Friday the Trump administration suffered a political setback when divisions in the president’s party halted a move to repeal healthcare policies passed in 2010. But if Trump hopes to turn his attention to how America’s H-1B visa program is affecting…
Privacy Advocates Vow to Fight Rollback of Broadband Privacy Rules
Privacy activists say rolling-back ISP privacy rules means health, financial and browsing habits can be used, shared and sold to the highest bidder without consent.
Paper Spells Out Tech, Legal Options for Encryption Workarounds
Bruce Schneier and Orin Kerr have written a paper that explains the technological and legal issues associated with six encryption workarounds available to law enforcement.
WikiLeaks Dump Shows CIA Interdiction of iPhone Supply Chain
Today’s WikiLeaks Vault 7 Dark Matter release shows the CIA’s capabilities to attack and persist on Apple iPhone and Mac firmware and an apparent interdiction of the iPhone supply chain.
Latest Tax Scams Include Phishing Lures, Malware
Microsoft warns this year’s crop of tax scams use social engineering attacks based on fear to spread banking Trojans and collect personal info.
Google, Jigsaw Partner on Free Tools to Secure Elections
Jigsaw and Google said they would offer a free suite of security tools aimed at securing political elections.
NY Bill Would Require Removal of Inaccurate, Irrelevant Or Excessive Statements
schwit1 writes: In a bill aimed at securing a “right to be forgotten,” introduced by Assemblyman David I. Weprin and (as Senate Bill 4561 by state Sen. Tony Avella), New York politicians would require people to remove “inaccurate,” “irrelevant,” “inadequate”…
The Most Striking Thing About the WikiLeaks CIA Data Dump Is How Little Most People Cared
Last week, WikiLeaks released a trove of web pages describing sophisticated software tools and techniques used by the C.I.A to break into smartphones, computers, and IoT devices including smart TVs. Despite the initial media coverage, it appears normal people don’t…
How Wiretaps Actually Work
David Kris, assistant attorney general for national security from 2009 to 2011, has responded to the recent accusations made by president Donald Trump. On Saturday, Trump accused former president Obama of orchestrating a “Nixon/Watergate” plot to tap the phones at…
CS Professor Argues Silicon Valley Is Exploiting Both H-1B Visas And Workers
schwit1 quotes Norm Matloff, a CS professor at the University of California at Davis, on H-1B visa programs: The Trump administration has drafted a new executive order that could actually mean higher wages for both foreign workers and Americans working…