Congress eyes cyberthreats

Home » News» TechnologyLoading… <!– computer security 02 05 2012 – –> Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn. presides over the committee’s hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. A Senate plan that would bolster the government’s ability to regulate the computer security of companies that…

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Google privacy policy letter to Congress

Google sent a 13-page letter to the US Congress this week that can be summarised in a single sentence: “We’re not being evil.” In a wide-ranging letter addressed to eight US representatives, Google defended the changes it plans to implement in its privacy policies and said that users who want…

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Tech Today: Congress to Pursue Spyware Exports

By Tom Loftus Michael Reynolds/EPA Congress to Introduce Spyware Bill: A bill to restrict U.S. exports of technology that can be used to censor the Internet or conduct user surveillance will be introduced in the House soon, reports the Wall Street Journal. The bill would also require that companies listed…

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