An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: A California state senator introduced a bill on Monday that would mandate reporting of antibiotic-resistant infections and deaths and require doctors to record the infections on death certificates when they are a…
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EFF Blasts DEA in Ongoing Secret ‘Super Search Engine’ Lawsuit
EFF is dismayed by the cavalier attitude by law enforcement over warrantless searches of trillions of phone records and its refusal to turn over documents.
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Rule 41 Opponents Vow to Fight Government’s New Hacking Powers
Opponents of the controversial Rule 41 say they are committed to fighting the government’s expanded powers.
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It Will Soon Be Illegal To Punish Customers Who Criticize Businesses Online
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Congress has passed a law protecting the right of U.S. consumers to post negative online reviews without fear of retaliation from companies. The bipartisan Consumer Review Fairness Act was passed by…
![Lawrence Lessig Calls For The Electoral College to Choose Clinton Over Trump Lawrence Lessig Calls For The Electoral College to Choose Clinton Over Trump](https://xploiter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2015/10/background-05-e1661167538754.jpg)
Lawrence Lessig Calls For The Electoral College to Choose Clinton Over Trump
Lawrence Lessig’s new op-ed in the Washington Post argues against the idea “that the person who lost the popular vote this year must nonetheless become our president.” (Paywalled version here, free version here.) Lessig points out that the electoral college…
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Russian Propaganda Effort Helped Spread 'Fake News' During Election, Experts Say
According to the Washington Post (Warning: source may be paywalled; alternate source), the “fake news” phenomenon that circulated thousands of phony stories during the election was aided by a sophisticated Russian propaganda effort that aimed to punish Democrat Hillary Clinton,…
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Trump National Security Adviser Michael Flynn Had 'Forbidden' Internet Connection At the Pentagon, Says Report
According to The New Yorker, President-elect Donald Trump’s national security advisor, retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, installed a secret internet connection into his office at the Pentagon even though it was “forbidden.” Business Insider reports: The network connection was among…
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DoD Publishes Vulnerability Disclosure Policy
In the wake of the Pentagon and Army bug bounties, the government continues to engage researchers with the publication of the DoD’s vulnerability disclosure program.
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Threatpost News Wrap, November 18, 2016
Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week, including this week’s House hearing on the Internet of Things, Samy Kamkar’s PoisonTap tool, and Windows 10’s ransomware protections.
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Schneier: We Need a New Agency For IoT Security
Reader Trailrunner7 writes: The recent DDoS attacks by the Mirai botnet against various targets, including DNS provider Dyn, have drawn the attention of congressional leaders, who say there may be a need for regulation of IoT device security in order…