Digital Government
DHS updates on data mining
Analytical tools support efforts at Department of Homeland Security to detect terrorist plots, money laundering, illegal trade schemes and more.
Modernization
Oversight chief won't seek new term
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, will not seek re-election to Congress in 2018.
Cybersecurity
Industry frets about supply chain standards in cyber framework
Many in the tech sphere are pushing back on the inclusion of supply chain risk management in the revised NIST cybersecurity framework.
Digital Government
An Algorithm That Hides Your Online Tracks With Random Footsteps
Can “polluting” browsing history with fake traffic make it harder for ISPs to spy on you?
Cybersecurity
Citizens Experience ‘Cyber Insecurity’ When Doing Business with Government
74 percent of respondents in a new survey said they lacked confidence in the government’s ability to keep their personal data “private and secure.”
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers seek intel on surveillance of Americans
Lawmakers are demanding that the director of national intelligence release an estimate of the number of Americans who have been incidentally tracked during foreign surveillance under FISA Section 702.
Cybersecurity
DHS ends pursuit of rogue Twitter account
The Department of Homeland Security withdrew a bid to obtain the identities behind an "alt" USCIS Twitter account, in the face legal objections by the social media network.
Digital Government
Lawmakers look to block border data searches
A bipartisan group of senators and congressmen have introduced legislation to protect Americans from having their digital devices searched by border officials without a warrant.
Digital Government
All The Things Wrong With the Web Today, According to its Inventor
He believes online privacy is a “human right” that’s being trampled.
Digital Government
Health Industry Needs Government Go-To for Cyber Threats, Expert Says
Increasing cyber threats to the health care sector require more federal guidance, experts told a House subcommittee.
Cybersecurity
Encryption Won’t Stop Your Internet Provider From Spying on You
Data patterns alone can be enough to give away what video you’re watching on YouTube.
Cybersecurity
Digital Rights Group Plans to Publicize Lawmakers who Oppose Internet Privacy Rules
The House plans to vote on the controversial measure Tuesday.
Digital Government
UK Officials Want to Fight Terrorism By Forcing WhatsApp to Release Users’ Messages
The UK home secretary on Sunday told the BBC it’s “completely unacceptable” that intelligence agencies can’t access WhatsApp messages.
Cybersecurity
Spy powers at risk amid Trump controversy
The growing controversy around foreign surveillance and Trump associates is adding fuel to what's already expected to be a fiery debate in Congress over the reauthorization of FISA Section 702.
Artificial Intelligence
Google’s DeepMind Has a Plan for Protecting Private Health Data—From Itself
It's next problem is how to assure hospitals, and the public at large, that patient confidentiality isn’t compromised.
Cybersecurity
Expect a Cyber Budget Boost But Stay Tuned for that Executive Order, Homeland Adviser Says
Don’t expect a multibillion-dollar investment that will modernize government cybersecurity in one fell swoop, though.
Digital Government
Canada, U.S. talk data sharing
Following on an Obama administration agreement on cross-border data sharing last year, DHS Secretary Kelly meets with Canadian security officials for the first time.
Ideas
When Can Your Tweet, Text or Calls Cost You Your Job?
Feds do not have a legally recognized expectation of privacy with respect to the government-owned equipment they use in and/or outside of the workplace.
Modernization
How Long Can Border Agents Keep Your Email Password?
Some data gathered from travelers going through customs can stay in a Homeland Security database for 75 years.
Cybersecurity