Law enforcement officials today expressed concern with a bill intended to provide guidelines for how and when they can access someone’s location-based data. View full post on PCMag.com Security Coverage View full post on National Cyber Security
PCAdvisor: Would you like to smell your tweets? This gadget will help… http://t.co/82fLPbYR
PCAdvisor: Would you like to smell your tweets? This gadget will help… http://t.co/82fLPbYR View full post on Twitter / PCAdvisor View full post on National Cyber Security
Ga. bill would hide arrest information
By Bill Rankin The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Public access to records restricted in certain cases. A provision in sentencing reform legislation that would restrict public access to arrest records of people later cleared of charges has raised concerns among First Amendment proponents. House Bill 1176, approved by the House last week,…
Lawmaker would let drivers store license, registration on phones
PHOENIX – After years of debate about banning cellphone use while driving, state lawmakers are now looking at making the omnipresent cellphone a critical part of your driving experience. The next time you’re pulled over, instead of fishing for your wallet you might just have to hang up the call…
Draft ‘Carrier IQ’ Bill Would Have Carriers Inform, Then Track, Customers
While connected devices and their apps are rapidly gaining popularity, they don’t fully enable the mobile, multimedia and social lifestyle that people want. Instead of today’s fractured and frustrating experience, people need intuitive, personalized and integrated apps and services for their netbooks, e-books, tablets and other connected devices. Service providers…
Mo. legislation would punish anonymous callers
JEFFERSON CITY — A bill in the Missouri House would make it a crime for people making phone calls to misrepresent themselves by inserting false information on caller ID systems. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Margo McNeil, D-St. Louis County, would make "spoofing" a felony, carrying a maximum penalty of…
Computer hackers ‘could bring rail network to a standstill’ warns security expert – but would we even notice?
A professor at Darmstadt Technical University in Germany has warned that even unskilled hackers could paralyse a rail network by targeting railway switches with a ‘brute force’ cyber attack. View full post on germany cyber attack – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Bill would allow US intelligence to share cyber-threat information
A new bill introduced by senior members of the US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee would allow intelligence agencies to share classified cyber-threat information with approved US companies, while encouraging companies to share their own information. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, introduced yesterday, is a “significant first step”…
Congress considers anti-piracy bills that could cripple Internet industries – SOPA and PROTECT IP would harm innovation.
In a time when the American economy needs to catalyze innovation to compete in a global marketplace, members of the United States Congress have advanced legislation that could cripple the Internet industry, damage cybersecurity and harm freedom of expression online. View full post on O’Reilly News and Commentary View full…
Loss of BlackBerry, security benefits would hurt enterprise mobile security
Opinion: BlackBerry security has been a boon to enterprises, and unless security pros help save the platform, enterprise mobile security will suffer. <img alt="Loss of BlackBerry, security benefits would hurt enterprise mobile security, Blog, Security, BLACKBERRY, would, Enterprise, Mobile, Loss, hurt, benefits"height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=TechBiz &partnerID=167&key=segment”/> View full post…
