Congress
House Panel OK’s Bill to Ban Law Enforcement from Buying Data from Brokers
Legislation that would ban law enforcement and federal agencies from buying consumer data from data brokers without a warrant is on its way to the full House ...
The TikTok CEO Testimony, ChatGPT’s Privacy Risks, Inaudible Ultrasound Attacks
The CEO of TikTok was criticized by Congress for his “worthless” assurances regarding the app’s privacy and security. But what is the real motivation for Congress attempting to ban TikTok? Should we ...
‘Extraordinary, Egregious’ Data Breach at House and Senate
Capitol Trouble: Senators, representatives and staffers suffer PII leak. Could it finally kickstart some action? ...
Bipartisan Digital-Privacy Bill, Delete Your Data Before Selling Your Car, Firefox Total Cookie Protection
A new bipartisan privacy bill, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act, “could” be the first privacy legislation in the US not doomed to fail, a story about why you should delete ...
Dumbphone Sales are Soaring, John Oliver Blackmails Congress, Cicada Chinese APT Group
More young people seem to be choosing dumbphones over smartphones, but is it because of privacy concerns or because its trendy? John Oliver, host of the ‘Last Week Tonight’ show, used data ...
1/6/21 Insurrection—What Did the Social Networks Know?
The January 6 committee has had enough of delay and prevarication. It’s written yet again to four social network CEOs, telling them in no uncertain terms to get a move on. Oh, ...
Encryption Backdoor Debate, Microsoft Exchange Attacks, Airline Supplier Data Breach
Why is federal law enforcement (still) asking Congress for encryption backdoors? Attacks on Microsoft Exchange servers seem to have gotten worse, details on an airline supplier data breach, and the real reason ...
GAO Finds Gaps in DoD Cyberdefenses, Highlights Importance of Breach and Attack Simulation Tools
AttackIQ’s Security Optimization Platform gives an agency a proactive—rather than a reactive—security posture. It enables continuous validation of security controls to definitively establish the effectiveness of key initiatives, to include zero-trust controls ...
EARN IT Act, Facial Recognition Fail, Can I Be Phished?
In episode 101 of our June monthly show: Scott and Tom discuss the privacy concerns with the EARN IT Act, more stories of facial recognition fail, and Scott talks about his new ...
Recent Cases Question Backdoor Encryption
Recent events are calling into question the necessity of computer backdoors and the future of our personal privacy U.S. law enforcement for decades has decried the “going dark” problem with computers and ...
