I understand why they want to do this and I hope they have some smart people trying to figure out the rules, but given things move so fast, it is likely that any rule will be obsolete in 6 months and the government is not good at dealing with situations like that. In a document soliciting public […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]FDA Will No Longer Approve Digital Medical Devices That Are Vulnerable Starting last month, the FDA will REJECT all new applications for any cyber medical device that does not include a cyberattack protection plan. Of course this won’t be perfect, but at least manufacturers will have to make an effort at it. Given that the […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Twitter to Open-Source Recommendation Algorithm Not related to the announcement that some of their code was stolen last year and posted on GitHub, Twitter says they plan to publish their recommendation algorithm, which they say, no one left at the company understands. They say this will likely be embarrassing, but good for users. They also […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Senators Ask CISA to Investigate DJI Drones A bipartisan group of Senators is asking CISA to examine drones made by companies with deep ties to the Chinese government. DJI is the 800 pound gorilla in the high end consumer drone market, drones also used by businesses and government. While this makes sense, if they do […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Pornhub OnlyFans and Meta Join New Sextortion Prevention Platform This is actually pretty cool. The new service will allow a teenager (or anyone) that shared a nude image with someone who later posted it without their permission, to start the takedown process without having to send the sensitive image anywhere. They use the software to […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act allows the government to collect intelligence from non-Americans located outside the United States without a warrant. Section 702 cannot be used to target Americans. At least some people say that Section 702 needs some reform. When Section 702 was first enacted lawmakers knew that this could spell […]
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