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Former Mozilla CTO Harassed at the US Border
2019-04-04 19:10

This is a pretty awful story of how Andreas Gal, former Mozilla CTO and US citizen, was detained and threatened at the US border. CBP agents demanded that he unlock his phone and computer. Know...

Ex-Mozilla CTO: I was grilled for three hours at San Francisco airport by US border cops – and I'm an American citizen
2019-04-02 23:25

Techie raises alarm over 'detention' after he refused to unlock work laptop, phone Former Mozilla CTO Andreas Gal claims he was interrogated for three hours by America's border cops after arriving...

Ex-Mozilla CTO: US border cops demanded I unlock my phone, laptop at SF airport – and I'm an American citizen
2019-04-02 23:25

Techie says he was grilled for three hours after refusing to let agents search his devices Former Mozilla CTO Andreas Gal says he was interrogated for three hours by America's border cops after...

Audits: Systems Used to Track US Debt Vulnerable
2019-03-29 14:18

GAO Audits Find Systems Treasury Department Uses Have Security FlawsThe computer systems the U.S. Department of the Treasury uses to track the nation's debt have serious security flaws that could...

Grindr up for sale amid US fears for Chinese-owned data
2019-03-29 12:26

A US national security panel told Kunlun, that its ownership of Grindr constitutes a national security risk.

Why Criminals Love Cards Issued by US Banks
2019-03-27 22:03

Blueliv's Liv Rowley Reviews the Latest Fraud, Malware, Credential Theft TrendsSome 96 percent of all compromised payment cards have been issued by U.S. banks, reflecting not only the prevalence...

Yeah, you better, you... you better tell us how you're misusing people's data, privacy, watchdog suggests to US telcos
2019-03-27 00:15

Cellular networks asked nicely to 'fess up or something might, maybe, happen some day The US Federal Trade Commission has asked seven American providers of mobile broadband service to provide...

Is US Foreign Cyber-Policy on Track?
2019-03-26 21:48

Ex-Cyber Czar Chris Painter on Where US is Getting it Right - and WrongHow the country responds to the growing cyberthreats will shape its diplomatic, military and economic power. With the stakes...

Alleged Child Porn Lord Faces US Extradition
2019-03-22 19:32

In 2013, the FBI exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Firefox to seize control over a Dark Web network of child pornography sites. The alleged owner of that ring - 33-year-old Freedom Hosting...

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Welcome. You're now in a timeline in which US presidential hopeful Beto was a member of a legendary hacker crew
2019-03-15 20:04

From O'Dork to O'Rourke: Dem golden boy's past as BBS-dwelling l33t teen revealed Newly minted US presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke says he was a member of Cult of the Dead Cow, one of the most...