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As US Congress Delays on Privacy, California Law in Focus
2019-12-23 12:50

As US lawmakers head home without agreeing on consumer privacy legislation, a new California law is set to become the de facto national standard, potentially leaving consumers and businesses...

Half a billion here, half a billion there – pretty soon you're talking real money: US Congress earmarks $425m for 2020 election security
2019-12-17 21:35

Just another, oh, $1.675bn to go to defend systems, it is estimated US lawmakers have formally earmarked hundreds of millions of dollars for an election security overhaul.…

Google Healthcare Project Targeted by Congress Committee
2019-11-19 07:17

A US congressional committee on Monday asked for a briefing on a Google project to modernize healthcare while giving the internet titan access to millions of people's medical data. read more

NSA to Congress: Our spy programs don’t work, aren’t used, or have gone wrong – now can you permanently reauthorize them?
2019-11-06 21:26

Senators: Um, no. The NSA was unable to give a single example of how one of its most controversial spying programs has been useful in the fight against terrorism in a Congressional hearing on...

Mozilla says ISPs are lying to Congress about encrypted DNS
2019-11-06 12:34

Mozilla on Friday posted a letter urging Congress to take the broadband industry's lobbying against encrypted DNS within Firefox and Chrome with a grain of salt.

Congress Grills Facebook's Zuckerberg on Cryptocurrency Plans
2019-10-23 21:18

Facebook CEO Faces Questions on Privacy, Use of Libra Currency for CrimesA U.S. Congressional committee on Wednesday peppered Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg with tough questions about the company's...

Congress Hears Ideas for Battling ID Theft
2019-09-16 18:18

Experts Call for Rethinking Identity Management in Financial Services SectorAs cybercriminals adopt new methods to steal and manipulate victims' identities, the U.S. financial services industry...

NSA asks Congress to permanently reauthorize spying program that was so shambolic, the snoops had shut it down
2019-08-16 20:09

You never know, we might figure out how not to screw up in future Analysis In the clearest possible sign that the US intelligence services live within their own political bubble, the director of...

US still 'not prepared' in event of a serious cyber attack and Congress can't help if it happens
2019-08-12 18:02

Politicians appeal to hackers to take up the fight DEF CON Despite some progress, the US is still massively underprepared for a serious cyber attack and the current administration isn't helping...