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Bono Mack committee to meet on data security
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John Moe
Nov 2, 2011
There's a meeting of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today to iron out some of the particulars of a security bill. Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R...
Biden walks a line on pursuing cybercrime and maintaining liberties
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John Moe
Nov 2, 2011
The Vice President spoke via remote connection at that same conference in London yesterday. He said, "The rights of individuals to express their...
Obama issues executive order on security
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John Moe
Oct 7, 2011
President Obama is expected to announce a major executive order having to do with online security today. It's the culmination of a seven month...
Quick, update your HTC
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John Moe
Oct 5, 2011
HTC will release a fix for the huge security risk that we told you about yesterday. The company didn't give a full list of phones affected, but...
HTC phones have big security flaw
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John Moe
Oct 4, 2011
Make that a gigantic, gaping security flaw. That's according to a new report from the website Android Police which says the vulnerability exposes...
Facebook adding warnings to links that may be malicious
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John Moe
Oct 3, 2011
For years, Facebook has been loaded with bum links that spread virally across the social media platform and take users to malware-infested site....
Massive data breach in military medical records
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John Moe
Sep 29, 2011
It happened at a company called Tricare, which provides medical services for active and retired military personnel. The company admitted that...
For public good, not for profit.
OnStar goes on and on and on
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John Moe
Sep 21, 2011
In a new privacy statement, the in-car navigation provider OnStar, says it will collect your tracking and positioning data even if you don't pay...
Diginotar is now Digi-no-more
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John Moe
Sep 21, 2011
Diginotar shuts down. That's fast. Diginotar is one of the companies authorized to issue digital certificates for secured transactions on the web....
Sony's PlayStation Network, a service with massive privacy and security flaws exposed over the last year, asks users to agree to never ever sue Sony
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John Moe
Sep 19, 2011
Well. Good luck with that. Sony is getting ready to ban users from its Playstation Network if they don't agree to waive their right to collectively...