The EU has proposed a bill that would require cloud providers to search for child sexual abuse material (AKA CSAM or Kiddie Porn) in all private communications, even end to end encrypted ones. EU lawmakers are divided on the wisdom of such a law, but the debate continues. Other critics of the plan are WhatsApp, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The LA school board voted to enact a ban to take effect at the beginning of 2025. The resolution requires the board to develop a policy that prohibits smartphones and social media in the hope of helping kids reduce their mental health risks. The LA school district has close to 600,000 students across a thousand […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Trump Decides to Join TikTok Instead of Banning It I know that politicians are hypocritical; it just comes with the game. When Trump was president, he attempted to ban TikTok via an executive order that he signed because it was a national security risk. This year Congress passed a law that would ban TikTok as […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]CISA’s SECURE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ATTESTATION FORM rule comes into effect next week. It requires that companies that produce software and sell it to the government adhere to key security practices. It also requires that those developers attest to their practices. In writing. Signed by an executive of the company. It applies to companies that do […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Senator Ron Wyden, who is possibly the biggest advocate on Capitol Hill for cybersecurity and privacy, laid into UnitedHealth Group’s CEO for their cybersecurity practices. Their practices led to a breach that affected possibly one third of the adults in the US who have health insurance. Senator Wyden also asked the FTC and SEC to […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Feds Say ChangeHealth Can File Breach Notice on Behalf of Doctors After All Changing your mind … is a federal agency’s prerogative, apparently. Normally under HIPAA, it is the doctor or hospital that has to file the breach notice and until this week, that was the fed’s (HHS) position for the ChangeHealth breach. However, smarter […]
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