Congress – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2019 16:00:00 +0000

Data privacy is back in Congressional lawmakers’ sights, as proposed legislation called the ACCESS Act focuses not on data collection, storage, and selling, but on the idea that Americans should be able to easily pack up their data and take it to a competing service. But will this actually protect privacy?

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MalwareBytes Security

April 16, 2018 admin

Myspace vs. Facebook: the good old days?

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 16:13:59 +0000

There’s a debate happening at the moment: Myspace vs. Facebook. Was it safer? Easier to use? More welcoming of sparkly gifs? We take a walk down memory lane and remind you that privacy and safety concerns plagued ye old social networks of yore.

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The post Myspace vs. Facebook: the good old days? appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Independent MotherBoard Security

November 6, 2017 admin

Twitter Re-Activated an Account It Told Congress Was Connected to a Russian Troll Farm

Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2017 16:28:56 +0000

Robert Delaware got his account back after the company misidentified him as a Russian troll, but Twitter won’t say if this could have happened to others.

Independent MotherBoard Security

September 14, 2017 admin

The House Passed a Budget Bill That Also Repeals Conflict Mineral Reporting Requirements

Credit to Author: Kaleigh Rogers| Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 20:13:22 +0000

The rule is designed to track whether the minerals came from conflict areas in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Independent MotherBoard Security

September 7, 2017 admin

This Bill Would Finally Let You Make Cryptocurrency Purchases Without Paying Capital Gains Taxes

Credit to Author: Jordan Pearson| Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2017 17:47:27 +0000

Because you’re totally doing that, right?

Independent MotherBoard Security

August 31, 2017 admin

You Can Now Download Information From Every Congressional Session Since 1973

Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 17:15:43 +0000

ProPublica’s new bulk data set lets you download an entire legislative session at once.

Security Wired

February 14, 2017 admin

Want Secure Elections? Then Maybe Don’t Cut Security Funding

Credit to Author: Dan S. Wallach and Justin Talbot-Zorn| Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 13:30:35 +0000

Opinion: Dropping funding for the crucial Election Administration Commission is a particularly bad way to save money. The post Want Secure Elections? Then Maybe Don’t Cut Security Funding appeared first on WIRED.