Illinois bill banning eavesdropping by IoT devices defanged by tech lobby
Lobbyists: Bill would punish even if failure to disclose was "accidental."
Policy // Civilization & Discontents
Julian Assange arrested, charged with conspiracy to hack US computers
Assange had been holed up in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since 2012.
Why the US still won’t require SS7 fixes that could secure your phone
The regulatory back door big telecom uses to weaken security regulation.
Amazon admits that employees review “small sample” of Alexa audio
Amazon says it uses human transcriptions to "improve the customer experience."
Yahoo tries to settle 3-billion-account data breach with $118 million payout
Verizon-owned Yahoo boosted offer after judge rejected first settlement.
Japanese F-35 crashed into Pacific, rest of fleet grounded
Wreckage recovered, search for pilot continues.
Twitter blocks Trump 2020 video over Dark Knight Rises music
Copyright's fair use doctrine gives candidates fairly broad leeway.
DHS, FBI say election systems in all 50 states were targeted in 2016
Joint Intelligence Bulletin issued in March says Russian hacking efforts were wide-ranging.
House votes to restore net neutrality as White House threatens Trump veto
House votes to restore FCC rules, but Senate or Trump will likely block the bill.
Mysterious safety-tampering malware infects a second critical infrastructure site
Use of game-changing Triton malware to target safety systems isn't an isolated incident.
Dutch F-16 flies into its own bullets, scores self-inflicted hits
Fighter safely lands after accelerating through cloud of its own shells.
Aggressive police policies may backfire
Among youth, interactions with the police boost delinquency.
Chinese government proposes ban on bitcoin mining
It's unclear how quickly China will try to phase out cryptocurrency mining.
Green New Deal bill aims to move US to 100% renewable energy, net-zero emissions
10-year mobilization project emphasizes unionized labor and emissions reduction.
Cisco, like Apple and other tech giants, now wants new federal privacy law
After new California privacy law, Cisco says it wants to avoid legal “fracturing.”
