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Facebook’s CEO and founder testified in front of House and Senate committees on data security and how the social media site is trying to improve. Continue reading Everything You Need to Know About Mark Zuckerberg’s Testimony to Congress
Facebook warned political campaigns involved in the 2016 presidential election that they were targets of Russian hackers, CEO Mark Zuckerberg claimed while testifying before the Senate Tuesday. Previously, it was reported that Facebook had notified the FBI of Russia’s cyber operations, but not the political campaigns themselves. “One of my greatest regrets in running the company is that we were slow in identifying the Russian information operations in 2016. We expected them to do a number of more traditional cyber attacks, which we did identify and notify the campaigns that they were trying to hack into them,” Zuckerberg told lawmakers. Zuckerberg revealed the new information while responding to question from Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., about how Facebook intends to prevent foreign governments from interfering in future US elections, a phenomenon the tech CEO had previously dismissed as “crazy.” A former member of the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign said they were […]
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The Facebook CEO and billionaire told members of Congress that ‘long privacy policies are very confusing.’ Continue reading Zuckerberg Says People Don’t Understand How Facebook Uses Their Data Because Privacy Policies Are Hard
Marsha Blackburn is trying to jump from the House to the Senate—and is losing by 10 points to a Democrat in Tennessee, a state Donald Trump won by 26 points. Continue reading Congress’s Biggest Opponent of Net Neutrality Is Getting Destroyed in Midterm Election Polls
The bill, introduced by Louisiana Senator John Kennedy, mirrors legislation that has been pushed in the House that would enshrine the ability for ISPs to screw you over. Continue reading Senator Introduces Fake Net Neutrality Bill Championed By ISPs Then Pretends He’s Fighting Against Them
During a week where multiple senior Ukrainian government officials came to visit Washington, a bill designed to foster further collaboration on cybersecurity efforts between the U.S. and Ukrainian governments passed the House of Representatives late Wednesday night. Known as the “Ukraine Cybersecurity Cooperation Act of 2017,” the bipartisan legislation was first introduced by Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., in April 2017 just three months after news surfaced that a massive electric power blackout in Kiev had been caused by a complex cyberattack. Cybersecurity experts later attributed the attack to Russian hackers. The bill, which was cosponsored by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., passed with a 404-4 vote. In practice, the bill would encourage greater cooperation between the U.S. and Ukraine regarding several key digital defense priorities, including a promise that the U.S. will support the Ukrainian government when or if requested. The law mandates that this partnership be organized through a Department of […]
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Two senators have introduced a bill that would prohibit the U.S. government from contracting with companies that use equipment or services from Chinese telecommunications companies Huawei and ZTE. Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., who are both on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said they are proposing the bill because of concerns that the companies enable Chinese espionage. The legislation is a companion to a bill proposed in the House by Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Texas, last month. “Huawei is effectively an arm of the Chinese government, and it’s more than capable of stealing information from U.S. officials by hacking its devices,” Cotton said in a press release. “There are plenty of other companies that can meet our technology needs, and we shouldn’t make it any easier for China to spy on us.” In 2012, the House Intelligence Committee released an investigative report that alleged that Huawei and ZTE have ties to […]
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Two senators have introduced a bill that would prohibit the U.S. government from contracting with companies that use equipment or services from Chinese telecommunications companies Huawei and ZTE. Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., who are both on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said they are proposing the bill because of concerns that the companies enable Chinese espionage. The legislation is a companion to a bill proposed in the House by Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Texas, last month. “Huawei is effectively an arm of the Chinese government, and it’s more than capable of stealing information from U.S. officials by hacking its devices,” Cotton said in a press release. “There are plenty of other companies that can meet our technology needs, and we shouldn’t make it any easier for China to spy on us.” In 2012, the House Intelligence Committee released an investigative report that alleged that Huawei and ZTE have ties to […]
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The commission may need new powers, chairman Jay Clayton told the US Senate. Continue reading The SEC Is Mad About All These ICOs, Wants the Government to Regulate Cryptocurrency Trading
The chairman will testify on Tuesday morning. Continue reading The SEC Chairman Will Tell Congress He Supports Regulating Cryptocurrency Trading