Chinese snoops stole 60K State Department emails in that Microsoft email heist No classified systems involved apparently, but internal diplomatic notes, travel details, staff SSNs, etc CSO28 Sep 2023 | 2
Yelp sues Texas for right to publish actual accurate abortion info So much for that free speech, huh? Personal Tech28 Sep 2023 | 55
Routers have been rooted by Chinese spies, US and Japan warn BlackTech crew looking to steal sensitive data traffic Software27 Sep 2023 | 6
FCC plans to restore net neutrality rules tossed out under Trump Discriminatory handling of data and paid internet fast lanes could again be disallowed Networks26 Sep 2023 | 27
Report: CIA eyes building AI chatbot to rival China CIA, FBI and friends using AI to uncover threats? What could possibly go wrong? AI + ML26 Sep 2023 | 8
Twitter, aka X, tops charts for misinformation, EU official says In measure of fakery, Musk's social media biz has highest noise-to-signal ratio Off-Prem26 Sep 2023 | 96
California governor vetoes bill requiring human drivers in robo trucks Route 404: Human driver requirement not found AI + ML25 Sep 2023 | 59
Google on trial: Feds challenge deals that set your web search defaults Big G wheels out its old argument that its products are better - and look, there they are, pre-installed and in your face Personal Tech20 Sep 2023 | 27
Marvell disputes claim Cavium backdoored chips for Uncle Sam Allegations date back a decade to leaked Snowden docs Research19 Sep 2023 | 8
Former CIO accuses Penn State of faking cybersecurity compliance Now-NASA boffin not impressed Security18 Sep 2023 | 4
NASA wants to believe ... that you can help it crack UFO mysteries Is there nothing crowdsourcing and open source phone apps can't solve? Offbeat14 Sep 2023 | 29
Watchdog urges change of HART: Late, expensive US biometric ID under fire Homeland Security told to mind costs, fix up privacy controls Security13 Sep 2023 | 3
When does tackling pandemic misinfo become censorship? US courts argue it out Analysis On one hand, it's private-public cooperation. On the other, it's heavy-handed state intervention. We take a look at this important unfolding case Personal Tech12 Sep 2023 | 125
Okay, SMART ePANTS, you tell us how to create network-connected textiles Soldiers, first responders may eventually be able to phone home from their clothes Science09 Sep 2023 | 31
Kyndryl bags short-lived HMRC mainframe contract Tax collector's DALAS waits in wings to tackle humongous legacy estate On-Prem08 Sep 2023 | 12
Largest local government body in Europe goes under amid Oracle disaster Authority effectively bankrupt as ERP car crash adds to equal pay liability Databases05 Sep 2023 | 236
What happens when What3Words gets lost in translation? UK emergency services organizations urged to consider alternatives Applications01 Sep 2023 | 168
University cuts itself off from internet after mystery security snafu Updated Halls of learning are stuck offline, but go Wolverines! CSO29 Aug 2023 | 21
Internet Archive sued by record labels as battle with book publishers intensifies Music copyright bomb hits just as other court conflict leads to lending limits Personal Tech14 Aug 2023 | 55
Pack of GM Cruise robo-taxis freeze, snarl up Friday night traffic amid festival crowds Just a day after getting green light to expand autonomous ops AI + ML14 Aug 2023 | 48
Google Chrome to shield encryption keys from promised quantum computers QC crypto-cracking coming in 5, 10, maybe 50 years, so act … now? Security12 Aug 2023 | 21
FTX crypto-clown Sam Bankman-Fried couldn't even do house arrest. Now he's in jail Feds argue leaks to press amount to witness tampering Cyber-crime11 Aug 2023 | 36
Cops cuff pregnant woman for carjacking after facial recog gets it wrong, again Not-so smart tech, or officers, it seems AI + ML08 Aug 2023 | 86
Florida man accused of hoarding America's secrets faces fresh charges Mar-a-Lago IT director told 'the boss wanted the server deleted' CSO29 Jul 2023 | 147
A federal watchdog to police Big Tech? Yeah, that'll do the trick, senators... Sorry, FTC, didn't mean to step on you like that Personal Tech27 Jul 2023 | 9
Aliens crash landed on Earth – and Uncle Sam is covering it up, this guy tells Congress Poll Men in Black snatched Little Green Men's spacecraft, allegedly Science27 Jul 2023 | 322
TETRA radio comms used by emergency heroes easily cracked, say experts Updated If it looks like a backdoor, walks like a backdoor, maybe it's ... export control Research24 Jul 2023 | 60
Let's take a look at those US Supreme Court decisions and how they will affect tech Analysis Rulings on affirmative action and free speech may not play nicely with diversity initiatives Personal Tech08 Jul 2023 | 115
Australia's 'great example of government using technology' found to be 'crude and cruel'. And literally lethal to citizens Report on 'Robodebt' scheme calls for major reforms, plus review of Feds' automation, data-sharing Software07 Jul 2023 | 46
H-1B fraud consultancies grow, with application abuse openly discussed online In depth How do you solve a problem like a visa? How do you catch a fraud and bring it down? On-Prem01 Jul 2023 | 33
Uncle Sam cracks down on faked reviews and bad influencers Big $50,000 fines for misleading posts... unless it's political, natch Personal Tech30 Jun 2023 | 21
Fujitsu admits it fluffed the fix for Japan’s flaky ID card scheme Yet another snafu for digital services push Security30 Jun 2023 | 27
Supreme Court says Genius' song lyric copying claim against Google wasn't smart Website can't use state contract law to police copyrights it doesn't own Personal Tech26 Jun 2023 | 47
Google accused of urging Android devs to mislabel apps to get forbidden kids ad data Getting around the rules was as simple as not declaring software was 'intended for children', lawsuit states Personal Tech23 Jun 2023 | 8
Japan's digital ID card gets emergency review amid data leaks PM wants response as urgent as that mustered for COVID-19 Security22 Jun 2023 | 12
Google formally accuses monopolist Microsoft of trapping people in its cloud Updated Fight! Fight! Fight! SaaS21 Jun 2023 | 24
Restaurant hired 'priest' to extract workplace confessions from staff With now $150K to pay out, that's what we call fine dining Bootnotes21 Jun 2023 | 38
Florida man insists he didn't violate the law by keeping Top Secret docs Populist politician pleads not guilty at Miami arraignment Security14 Jun 2023 | 449
Elon Musk hit with insider trading claims over his Dogecoin crypto-hype Claim: Billionaire banked big bread boosting bizarro-bucks Personal Tech02 Jun 2023 | 22
Feds, you'll need a warrant for that cellphone border search Here's a story with a twist Security31 May 2023 | 50
PyPI subpoenaed: US govt demands data on developers Python package packhouse ponders privacy position Devops25 May 2023 | 9
Leaked Kyndryl files show 55 was average age of laid-off US workers Special report As one ousted staffer claims the IBM spin-off is in disarray On-Prem24 May 2023 | 53
Supreme Court leaves warrantless camera surveillance an open book Can police just set up CCTV and press record? In some places, yes Personal Tech24 May 2023 | 9
Social media may harm kids. US Surgeon General says so That's a warning and not permission, in case you were wondering Personal Tech23 May 2023 | 19
Privacy Sandbox, Google's answer to third-party cookies, promised within months Winter in July for some of those in the web ad world Personal Tech20 May 2023 | 32
Remember those millions of fake net neutrality comments? Fallout continues Trio of digital marketing firms cough up $600K to make astroturfing brouhaha just go away Networks15 May 2023 | 33
Exhibit 3,021: Millions wasted on US govt IT due to poor oversight, audit finds $24M was paid out incorrectly - and that's just from a close look at 5 out of 48 orders under ENCORE III Software12 May 2023 | 10
Here's what the US Army picked for soldier-worn tactical USB hubs That kit ain't for chargin' your iPhone, Private! On-Prem08 May 2023 | 36
A right Royal pain in the Dallas: City IT systems crippled by ransomware Texas officials preach limited government ... but not this limited Cyber-crime05 May 2023 | 21
Uncle Sam sounds like it may actually do something about rampant visa H-1B fraud Gee, you mean that surge to 800,000 applications in one year isn't entirely legit? Shocking Legal01 May 2023 | 34
Florida folks dragged out of bed by false emergency texts Laugh while you can, UK residents – you've got a nationwide emergency alert system test this weekend Offbeat21 Apr 2023 | 158
IT boss arrested over Cash App exec Bob Lee death Updated Alleged killer said to be industry pal, faces one count of murder On-Prem13 Apr 2023 | 13
Worried about the security of your code's dependencies? Try Google's Deps.dev Is this what the kids mean by owning the libs? Devops13 Apr 2023 | 13
Thieves smash hole in wall to nab $500K in Apple iKit Pic So, like, three iPhones and a Mac keyboard Bootnotes07 Apr 2023 | 41
Microsoft adds chatbots to Teams for the Pentagon Yes, DoD admins, your users can ask for this now, but make sure your bots are in compliance Defense Tech Week04 Apr 2023 | 4
ChatGPT is coming for your jobs – the terrible ones, at least OpenAI tech outperforms digital serfs toiling away on Amazon's estate AI + ML03 Apr 2023 | 20
US Veterans Affairs department didn't check with CIO for 39% of IT projects Contracts could be duplicate and poorly conceived, accountability report finds Defense Tech Week03 Apr 2023 | 5
NYPD blues: Cops ignored 93 percent of surveillance law rules Who watches the watchmen? The Office of the Inspector General Security31 Mar 2023 | 17
TikTok: Is this really a national security scare or is something else going on? Register Kettle Our vultures who cover the news weigh in Personal Tech30 Mar 2023 | 45
Google again accused of willfully destroying evidence in Android antitrust battle Updated Starting to see a pattern here? Judge seems to think so Security28 Mar 2023 | 35
Utah outlaws kids' social media addiction, sets digital curfew Age verification, a private right to sue Big Tech ... thinking of the children or political points? Personal Tech24 Mar 2023 | 73
French parliament says oui to AI surveillance for 2024 Paris Olympics Liberté, égalité, reconnaissance faciale for all Security24 Mar 2023 | 47