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PINs Compromised in Target Hack
Jan 6, 2014We were already aware of the existence of illicit marketplaces teeming with tools for cybercriminals looking to subvert the security of online networks. But one of the latest revelations from the cache of documents stolen by NSA ...
Tags: cybercriminals, security of online networks, Edward Snowden, NSA
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The U.S. Congress Should Press for Privacy Protections and More Information at The NSA
Jun 21, 2013The U.S. Congress should press for privacy protections and more information about surveillance programs at the U.S. National Security Agency, some technology and civil liberties activists said Friday. After recent news leaks about two ...
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ACLU Has Filed a Lawsuit Challenging The Legality of a U.S. NSA Surveillance
Jun 13, 2013The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of a U.S. National Security Agency surveillance program targeting customers of Verizon Communications. The ACLU's lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District ...
Tags: Aclu Files, NSA Surveillance
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A Cottage Industry Is Growing up Around Virtual Padlocks
May 20, 2013A cottage industry is growing up around virtual padlocks that consumers can place on cloud services so that the vendors themselves can't get to the information -- even if the government requests access. And in recent years there have been ...
Tags: Cloud Data, Computer Products
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Smartphones with Custom Versions of Android Are Not Getting Security
Apr 19, 2013Smartphones with custom versions of Android offered by large mobile operators in the U.S. are not getting security updates as regularly as phones from Google, or smartphones from other vendors like Microsoft, according to a complaint by the ...
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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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CISPA Will Be Debated on The Floor of The U.S. House of Representatives
Apr 18, 2013The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), a controversial cyberthreat information-sharing bill, will be debated on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives this week, despite continued opposition from some privacy and ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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IRS Has Taken The Position It Does Not Need a Search Warrant to Gather Email
Apr 16, 2013CSO - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has taken the position it does not need a search warrant to gather email in criminal investigations, despite opposition from lawmakers and privacy advocates and a ruling by a federal appellate court. ...
Tags: Email Search, IRS
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Internet Companies and Privacy Advocates Appear Headed for a Fight
Apr 4, 2013Internet companies and privacy advocates appear headed for a fight over a proposal to broaden California's so-called Shine the Light Law, which requires online companies to disclose to consumers how their personal information is used. The ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Lawmakers Plan to Reintroduce a Controversial Cybersecurity Bill
Feb 18, 2013Two U.S. lawmakers plan to reintroduce a controversial cybersecurity bill that allows private companies to share customers' personal information related to a wide range of cyberthreats with government agencies. Representatives Mike ...
Tags: cybersecurity, U.S., bill
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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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Obama Sign an Executive Order Requiring Federal Agencies to Share Cyberthreat Information
Feb 17, 2013U.S. President Barack Obama has signed an executive order requiring federal agencies to share cyberthreat information with private companies and to create a cybersecurity framework focused on reducing risks to companies providing critical ...
Tags: Barack Obama, cyberthreat information, cybersecurity framework
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U.S. President Barack Obama Signed an Executive Order
Feb 16, 2013U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed an executive order, which will require federal agencies to share cyberthreat information with private companies, creating a cybersecurity framework focused on reducing risks to companies ...
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Verizon Fail to Secure a Patent for a So-Called 'snooping Technology
Jan 5, 2013Verizon's attempt -- unsuccessful so far -- to secure a patent for a so-called 'snooping technology,' which in this case would let television advertisers target individual viewers based on what they're doing or saying in front of their ...
Tags: Verizon, snooping technology, drones, phones, privacy threats
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Illinois Has Become The Third State in The Country to Pass a Law Prohibiting Companies
Dec 31, 2012Illinois has become the third state in the country to pass a law prohibiting companies from asking employees and job candidates for usernames and passwords to their social media accounts. Illinois Gov.Patrick Quinn signed the bill ...