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FCC watchdog investigating Internet rules
The inspector general for the Federal Communications Commission has opened an investigation into the agency’s process for writing new rules for the Internet, according …
Senate panel approves controversial cybersecurity bill
The Senate Intelligence Committee approved a controversial cyberscurity bill on Thursday that’s designed to help companies and the federal government better defend against the …
FCC spells out Net neutrality rules — in 400 pages
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday finally spelled out how it will preserve the open Internet, publicly releasing a 400-page PDF that details its …
Samsung may face FTC probe over voice-recognition TVs
A privacy group has asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Samsung out of concerns the electronics giant’s Smart TVs are eavesdropping on their …
There’s already a conspiracy theory brewing over net neutrality
Why won’t they release the rules?!?! It’s been less than 24 hours since the Federal Communications Commission voted to approve strict new regulations on …
Net neutrality passes FCC, will apply to mobile too
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has voted to approve new net neutrality rules by reclassifying broadband as a regulated public utility, over the objections …
U.K. to make ‘revenge porn’ a crime
An update to existing law will make the practice of “revenge porn” illegal in Britain starting this spring. When passed, the law would specifically …
BlackShades co-creator, Alex Yucel, pleads guilty
The 24-year-old Swedish man and co-creator of the infamous BlackShades remote administration tool (RAT) has plead guilty in a federal Manhattan court on Wednesday …
64% of reporters say Feds spying on their email, calls, online searches
In a survey of investigative reporters that makes Richard Nixon’s enemies list look like child’s play, nearly seven in 10 said they believe that …
Drug Dealers Swapping Down To Old Cellphones To Stay One Step Ahead In The ‘Tech Arms Race’
The FBI, along with seemingly every law enforcement agency in the country, wants a backdoor into every new, encrypted-by-default cellphone, arguing that without this, …
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