Four Unanswered Questions About the Cybersecurity Bills
The U.S. legislature has cybersecurity on the brain. In the coming months, Congress and the Senate will consider a confusing variety of cybersecurity bills—including H.R. 3523 (Rogers), H.R. 3674 (Lungren), S. 2105 (Lieberman), and S. 215 (McCain)—all of which purport to keep U.S. companies and infrastructure safe from “cyberattacks.” But as Congress continues to weigh…
NSA Chief Denies Reports of Huge Domestic Spy Center
NSA chief General Keith Alexander faced tough – and funny – questions from Congress Tuesday stemming from Wired’s story on the NSA’s capabalities and warrantless wiretapping program. Congressman Hank Johnson, a Georgia Democrat, asked Alexander whether the NSA could, at the direction of Dick Cheney, identify people who sent e-mails making fun of his inability…
The Hyped New Social App That Collects All Your Data Without Limits
A new iPhone app called Highlight is poised to be this year’s breakout hit at South by Southwest, the Austin tech and media conference that has become known as a web service kingmaker after launching services like Twitter and Foursquare to a wide audience in years past. In the context of a major tech conference,…