerns among SOPA opponents. The committee has released a draft bill, called the Intellectual Property ...
Tags: SOPA, online piracy, intellectual property, USA
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ITU Played a Standards-Setting Role for Global Telecommunication Networks Over The Decades
Dec 31, 2012The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the UN body that has played a standards-setting role for global telecommunication networks over the decades, Wednesday night suffered a website attack that severely disrupted a conference to ...
Tags: ITU, global telecommunication, networks, Website Cyberattack
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Two Digital Rights Group Urged Facebook on Tuesday to Halt Changes to Its Governance
Dec 27, 2012Two digital rights group urged Facebook on Tuesday to halt changes to its governance and data use policies, warning the modifications could increase privacy risks. Facebook said last Wednesday it would no longer allow users to vote on ...
Tags: digital rights group, Facebook, governance, data use policies
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation Has Filed a Lawsuit
Dec 26, 2012IDG News Service - The Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed a lawsuit seeking details about U.S. National Security Agency surveillance of email and telephone calls, with the lawsuit raising concerns that the agency has illegally ...
Tags: Electronic Frontier Foundation, National Security Agency, US