Modernization
Policing the Cloud: We Should Expect More from Law Enforcement Cloud Providers
What controls exist to protect privacy and secure records from unauthorized access?
Cybersecurity
DHS Drafts Blueprints for Self-Repairing Networks as Hacks Mount
Resiliency is the key to preventing the attackers from finding sensitive information or disrupting activities, experts say.
Digital Government
The Conservative Case for Net Neutrality
Even Justice Scalia has endorsed treating Internet-service providers as utilities.
Emerging Tech
Clicking with Citizens
Governments around the world are enacting plans to offer more digital services online. What can their experiences tell U.S. policymakers?
Modernization
Of Asteroids and ETs: How Cloud Innovation is Driving Space Exploration
In just a few years, cloud computing could help aid the search for extraterrestrial life.
Digital Government
Keystone State Aims to Kill the Password
The commonwealth's login network could help secure online shopping and other e-commerce services worldwide.
Digital Government
Why Big Data Needs ‘Dummy Data’
Instead of original data, a structurally similar but obscured version of the data, or “dummy data”, is used for development and testing environments.
Digital Government
The Broadband Industry’s Plan for Killing Obama's Net Neutrality Plan
The companies may have lost the administration, but there are two more branches of government to turn to.
Modernization
China Poised to Dominate E-Commerce by 2018
One of the factors that helps drive rising e-commerce sales is consumer confidence.
Digital Government
What’s at the Root of Your Facebook Addiction? Numbers
The Facebook Demetricator shows we like liking a little too much.
Digital Government
Republicans React to Obama’s Net Neutrality Proposal: ‘Obamacare for the Internet’
One Republican senator's comment follows President Obama's support of using new regulations to preserve net neutrality.
Digital Government
How Cyborg Cockroaches Could Aid Disaster-Relief Efforts
Bugs backpacked with microphones could be deployed to disaster zones in the future.
Digital Government
American Museum of Natural History's First-Ever 24-Hour Hackathon
The results just might actually help the museum.
Emerging Tech
In Case of Emergency, the UN Wants You to Tweet This
A new U.N. report aims to set out best practices for using hashtags during emergencies.
Modernization
Americans' Share of Online Global Population is on the Decline
As more people access the Internet in more diverse ways, the established measurement systems for advertising and other analytics are becoming less effective.
Emerging Tech
Can Two Volunteers Really Put a Dent in Twitter Harassment?
The company has granted moderating superpowers to a tiny feminist nonprofit. But shouldn't it be taking more drastic steps to protect its users?
Digital Government
Senate Republicans Want to Rewrite Communications Act. So What Happens to Net Neutrality?
A GOP plan to overhaul a communications law could get bogged down in a partisan battle.
Modernization
Android Dominates Around the Globe But Still Snubbed by Silicon Valley
The problem with Android is really a problem of perception
Digital Government
Rap Sheets, Watchlists and Spy Networks Now Available With Single Click
DNI flips the switch on a single sign-on tool for sharing sensitive information.
Digital Government