Boston bans government use of facial recognition
Boston Police Department (BPD) Commissioner William Gross said last month that abysmal error rates – errors that mean it screws up most particularly with…
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US government asks tech CEOs to ensure online platforms
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security sent a letter to chief executives of five large tech companies asking them to ensure social media platforms are not…
United States wants HTTPS for all government sites, all the time
The US government just announced its plans for HTTPS on all dot-gov sites. HTTPS, of course, is short for for “secure HTTP”, and it’s the system that puts the…
UK Government unveils COVID-19 support package for startups
The government has announced a new scheme to help UK startups in need of financial support during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The package includes a £250…
U.S. judge blocks Twitter’s bid to reveal government surveillance requests
Twitter will not be able to reveal surveillance requests it received from the U.S. government after a federal judge accepted government arguments that this was…
Senate bill seeks to ban Chinese app TikTok from government work phones
On Thursday, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced legislation to further restrict the use of the popular viral video app TikTok on…
Government based hacking groups are attacking Microsoft Exchange Servers
Various government-backed hacking groups and APTs are targeting and exploiting a vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange email servers. The vulnerability was…
Malaysia warns of Chinese hacking campaign targeting government projects
Today’s security threats have expanded in scope and seriousness. There can now be millions — or even billions — of dollars at risk when information security…
Puerto Rico government falls for $2.6 million email scam
As if Puerto Rico wasn’t having a hard enough time as it attempts to recover from a recession, the damage caused by devastating hurricanes in recent years, and…
U.S. Senators propose facial recognition moratorium for federal government
Two Democratic U.S. Senators today proposed legislation that requires a moratorium on facial recognition use by federal agencies, government employees, and law…