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Visit/policy-legislation/33757/us-demands-social-media-details-from-visa-applicants
US demands social media details from visa applicants
Travellers must submit social handles as well as email addresses and phone numbers
3 Jun 2019
Visit/security/31550/russia-accused-of-trying-to-hack-us-senator
Russia accused of trying to hack US senator
News sparks fears that 'Fancy Bear' group may be attempting to hack US mid-terms
27 Jul 2018
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Twitter: 'We do not shadow ban'
The social media site responds to President Trump's inflammatory tweet with an explainer
27 Jul 2018
Visit/security/31516/us-indicts-12-russian-agents-over-dnc-hack
US indicts 12 Russian agents over DNC hack
12 Russian intelligence operatives have been formally accused by the DoJ
16 Jul 2018
Visit/general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/kasperskys-attempt-to-overturn-us-government-ban-thrown-out-of-court
Kaspersky’s attempt to overturn US ban thrown out of court
Federal judge rules against security firm in lawsuit against Homeland Security
1 Jun 2018
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Kaspersky’s attempt to overturn US ban thrown out of court
Federal judge rules against security firm in lawsuit against Homeland Security
1 Jun 2018
Visit/networking/29825/russia-today-and-sputnik-banned-from-advertising-on-twitter
Russia Today and Sputnik banned from advertising on Twitter
The ban follows alleged interference in the US election
27 Oct 2017
Visit/public-sector/29555/white-house-launches-official-investigation-into-use-of-personal-email-accounts
White House launches investigation into personal emails
Senate Intelligence Committee rebukes Kushner for omitting private account
29 Sep 2017
Visit/strategy/28455/google-must-share-salary-data-in-gender-pay-gap-dispute
Google must share salary data in gender pay gap dispute
The snapshot of 8,000 salaries is a fraction of the Department of Labor's original request
17 Jul 2017
Visit/public-sector/28245/fcc-chairman-signals-roll-back-of-net-neutrality
FCC chairman signals roll back of net neutrality
Ajit Pai vows to repeal regulations, and ends zero-ratings investigation
1 Mar 2017
Visit/public-sector/27986/us-has-no-strategy-for-dealing-with-russian-cyber-attack-says-mccain
US has 'no strategy' for Russian cyber attack, says McCain
Trump administration blasted by former candidate
27 Jan 2017
Visit/security/26500/twitter-blocks-us-intelligence-agencies-from-dataminr-alerts
Twitter blocks US intelligence agencies from Dataminr alerts
Social media service has alerted US government of terror attacks before news media
9 May 2016
Visit/open-source/26313/white-house-wants-agencies-to-open-source-their-code
White House wants agencies to open source their code
Federal agencies would also swap code with each other
7 Apr 2016
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Hacker threatens to leak data of 20,000 FBI employees
US gov investigates data breach claims after 9,000 employees’ details hit Twitter
9 Feb 2016
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OPM "refusing to co-operate" with gov data breach enquiry
US House Oversight Committee resorts to legal action to obtain department records
5 Feb 2016
Visit/security/24825/enterprise-post-breach-mantra-must-be-how-not-who
Enterprise post-breach mantra must be 'how' not 'who'
Hack me once, shame on you! Hack me twice, shame on me!
14 Jun 2015
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Infosec 2015: Schneier warns of “cyber arms race"
Security expert says we are all in “blast radius”
3 Jun 2015
Visit/security/24334/president-obama-announces-new-us-cyber-sanctions
President Obama announces new US cyber-sanctions
The legislation covers individuals or organisations carrying out malicious cyber activities
2 Apr 2015
Visit/security/23521/hackers-hit-us-state-department-email-system
Hackers hit US State Department email system
The US State Department was forced to shut down its unclassified email system after being hit by hackers
17 Nov 2014
Visit/security/23102/microsoft-in-contempt-of-court-for-not-handing-over-dublin-email-details
Microsoft held in contempt of court over Dublin emails
Battle with US government continues
12 Sep 2014
Visit/public-sector/22408/china-labels-apple-google-microsoft-pawns-of-the-us-government
US tech firms labelled "pawns" of the US governemnt by China
Chinese state media accuses US tech companies of spying on state secrets, vowing that they will be punished
5 Jun 2014
Visit/security/22263/cisco-berates-us-government-over-router-tampering
Cisco berates US government over router tampering
US undermining goals of free communication
15 May 2014
Visit/security/20836/nsa-chief-step-down-not-because-prism-leaks
NSA chief to step down, but not because of PRISM leaks
Departure was pre-planned claims agency and had nothing to do with PRISM leaks.
17 Oct 2013