Cybersecurity
USPS Fixed Vulnerability That Exposed The Data of 60 Million People
Just in time for the mail deluge of the holidays.
Emerging Tech
The City of the Future Is a Data-Collection Machine
In Toronto, Alphabet, Google’s parent company, hopes to create the sensor-filled metropolis of tomorrow.
Cybersecurity
IRS Failed to Track 11,000 Breached Social Security Numbers for Tax Fraud
The tax agency also failed to review another 15,000 breached taxpayer ID numbers it received for possible fraud monitoring, an audit found.
Emerging Tech
CBP’s Facial Biometrics Program Has Caught 26 Alleged Imposters
Since its rollout this summer, the biometrics program is finding more success at land borders than airports.
Modernization
Intel Agencies Lack 'Adequate Tech' for FOIA Requests
A recently published inspector general report shows a more coordinated technology approach could help intelligence agencies fulfill Freedom of Information Act inquiries in a timely manner.
Emerging Tech
The Next Data Mine Is Your Bedroom
Google wants to scan your clothing and listen to you brush your teeth. Welcome home.
Emerging Tech
When the Tech Mythology Collapses
The industry’s fall from grace may feel unprecedented, but we have a model for what happens when a beloved industry fails us.
Emerging Tech
The Tech Products Consumers Rate As The Creepiest
Which ones are listening to you right now?
Digital Government
Infosys Is Crowdsourcing Employee Feedback to Improve Its Managers
Using an online platform betters the “frequency, ease, and measurement of this feedback."
Emerging Tech
The Pentagon is Spending Big on RFID Tech
The military is spending millions on RFID to track supplies, vehicles and other shipments, and recently exercised a second option on a $102 million RFID contract.
Emerging Tech
Google Chrome to Start Warning Users if Sites Might Bill Them
Your monthly bills are already expensive enough.
Emerging Tech
How Baltimore and Tulsa Are Using Data to Foster Community
“The great thing people need to understand about data—and this was the incorrect understanding I had at first—is it is not about efficiency,” said Tulsa’s mayor.
Emerging Tech
Jack Dorsey Thinks Twitter Needs to Gauge the Intent of Fake News Before Taking Action
It is unclear how Twitter plans on identifying the intent behind specific tweets.
Cybersecurity
The DEA And ICE Are Hiding Surveillance Cameras In Streetlights
It’s unclear where the streetlight cameras have been installed, or where the next deployments will take place.
Emerging Tech
These Brutal Reviews of Facebook’s Portal Device Show Why No One Wants it in Their Home
Facebook insists that it’s not listening or watching the whole time, but many don't believe the company.
Emerging Tech
How Well Did Wireless Carriers Respond to Natural Disasters? The FCC Wants to Know.
The agency hopes to measure how well they will respond to the next crisis.
Emerging Tech
Your Google Data Could Pinpoint Where You Got Food Poisoning
Your search history reveals a lot.
Emerging Tech