Ideas
Crashing the Party: Beware the Cyber Risks of Virtual Meet-up Apps Like Houseparty
The app’s booming popularity come with a growing number of questions about how safe and secure these kinds of apps really are.
Emerging Tech
Wi-Fi Peeks into Buildings to Check Social Distancing
Mapping the Wi-Fi strength of mobile devices can reveal how people move and gather.
Ideas
Why Singapore's Coronavirus Response Worked—and What We Can All Learn
The first thing that helped with its response was it was ready before the outbreak even occurred.
Policy
Trump Relaxes Patient Data Rules to Allow Doctors to Use Personal Phones for Telehealth
The administration broadened telehealth coverage to all Medicare beneficiaries and eased HIPAA regulations for the duration of the pandemic emergency.
Modernization
New Federal Rules Will Pave the Way for Electronic Health Records on Smartphones
Officials said it’s part of a push to give Americans more control over their personal data.
Cybersecurity
Social Security Turns to Social Media to Help Combat Phone Scammers
Because government-related scam calls and texts are only getting worse.
Cybersecurity
3 Essential Steps to Help Ensure Data Protection in the Mobile Workforce
Federal agencies can protect their most valuable assets by taking security measures at multiple touchpoints.
Cybersecurity
West Virginia Scraps Voatz Mobile Voting App
The West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office announced it would use a different electronic absentee voting technology after researchers raised security concerns with the previous voting app it had used.
Policy
House Bill Wants to Curb Foreign Robocallers Targeting Americans
The legislation would create a task force to crack down on malicious calls that originate outside the U.S.
Ideas
'Surfing Attacks' Could Let Hackers Read Your Texts
“We want to raise awareness of such a threat,” says Ning Zhang, assistant professor at the Washington University in St. Louis.
Modernization
App Tells You Who's Collecting Your Data and Why
Find out what internet of things devices around you may be tracking you.
Modernization
GAO Launches Upgraded, Mobile-Friendly Website
Agency officials hope it’ll increase users’ access to the watchdog’s work.
Digital Government
Senator Questions DHS’ Use of Cellphone Location Data for Immigration Enforcement
Sen. Ed Markey wants details on the reported program, including its security practices.
Ideas
Longer Thumbs Lead to More Smartphone Touch Errors
It's not your big, dumb thumbs, it's your long, dumb thumbs.
Ideas
Charging Your Phone Using a Public USB Port? Beware of 'Juice Jacking.'
Those in need of a battery boost need to keep some security tips in mind.
Artificial Intelligence
Report: Federal Agencies Must Be 'Better Connected, More Collaborative'
Agencies need to work together and with the private sector to improve how they manage IT systems, data and their workforces, researchers say.
Cybersecurity
Iowa’s Lesson: Political Parties Are Not as Good as Government Officials at Counting Votes
Most primaries are run by state and local governments. But caucuses are different—and Iowa shows how that can be a problem.
Digital Government
Dating Apps Can Be Dangerous. Congress Is Investigating.
Prompted by press reports, including a recent article by Columbia Journalism Investigations and ProPublica, a House subcommittee announced that it would examine the use of dating apps by minors and the prevalence of sex offenders on such sites.
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