Congress
See No Evil – NY AG Letitia James Cracks Down on Banks Refusing to Foot the Bill for Consumer Phishing and Fraud
Congress decided who was required to compensate for fraudulent consumer transactions, and banks should never require their customers to waive their rights as a condition precedent for the bank doing its job ...
Congressional Staffers’ Data Leaked on Dark Web: Report
The personal information of almost 3,200 Capitol Hill staffers, including passwords and IP addresses, were leaked on the dark web by an unidentified bad actor after some victims used their work email ...
House Passes Privacy-Preserving Bill, but Biden Blasts it
Are you a FANFSA fan? The White House isn’t. It says the bill “threatens national security.” ...
CISA Urges Congress to Reauthorize Key Chemical Security Program
The nation’s top cybersecurity agency said it is having to rely on a voluntary program to protect more than 40,000 chemical facilities in the United States from physical and cyberattacks after Congress ...
House Panel OK’s Bill to Ban Law Enforcement from Buying Data from Brokers
Legislation that would ban law enforcement and federal agencies from buying consumer data from data brokers without a warrant is on its way to the full House ...
The TikTok CEO Testimony, ChatGPT’s Privacy Risks, Inaudible Ultrasound Attacks
The CEO of TikTok was criticized by Congress for his “worthless” assurances regarding the app’s privacy and security. But what is the real motivation for Congress attempting to ban TikTok? Should we ...
‘Extraordinary, Egregious’ Data Breach at House and Senate
Capitol Trouble: Senators, representatives and staffers suffer PII leak. Could it finally kickstart some action? ...
Bipartisan Digital-Privacy Bill, Delete Your Data Before Selling Your Car, Firefox Total Cookie Protection
A new bipartisan privacy bill, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act, “could” be the first privacy legislation in the US not doomed to fail, a story about why you should delete ...
Dumbphone Sales are Soaring, John Oliver Blackmails Congress, Cicada Chinese APT Group
More young people seem to be choosing dumbphones over smartphones, but is it because of privacy concerns or because its trendy? John Oliver, host of the ‘Last Week Tonight’ show, used data ...
1/6/21 Insurrection—What Did the Social Networks Know?
The January 6 committee has had enough of delay and prevarication. It’s written yet again to four social network CEOs, telling them in no uncertain terms to get a move on. Oh, ...
