Cybersecurity
Rep. Will Hurd: ‘Encryption is Good for Our National Security’
Where does the debate over encryption go from here?
Digital Government
The CIA Is Trying to Protect the Privacy Rights of Someone Who Doesn’t Exist
This fictional journalist is immune to FOIA.
Ideas
What a Former NSA Deputy Director Thinks of the Snowden Movie
Chris Inglis was about to retire when Edward Snowden leaked National Security Agency files.
Digital Government
US and EU seek to bridge data privacy gaps
The U.S. and the European Union have spent years trying to come to agreement over questions of privacy, security and commerce in cyberspace -- and challenges remain.
Cybersecurity
CBP details social media data on visa application
Customs and Border Protection will store social media data on Visa Waiver Program applicants just like other data, but privacy advocates contend the agency hasn't provided enough details on how it will use the information.
Modernization
Video: How to Customize Your Lock Screen After IOS 10
Keep private information from popping up on your screen.
Cybersecurity
Nothing Pixelated Will Stay Safe on the Internet
Sensitive information such as obscured license plate numbers or censored faces may soon become easier to reveal.
Cybersecurity
The Strange Way People Perceive Privacy Online
Internet users make weaker passwords when government surveillance is on their minds.
Cybersecurity
Are NIST's privacy controls out of date?
Federal chief privacy officers are charged with ensuring that agencies store data legally and safely, but some are concerned that their policy guidelines are outmoded.
Digital Government
DHS Exposes Thousands of Individuals' Private Information -- Including Feds, Golfers and Priests
The information released included social security numbers.
Modernization
How to Prevent Facebook from Drinking Up Some Personal Info on WhatsApp Users
1 billion users will have their phone numbers shared.
Cybersecurity
Video: Keep Prying Eyes Off Your Laptop With Built-in Privacy Filter
Security threats are everywhere.
Digital Government
18F offers specs on gov-wide login
In a public notice, the innovation group 18F offered a glimpse into the data a planned governmentwide login site would collect.
Cybersecurity
Privacy groups slam DHS social media proposal
A coalition of civil liberties groups has objected to a proposed policy to collect social media information from foreign travelers.
Digital Government
Privacy Guidebook for Eavesdropping on Americans Draws Flack
New rules reflect a shift in intelligence gathering from bugging an individual’s phone to netting communications in bulk from the global internet.
Modernization
Police Cloned Michigan Murder Victim’s Fingerprint that Unlocked his Phone
Cracking crime just got a lot more innovative.
Cybersecurity
Video: Password Manager LastPass Fixes Security Flaw
Another reason to stay vigilant about password security.
Digital Government
OMB Stresses Security in Info Management Update
This is the first time since 2000 the "Circular A-130: Managing Information as a Strategic Resource" has been updated.
Digital Government
Snapchat Is the Latest Tech Company to Be Sued for Mapping Faces
The popular messaging app says it doesn’t gather biometric information.
Modernization