Digital Government
DHS Reveals Super Bowl Surveillance Techniques -- Sort Of
Agents will not be using sarcasm-detecting software they have expressed an interest in buying, the Secret Service said.
Artificial Intelligence
Why Can’t Robots Understand Sarcasm?
Artificial intelligence has yet to grasp some of the finer nuances of human communication.
Cybersecurity
Experts Say to Expect Action After State of the Union Cyber Shout Out
The major holdup to passing new cyber legislation remains liability protections for breached companies that share intelligence with the government.
Digital Government
Why Republicans Suddenly Love Net Neutrality
Key GOP lawmakers are frantically working to stop the FCC from treating the Internet like a utility.
Cybersecurity
Watchdog Zeroes in on Supercomputer Supply Chain Risks in Review of NOAA Satellites
NOAA maintains there will be no involvement by a Chinese company in a project to amp up capacity of supercomputers that generate climate and weather forecasts.
Cybersecurity
Obama and Cameron to Chew Over Cross-Border Cyberattacks
The two leaders are scheduled to discuss a variety of topics, including cybersecurity, over dinner Thursday, followed by a White House meeting Friday.
Cybersecurity
Why Doesn’t Obama’s Data Breach Privacy Proposal Apply to Agencies?
Currently, there is no law in place requiring hacked agencies to notify citizens when their data is compromised.
Cybersecurity
Why Police Need to Hack Into CCTV Systems in Paris and Elsewhere
What good are surveillance cameras populating private and public property worldwide, if emergency responders can’t immediately obtain real-time footage?
Management
How a Seattle Programmer Used Public Records Laws to Push Police to Fix a Surveillance Video Tech Headache
In an expansive interview, a formerly anonymous systems analyst details his plans to assist law enforcement on automated video redactions and greater transparency.
Digital Government
How FBI Databases Are Helping France ID the Charlie Hebdo Gunmen
French authorities have reportedly identified three suspects in the attack on the satirical newspaper.
Emerging Tech
Why ‘the Internet’ Can’t End Poverty or Defeat Putin
Pundits and scholars too often phrase queries that miss the point: The transformative power of any technology relies first on underlying human forces.
Cybersecurity
Watchdog Says Secret Service Misses the Bar on Cybersecurity
The department's inability to get its own agency to fall in line could raise questions about the enlargement of Homeland Security's cyber authorities.
Cybersecurity
Meet the Bots that Made Half the Web’s Traffic in 2014
Bots are everywhere online—and used for both good and evil.
Cybersecurity
Should Cities Give Hackathons Another Look to Improve Digital Infrastructure?
A 36-hour coding session in Boston recently helped revamp the city's permit system.
Cybersecurity
Obama Administration Aims to Create ‘Insider Threat’ Job Specialty to Plug Leaks
The relatively new discipline blends together the roles of counterintelligence analyst, human resources professional and information security professional.
Emerging Tech
Sneaky Impersonator Robots Are Taking Over the Web
A new report finds overall bot traffic dipped, but "bad robots" are on the rise.
Cybersecurity
Report: Definition of ‘Privacy’ Evolving
In a new paper from Pew, experts warn that surveillance-free spaces are disappearing.
Cybersecurity
Google: 2015 Will Be the 'Moment' to Reform NSA Spying
Despite a crushing defeat this year, the search giant is already preparing for 2015 to push surveillance reform in Congress.
Cybersecurity
Santa Claus and the Surveillance State
It's not just the Elf on the Shelf; children have been taught for centuries that dangerous authorities are watching and judging them.
Emerging Tech