Why We're Not In A Cyberwar With China
Recent reports of Chinese cyberspying have revealed hacking operations with a shocking scale and level of sophistication. China's hackers appear to be stealing massive amounts of intellectual property...
View ArticleCISPA Passes House, But Privacy Concerns May Still Sink It
The House of Representatives has once again passed CISPA, the cybersecurity bill that lets companies and the federal government monitor and share your online communication without a warrant. But its...
View ArticleHow Hackers Steal Trade Secrets By Targeting Smaller Companies
Cyberespionage is usually considered a threat to government agencies and large corporations such as defense contractors and banks. But a new Verizon report on data breaches finds that cyberspies are...
View ArticleTwitter Lawyer Tapped As First White House Chief Privacy Officer
The White House tapped Twitter legal director Nicole Wong as its first chief privacy officer, CNET reported. Wong, a Silicon Valley legal veteran, had only been at Twitter about six months; she was...
View ArticleA.C.L.U. To Obama Administration: Lawyer Up Over PRISM
The next development in the sprawling PRISM scandal may see the Obama Administration in court. The American Civil Liberties Union, as a customer of Verizon, claims that the collection of massive...
View ArticleWhite House To FCC: Unlock These Smartphones Now!
The White House, which already supported smartphone unlocking, has asked the FCC to follow suit by establishing rules that would let consumers unlock their mobile devices without permission from...
View ArticleOlder Samsung Phones Banned For U.S. Import, As If It Mattered
The Obama administration will allow an import ban on older Samsung phones two months after letting Apple off a similar hook. The ban, however, is largely meaningless, as it only affect older Samsung...
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