Modernization
Siri and Other Digital Assistants May Be Leaking Your Questions
AI helpers like Alexa and Siri are useful, but they’re not smart enough to keep your questions private—at least not yet.
Digital Government
How Russia's New Facial Recognition App Could End Anonymity
The power to identify total strangers on the street is the advertising pitch for a new wave of startups hoping to capitalize on rapidly advancing facial recognition technology. But in Russia, it’s already a reality.
Cybersecurity
DHS intel shop needs to work on privacy protection, says watchdog
The Office of Intelligence and Analysis at DHS office needs to buff its info handling skills, according to an inspector general report.
People
OMB teaches privacy pros about tech
The Office of Management and Budget is looking to forge links between privacy and tech experts, to help the two disciplines work together.
Digital Government
Video: Why Is Twitter Blocking Intelligence Agencies From Data Mining Tweets?
Other tech companies are also trying to distance themselves from the government.
Cybersecurity
NIST looks to transform federal authentication
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is planning "transformational" changes to its technical guidelines for digital authentication.
Digital Government
Facebook Lost the First Round in a Battle Over the Legality of its Automatic Photo-Tagging
The judge rejected Facebook’s request to dismiss a class-action lawsuit brought by three Chicago Facebook users.
Emerging Tech
FBI Wants to Exempt Its Massive Biometric Database from Some Federal Privacy Rules
The database could include more than 52 million facial photos.
Digital Government
Video: Here are All the Countries That Ask Facebook for User Data
Which countries want to know what your status update?
Digital Government
Police Can Force You to Use Your Fingerprint to Unlock Your Phone
But they can’t make you cough up your passcode.
Cybersecurity
Report: CBP lacks 'clear authority' to collect SSNs for system access
U.S. Customs and Border Protection derives employee and contractor IT systems passwords from user Social Security numbers. But the agency may not have the authority to collect that personally identifiable information, according to a privacy report.
Cybersecurity
More modern IT could keep SSA from mailing out Social Security numbers
The Social Security Administration's internal watchdog said modernization would help the agency keep personally identifiable information out of mailings to beneficiaries.
Cybersecurity
FEMA tunes into social media for operations
FEMA is adding public-facing social media to the operational data streams used by its watch centers in civil emergencies.
Cybersecurity
Clapper: Snowden accelerated commercial crypto by 7 years
The director of national intelligence reiterated the view that industry/government collaboration is essential to finding a way to balance privacy and law enforcement access.
Cybersecurity
A Million People Now Access Facebook on the 'Dark Web' Every Month
This is the first time the company has revealed details about its presence in this shadowy corner of the Internet.
Digital Government
New European Law May Force Companies to Hire Data Privacy Experts
Tech, health care, drug and financial services companies that process large amounts of data will become particular hotbeds for hiring.
Digital Government
The Military Wants a Privacy Firewall for Disaster Response
A new tool to strip personal information from tweets and social media could help troops zero in on trouble spots
Digital Government
New EU passenger data measure gets warm reception at DHS
The European Union's vote to relax privacy restrictions on collecting and disseminating airline passenger data will help sharpen its anti-terrorism focus, said DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson.
Modernization