Facebook’s Messenger Kids app fails approved contact promise. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed new restrictions to prevent Meta from circulating data from minors, alleging that the company’s…
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HHS Task Force Releases New Cybersecurity Programs
The group will focus on preventing cyberattacks in the health sector. The Cybersecurity Task Force of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published three new tools…
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Senator Raises Concerns About FirstNet Mobile Network
Requests cybersecurity reports from the Department of Commerce. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon wrote a letter this week expressing concerns about the lack of cybersecurity for FirstNet, the…
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Legislators Challenge TikTok CEO at Hearing
The committee chairman said the parent company “is beholden to the CCP.“ The CEO of the video app, TikTok, appeared before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce…
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Regulators Tell TikTok Owner to Sell or Be Banned
The company says it wants to resolve the issue. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), a regulatory arm of the federal government that oversees…
Read MoreGovernment Agencies Have 30 Days to Remove Tik Tok
Social media app is under increasing scrutiny. The White House Office of Management and Budget says federal agencies have 30 days to assure all government devices are wiped…
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Supreme Court Declines Wikimedia Lawsuit Against NSA
The most recent legal challenge to online surveillance turned away. The Supreme Court has declined the Wikimedia Foundation’s case against the National Security Agency (NSA) that argued against…
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FTC Fines Fortnite Maker for Privacy Violations
Epic Games opts to pay $520 million fine to settle allegations. Epic Games, the company behind the popular video game “Fortnite”, agreed to pay the Federal Trade Commission…
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DHS to Review Lapsus$ Cyberattacks
The international group employs a number of new hacking techniques. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that officials will be reviewing and recommending strategies to counter…
Read MoreSenator Issues Warning About TikTok
He says parents should be “very, very concerned.” The Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Mark Warner of Virginia, has issued a warning about the social media platform…
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