US bill to force tech giants to tell users how much their data is worthBill would also force large tech companies to disclose what user data they collect and how they're monetizing it.June 24, 2019 by Catalin Cimpanu in Government: US
US to collect social media profiles from immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugeesThe process of getting refugee status, a green card, and citizenship will become way more intrusive.September 6, 2019 by Catalin Cimpanu in Government: US
DOD's third attempt to implement IPv6 isn't going wellFirst two attempts failed citing security concerns. This time, the DOD is woefully behind on its own implementation plan.June 1, 2020 by Catalin Cimpanu in Government: US
Zoom-bombing disrupted a House Oversight Committee meetingZoom-bombing has now disrupted a meeting at the highest level of the US government.April 16, 2020 by Catalin Cimpanu in Government: US
White House pushes for more telework as first DoD contractor dies because of COVID-19White House OMB tells agencies to "utilize technology to the greatest extent practicable" for remote staff work during coronavirus outbreak.March 23, 2020 by Catalin Cimpanu in Government: US
US blames Iran for spoofed Proud Boys emails threatening Democrat votersUS claims Iran is behind a wave of emails purporting to be from right-wing Proud Boys group that threatened registered Democrat voters with repercussions if they didn't vote for Trump.October 21, 2020 by Catalin Cimpanu in Government: US
US Treasury goes after the planes and yacht of Russia's troll farm founderUS Treasury takes new approach to imposing sanctions on IRA's owner.September 30, 2019 by Catalin Cimpanu in Government: US
Trump bans acquisition of foreign power grid equipment, citing hacking threatsWhite House says foreign-made equipment "augments the ability of foreign adversaries to create and exploit vulnerabilities" in the US power grid.May 1, 2020 by Catalin Cimpanu in Government: US
US Senators fear Chinese-made metro rail cars could be used for surveillanceUS Senators want Washington Metro to block a Chinese state-owned company from providing subway cars.January 23, 2019 by Catalin Cimpanu in Government: US
Congress wants Facebook to explain why closed groups leaked user dataLittle-known user data leak uncovered in July 2018 comes back to haunt Facebook.February 19, 2019 by Catalin Cimpanu in Government: US