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Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Illinois), Rob Joyce (former NSA director of cybersecurity), Representative John Moolenaar (R-Michigan)

‘Ban These Chinese Routers NOW,’ Cries House Committee

Sino stoppage scheme: TP-Link in crosshairs, along with other brands ...

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In Defense of Oversight – The President and the PCLOB

Mark Rasch | February 12, 2025 | civil liberty, Congress, independent watchdogs, PCLOB, President

In late January 2025, President Trump fired the Democratically (big D) appointed members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), an independent watchdog entity designed to provide input and oversight ...

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Chinese DeepSeek AI App: FULL of Security Holes Say Researchers

Richi Jennings | February 10, 2025 | AI, AI (Artificial Intelligence), AI privacy, application-level encryption, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence News, artificial intellignece, Artificial Stupidity, artificialintelligence, breach of privacy, Bytedance, California Consumer Privacy Act, California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), china, china espionage, China Mobile, China-nexus cyber espionage, Chinese, Chinese Communists, chinese government, Chinese Internet Security, Chinese keyboard app security, Congress, congressional legislation, cybersecurity artificial intelligence, Darin LaHood, Data encryption, Data encryption standards, Data Stolen By China, DeepSeek, DeepSeek AI, encryption, Josh Gottheimer, Large Language Models (LLM), Large language models (LLMs), LLM, llm security, No DeepSeek on Government Devices Act, Peoples Republic of China, Privacy, SB Blogwatch, TikTok, TikTok Ban, Unencrypted Data, US Congress

Xi knows if you’ve been bad or good: iPhone app sends unencrypted data to China—and Android app appears even worse ...

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See No Evil – NY AG Letitia James Cracks Down on Banks Refusing to Foot the Bill for Consumer Phishing and Fraud

Mark Rasch | September 27, 2024 | #banks, Congress, Fraud, Phishing

Congress decided who was required to compensate for fraudulent consumer transactions, and banks should never require their customers to waive their rights as a condition precedent for the bank doing its job ...

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Congressional Staffers’ Data Leaked on Dark Web: Report

Jeffrey Burt | September 24, 2024 | Congress, Data breach, Iran Hacking Groups, US presidential elections

The personal information of almost 3,200 Capitol Hill staffers, including passwords and IP addresses, were leaked on the dark web by an unidentified bad actor after some victims used their work email ...

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House Passes Privacy-Preserving Bill, but Biden Blasts it

Are you a FANFSA fan? The White House isn’t. It says the bill “threatens national security.” ...

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CISA Urges Congress to Reauthorize Key Chemical Security Program

Jeffrey Burt | November 28, 2023 | chemical sector, cisa, Congress, Cybersecurity

The nation’s top cybersecurity agency said it is having to rely on a voluntary program to protect more than 40,000 chemical facilities in the United States from physical and cyberattacks after Congress ...

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House Panel OK’s Bill to Ban Law Enforcement from Buying Data from Brokers

Jeffrey Burt | July 20, 2023 | Congress, Cyberlaw, Data Brokers, Data Privacy, Data Security

Legislation that would ban law enforcement and federal agencies from buying consumer data from data brokers without a warrant is on its way to the full House ...

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The TikTok CEO Testimony, ChatGPT’s Privacy Risks, Inaudible Ultrasound Attacks

The CEO of TikTok was criticized by Congress for his “worthless” assurances regarding the app’s privacy and security. But what is the real motivation for Congress attempting to ban TikTok? Should we ...

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