No new boss at NSA until it answers questions on buying location, browsing data(theregister.com)

281 points by dddavid 2 years ago | 151 comments

FBI Director: FISA Section 702 warrant requirement a 'de facto ban'(theregister.com)

170 points by rntn 2 years ago | 124 comments

Microsoft rewarded for security failures with another US Government contract(theregister.com)

145 points by rntn 1 year ago | 27 comments

FBI: FISA Section 702 'absolutely critical' to spy on, err, protect Americans(theregister.com)

195 points by rntn 3 years ago | 66 comments

Senator demands to know status of 'duplicate' SSA database 'immediately'(theregister.com)

57 points by raw_anon_1111 1 year ago | 14 comments

Senate bill aims to stop Uncle Sam using facial recognition at airports(theregister.com)

29 points by thunderbong 2 years ago | 7 comments

Senator Wyden Letter Confirms NSA Is Buying US Persons' Data from Data Brokers(techdirt.com)

366 points by rntn 2 years ago | 167 comments

Techdirt article on Senator Ron Wyden's letter revealing that the NSA buys Americans' data, including location data, from commercial data brokers.

AT&T says criminals stole phone records of 'nearly all' customers in data breach(techcrunch.com)

1006 points by impish9208 2 years ago | 797 comments

TechCrunch article reporting that AT&T says criminals stole calling and text records and location-related data for nearly all of its customers.

US holds off blacklisting DeepSeek, more than 100 firms deemed security risks(reuters.com)

511 points by giuliomagnifico 4 months ago | 563 comments

Reuters article on the US holding off on blacklisting China's DeepSeek and over 100 other firms deemed security risks; the capture shows a captcha verification page.

US orders diplomats to fight data sovereignty initiatives(reuters.com)

440 points by colinhb 8 months ago | 372 comments

Reuters article on the US ordering its diplomats to oppose foreign data sovereignty initiatives; the page loaded a bot-verification captcha instead.

US declines to join more than 70 countries in signing UN cybercrime treaty(therecord.media)

321 points by pcaharrier 1 year ago | 198 comments

The Record news article reporting that the US declined to join more than 70 countries signing the UN Convention Against Cybercrime in Hanoi.

Police cannot seize property indefinitely after an arrest, federal court rules(reason.com)

773 points by throwup238 2 years ago | 385 comments

Reason article reporting that the D.C. Circuit ruled police cannot hold seized property indefinitely after an arrest, calling it unconstitutional.