Ashley Belanger reports: Teens will likely soon be losing online privileges in Texas, which this week became the third state to require parental consent for minors under 18 to access social media. Utah passed a similar law in March, and Louisiana followed suit this month. Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 18 into law on Wednesday. It takes effect on…
Category: U.S.
TimmyC402 gave me a wake-up call. Here’s yours.
Yesterday, I posted the following on infosec.exchange, but thought it might be useful to post it here to remind folks to think about when we should start teaching children about online privacy and “OpSec” (Operations Security): My 6-year-old grandson (let’s call him “Timmy”) was at our house, and I was teasing him by calling him…
DHS’s Newest Target: Atlanta “Cop City” Activists
Spencer Reynolds reports: For months, environmental and racial justice activists in Atlanta have challenged the destruction of a local forest for a police training facility. Following an extended draconian crackdown, the Atlanta Police Department on May 31 arrested three people who operated a bail fund providing legal support to demonstrators. This escalatory action directly targeted constitutional rights…
US intelligence confirms it buys Americans’ personal data
Zack Whittaker reports: A newly declassified government report confirms for the first time that U.S. intelligence and spy agencies purchase vast amounts of commercially available information on Americans, including data from connected vehicles, web browsing data, and smartphones. By the U.S. government’s own admission, the data it purchases “clearly provides intelligence value,” but also “raises significant…