Bill Would Reauthorize Cybercrime Training for SLGs Aug 2, 2022 | 2:57 pm Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., have introduced new legislation that would reauthorize the National Computer Forensics Institute (NCFI), which provides cybercrime training to state and local law enforcement agencies. […]
Sen. Feinstein Intros Bill to Give Voters Control Over Personal Data Aug 1, 2019 | 11:06 am In response to the 2017 Cambridge Analytica scandal, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., introduced the Voter Privacy Act on July 31. The legislation would give voters greater control over how their personal information is used by political candidates and campaigns in Federal elections. Feinstein’s office said currently there is no Federal law regulating the collection and use of voter data by political organizations. […]
Senators Urge Ban on Huawei Gear from U.S. Electric Grid Feb 25, 2019 | 5:40 pm A bipartisan group of senators urged Trump administration officials in a letter dated today to ban the use of inverter equipment made by China-based Huawei from the U.S. electric grid, citing the same cybersecurity concerns that led Congress to block Huawei network equipment from the U.S. market because of firm’s alleged links to Chinese intelligence services. […]
Social Media Shifts Gears to Combat New Types of Cyberattacks Nov 1, 2017 | 9:36 am Representatives from Facebook, Twitter, and Google told Congress on Oct. 31 that they’ve had to learn how to combat nontraditional cyberattacks, like the spread of disinformation, rather than focusing on malware attacks alone to protect consumers. […]
Senators Question White House Publication of Citizens’ Personal Information Aug 1, 2017 | 1:12 pm Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., sent a letter to White House Counsel Don McGahn asking for the Trump administration’s rationale in publishing the emails sent by many citizens to critique the President’s Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, many of which contained sensitive personal information. […]
Intelligence Committees Restrict Privacy Board Jul 20, 2016 | 3:30 pm The House and Senate Intelligence Committees each passed restrictions on the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board that would restrict its funding, give it jurisdiction only over the privacy of people in the United States, and force it to report to the agencies that it’s overseeing. […]
The Weekend Reader – April 15 Apr 15, 2016 | 11:27 am Catch up on some reading this weekend. Here are a few interesting items from around the Web. […]