June 23, 2020

United States wants HTTPS for all government sites, all the time

Making .GOV domains secure - it'll take "a few years" yet

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December 02, 2019

Uncle Sam opens arms to friendly hackers

All you bug hunters out there are about to get a nice Christmas gift - the US federal government finally wants to hear from you.

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November 18, 2019

NSA won’t collect phone location data, promises US government

US intelligence agencies won’t harvest US residents’ geolocation data in future investigations, revealed the US government this month.

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February 21, 2019

Hacker Lauri Love denied bid to get computers back

Hacker Lauri Love has failed to get his computers back six years after UK’s National Crime Agency took them as part of a criminal investigation.

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January 25, 2019

US gov issues emergency directive after wave of domain hijacking attacks

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued an emergency directive tightening DNS security after a recent wave of domain hijacking attacks targeting government websites.

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January 14, 2019

Shutdown hits government websites as certificates begin to expire

The US government shutdown is affecting more than just physical sites like national parks and monuments.

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September 10, 2018

Apple’s new tool will make it easier for law enforcement to request data

Apple is planning to create an online portal that will allow law enforcement officials around the world to request information about its users more easily.

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October 12, 2017

US government calls for “responsible” – as in breakable – encryption

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said strong encryption will create “law-free zones”

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October 05, 2016

Did Yahoo spy on its users’ emails for the NSA?

While the other tech giants rush to refute involvement Yahoo remains muted.

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