Joseph Menn and Deborah Charles of Reuters report: The U.S. government is expanding a cybersecurity program that scans Internet traffic headed into and out of defense contractors to include far more of the country’s private, civilian-run infrastructure. As a result, more private sector employees than ever before, including those at big banks, utilities and key…
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Kirk, coalition reintroduces GPS privacy act
Kerry Lester reports: With technological advancements outpacing privacy laws, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk joined with a bipartisan coalition Thursday to reintroduce legislation aimed at limiting how law enforcement officials can acquire and use GPS data in smartphones. The GPS Act — filed in the Senate and House by Kirk, Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon…
Senate: Drones require new privacy laws
The Associated Press covered this week’s hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee on the future of drones and privacy. From their report: If Americans’ privacy concerns aren’t addressed first, the benefits of potentially “transformative” drone technology may not be realized, Ryan Calo, a University of Washington law professor, told the Judiciary Committee. It’s in “everyone’s…
TSA tested, scrapped program that tracked Bluetooth devices
Scott MacFarlane reports: Lines can be long at airport security. The Transportation Security Administration knows too. Documents obtained by Eyewitness News showed TSA tested a project to measure how long. Sensors in the terminal found Bluetooth devices, honed in on the signals and tracked how long it took people to get through security. An internal…