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Carly Fiorina calls on Apple, Google to provide greater access for FBI
Republican presidential candidate and former tech-executive Carly Fiorina has called on Apple and Google to provide greater access to information about their users to …
Key Parts of Patriot Act Expire Temporarily as Senate Moves Toward Limits on Spying
The government’s authority to sweep up vast quantities of phone records in the hunt for terrorists expired at 12:01 a.m. Monday after Senator Rand …
United to award miles to security researchers who discover bugs
If you’re a security expert and fond of traveling, United Airlines’ new bug bounty program will likely be of interest. Companies such as Google, …
House approves controversial cybersecurity bill
The House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation on Wednesday designed to help companies and the federal government better defend against the growing threat of …
Twitter moves non-US accounts to Ireland away from the NSA
Twitter has updated its privacy policy, creating a two-lane service that treats US and non-US users differently. If you live in the US, your …
As encryption spreads, U.S. grapples with clash between privacy, security
For months, federal law enforcement agencies and industry have been deadlocked on a highly contentious issue: Should tech companies be obliged to guarantee government …
Google discovers new security holes in SSL — is the entire system fundamentally flawed?
Google has discovered that an intermediate certificate authority had issued unauthorized certificates for multiple Google domains. The problem arose because the intermediate authority, MCS …
Congress considers Patriot Act repeal as FCC commissioner moves to block net neutrality
Two events worth noting took place this week on Capitol Hill. First, Representatives Mark Pocan (D-Wisc) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) reintroduced the Surveillance State …
‘Threat-sharing’ cybersecurity bill introduced in U.S. House
Leaders of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee introduced legislation on Tuesday to make it easier for companies to share information about cybersecurity threats …
IT security is not an optional extra
IT security is often thought of as being a cost to business, rather than a source of revenue, leading many organisations to see whether …
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