Even if the UN passes the cybercrime treaty, the Senate would need to ratify it and Trump would need to sign it. It is unclear what Trump’s opinion of the treaty is but he is not a big fan of the UN. The draft of the resolution was approved yesterday, even as tech companies, human […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Customs and Border protection signed a contract with LexisNexis Risk Solutions last year and it is scary both in terms of how much data they have access to and how cheap the cost is. Anyone is free to execute a similar contract at the company’s discretion as there are very limited laws anywhere prohibiting this. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Sometimes a Patch Goes Sideways HP is working to figure out how to deal with a firmware update to a number of Office Jet printers that “bricked” the printers, meaning that these printers are only useful as a brick or paperweight. The will not boot and all the user gets is a blue screen with […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Tech Industry Pain Good for NSA Rob Joyce, NSA’s cyber director, says that they are seeing a boost in recruitment following waves of layoffs in the tech sector. While he is not giving numbers, any help with mid and high level recruiting would be good for the good guys. Remember that due to the clearance […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]In September the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a law that allowed the police basically unlimited access to any video feed which the owner allows them to access – without a warrant or judicial oversight and basically, for an unlimited period of time (although there are some limited restraints on this). A coalition of […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]San Francisco Cops Want Real-Time Access to Private Security Cameras for Surveillance San Francisco lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow police to use private security cameras for real time surveillance. This bill expands a 2019 city ordinance that requires police to seek authorization before acquiring and deploying surveillance, hence this notice. While it […]
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