Cybersecurity
Reps shun law enforcement, cheer 'slam-dunk' email legislation
Signaling a growing appreciation for electronic privacy, lawmakers voiced support for an update to the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act over law enforcement protests.
People
Groups want OMB to reconsider info policy revisions
A collection of public interest groups wants to preserve sections on the importance of public information in the key A-130 information policy document.
Modernization
Your Phone Knows What You Watch on TV
Silverpush creates inaudible signals between devices to serve you more targeted ads.
Cybersecurity
CMU denies working for the FBI in targeting Tor users
Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute released a statement vaguely denying Tor's claim that the FBI paid the institute $1 million to de-anonymize users.
Cybersecurity
Getting government ready for the Internet of Things
A new study urges agencies to embrace the IoT while also instituting adequate security and privacy protections.
Digital Government
Brennan: Paris Is a 'Wakeup Call' to Europe on Encryption
The ability to shield communications from anyone but the intended recipient via encryption and other digital means will now face unprecedented challenges.
Cybersecurity
Governance lags tech on info sharing, CIA's Brennan says
The CIA director warns that the rapid technological improvements in spycraft and information collection have outpaced the ability of worldwide intel agencies to cooperate.
Emerging Tech
Video: Is This High-Tech Barbie Watching You?
As more toys connect to the Internet, security concerns rise.
Cybersecurity
What does Tor's allegation against the FBI mean for computer research?
The Web anonymity service's allegation that the FBI paid researchers to unmask Tor users has alarmed some cryptographers and raises questions about the collaborative relationship between law enforcement and security researchers.
Cybersecurity
AT&T on board for Einstein, U.S.-U.K.run joint financial cyber exercise and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
For the future to work, tech needs to bare all
Open-source systems and open windows onto those systems will be the keys to a future in which citizens trust and engage with Internet-connected devices everywhere.
Modernization
Lawmakers Want to Know Which Federal Agencies use Cellphone-Tracking Stingray Technology
A bipartisan group of representatives asked 24 agencies if and how they use the technology.
Digital Government
Video: How Firefox Can Block Ads From Tracking You Online
The Web browser is adding a new layer of privacy protection.
Cybersecurity
VA says employment portal for veterans is secure
VA's online Veterans Employment Center is a showcase for the agency's agile development policies, officials say, but some are worried the site is luring cyber criminals.
Modernization
Dodging 'fatal errors' for Census 2020 tech
With an agile, iterative testing model, the Census Bureau is hoping to avoid repeating the mobile meltdown of 2010 as it tries to technologically streamline -- and secure -- the 2020 count.
Digital Government
America to Census: 'No comment'
As the Census Bureau pushes ahead on incorporating other agencies' administrative records into its database, the American public stays silent.
Digital Government
Agricultural data is a new cash crop, but who reaps the harvest?
Farmers and businesses need to hash out property rights and privacy issues as big data pervades American agriculture -- especially if they want to avoid regulation by Congress.
Cybersecurity
Senate Passes Cyber Bill Despite Privacy Fears
After months of negotiation, a cybersecurity bill designed to step up defenses in the wake of high-profile hacks moves closer to the president’s desk.
Digital Government
Wikipedia Loses Suit Over NSA Spying Because It Couldn't Prove the NSA Spying
Ever since Edward Snowden dropped details on the National Security Agency’s extensive mass surveillance programs in 2013, the group has been hit by lawsuit after lawsuit.
Cybersecurity