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Visit/policy-legislation/34603/california-bans-police-use-of-facial-recognition-for-three-years
California bans police use of facial recognition until 2030
California sets a precedent for facial recognition and biometric tech use in law enforcement
10 Oct 2019
Visit/policy-legislation/34586/us-blacklists-chinese-surveillance-firms-over-uyghur-muslim-abuse
US blacklists Chinese surveillance firms over Uyghur abuse
The US stops trade with 28 entities which targeted Uyghur Muslims with AI surveillance tech
8 Oct 2019
Visit/security/34572/uk-and-us-plead-with-mark-zuckerberg-to-bin-encryption-plans
UK and US plead with Mark Zuckerberg to bin encryption plans
Home secretary pens open letter to the Facebook chief as the nations strike historic data-access agreement
4 Oct 2019
Visit/safe-harbour/34529/what-is-eu-us-privacy-shield
What is EU-US Privacy Shield?
A look at the current framework US companies rely on to transfer data to and from the European Union
30 Sep 2019
Visit/business-strategy/careers-training/34527/the-best-us-tech-companies-to-work-for-and-why
The best US tech companies to work for (and why)
We peruse some of America's top-rated technology companies graded on Glassdoor
30 Sep 2019
Visit/policy-legislation/34526/what-is-the-federal-communications-commission-fcc
What is the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)?
Everything you need to know about the agency responsible for regulating communications technology in the USA
30 Sep 2019
Visit/network-internet/34504/what-is-the-california-consumer-privacy-act-ccpa
What is the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)?
A look at the groundbreaking new data law that's often referred to as "America's GDPR"
26 Sep 2019
Visit/it-regulation/34479/what-is-the-federal-trade-commission-ftc
What is the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)?
We look into what the US government agency does in more detail
24 Sep 2019
Visit/ransomware/34396/ex-white-house-cio-attacks-insurance-firms-for-fuelling-ransomware-industry
Insurance companies blamed for ransomware payout rise
Theresa Payton argues companies are manipulating victims to avoid paying higher bills
16 Sep 2019
Visit/security/30288/how-a-poor-user-interface-design-caused-the-hawaii-missile-scare
A poor user interface design caused the Hawaii missile scare
Experts slam emergency alert system's lack of safeguards, after worker selects wrong drop-down option
15 Jan 2018
Visit/security/29655/trump-chief-of-staffs-personal-phone-compromised
Trump chief of staff's personal phone 'compromised'
John Kelly's smartphone may have been accessed by a foreign power - reports
6 Oct 2017
Visit/security/27535/hackers-may-discredit-us-electoral-process
Hackers may 'discredit' US electoral process
Experts warn that disruption to electoral process is more likely than widespread hack
8 Nov 2016
Visit/security/leadership/25622/us-thinks-retaliation-is-best-policy-against-china
US thinks retaliation is best policy against China
The government said if a company is hacked by China, it should hack back
19 Nov 2015
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Sony Pictures hack: Ex-employees to be paid up to $8m
Sony agrees pay-outs for employees whose detailed were leaked by hackers
21 Oct 2015
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Sony Pictures hack: Ex-employees to be paid up to $8m
Sony agrees pay-outs for employees whose detailed were leaked by hackers
21 Oct 2015
Visit/security/23593/sony-pictures-hack-hackers-used-apple-ids-of-employees-to-gain-access-1
Sony Pictures hack: Ex-employees to be paid up to $8m
Sony agrees pay-outs for employees whose detailed were leaked by hackers
21 Oct 2015
Visit/security/24289/how-a-facebook-user-complaint-could-change-european-data-privacy
Facebook complaint heads to EU court
European Court of Justice begins hearing on US accessing data stored in EU
25 Mar 2015
Visit/hacking/23684/target-guilty-of-massive-30m-data-breach
Target guilty of massive $30m data breach
Retailer found responsible for huge data hack, clearing path for banks to sue
9 Dec 2014
Visit/public-sector/23519/us-government-accused-of-using-planes-to-gather-mobile-phone-data
US government accused of gathering mobile phone data via air
The Cessna aircraft use 'dirtbox' devices forcing mobile phones to emit information
17 Nov 2014
Visit/security/23511/us-citizens-targeted-by-doj-spy-planes
US citizens targeted by DOJ spy planes
'Dirtbox' scans data from tens of thousands of devices
14 Nov 2014
Visit/government-it-strategy/23486/net-neutrality-president-obamas-proposal-explained
Net Neutrality: President Obama's proposal explained
White House calls for an end to blocking and throttling of traffic
11 Nov 2014
Visit/security/23220/four-hackers-accused-of-stealing-military-software
Four hackers accused of stealing military software
The IP was worth more than $100m and included US Army software and games
2 Oct 2014
Visit/security/23041/us-charity-goodwill-has-900000-customer-details-stolen-in-data-breach
US charity Goodwill has 900,000 customer details stolen
Goodwill has confirmed the payment details of nearly 1m supporters were compromised
5 Sep 2014