US CEOs who lie about misusing consumers’ data could face up to 20 years in prison under a new piece of legislation proposed last week.
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New bill would give parents an ‘Eraser Button’ to delete kids’ data
The COPPA overhaul would ban targeting ads at kids under 13 and ad targeting based on race, socioeconomics or geolocation on kids under 15.
US legislators put industrial control system security on the map
After a spate of attacks on industrial control systems (ICS), the US this week officially recognized the need to secure them with a new bill.
US senator blocks proposed surveillance law opposed by Facebook and Google
Lobbying pressure from an alliance of big internet companies and civil liberties groups – and the resistance of one steadfast US senator – forced the Senate Intelligence Committee to withdraw proposed legislation requiring social media companies to report “terrorist activity” to the government.
Chinese hackers breached US military contractors, says Senate report
Military contractors for the US Transportation Command were breached by hackers associated with the Chinese government at least 20 times in one year, according to a report released Wednesday by the US Senate Armed Services Committee.
Buzzkill: FBI director says he was joking about hiring weed-smoking hackers
FBI Director James Comey says he was being “funny” when he made a comment that the FBI should consider loosening drug policies for its job applicants, but FBI recruitment to fight cyber crime is a serious problem. Should the FBI hire pot smoking hackers?