Eventually, passwords will go away, replaced by new technology. But until then, consumers will be burdened with a steady increase in the number of passwords they are expected to remember.
Charges of bias are unfounded, Google’s chief executive tells House committee. But lawmakers grab their cell phones, conduct their own searches and say the results are unfair.
Friends of slain writer Jamal Khashoggi as well as other foreign nationals in the U.S., are beign spied on by their home countries. There’s little the U.S. can do about it.
Republican Josh Hawley wants to investigate whether tech giants still deserve a liability protection they’ve enjoyed for decades, but policy experts say his efforts to hold Google and Twitter accountable could do more to harm small startups.
Breach of reservation system at Marriott will help cyber criminals amass better profiles to defraud business travelers elsewhere. The breach is the biggest consumer hack since Yahoo in 2013-14.
When Mark Zuckerberg came before Congress, legislators took him to task for violating the privacy of Facebook users. But some of those same lawmakers use tracking tools on their campaign websites.
Security gaps similar to those found in Georgia’s system, though less porous, have been identified in Washington state, cyber experts say. North Carolina could be susceptible to fake registration updates sent by mail.
Voters had to wait as long as 4 1/2 hours to cast ballots in one Atlanta area polling place, one of many areas hit with problems with malfunctioning voting machines. Elsewhere, disinformation campaigns on social media sought to confuse citizens.
The problems that have confronted voters in recent weeks may only rise on Election Day. Experts warn of phony text messages and social media posts designed to mislead voters.
Whoever operates these websites peddling far right views wants to stay in the shadows. Are they American? Foreign? Little regulation means they don’t have to say.
From reports of voter suppression tactics and voter fraud to problems with strict ID laws and early voting, Americans in states like TX, NC, KS, FL and others must navigate numerous general election issues.
Rapper Kanye West is televised in the Oval Office unwittingly entering his passcode to his iPhone. And the world learns that it is “000000,” a passcode so easy that Apple warns iPhone users against employing it.
A pilot program will allow some of West Virginia’s military personnel serving overseas to vote using a mobile app. But critics demand a halt to the program, saying it is not foolproof.
A stronger cybersecurity team is in place at the Democratic National Committee these days. But its leaders aren’t resting easy. Every day, they detect new signs of malicious probing.
Several states insist on using wireless voting machines to transmit election results. But watchdog groups and technologists warn that they can be hacked and cause ‘havoc’ in midterm vote.
California just enacted a law requiring police to obtain parental consent before taking DNA samples from minors during routine street stops. Many states have no such restrictions, allowing “DNA dragnets” of bystanders, including teenagers.
The Federal Election Commission reported Democratic and Republican party candidates don’t spend enough money defending campaigns from cyber threats, even when they’re aware of the dangers of getting hacked.
Russian diplomats are continually visiting two Russian prisoners accused of hacking social media networks to influence the election. Some in the United States worry it’s cover for meddling.
Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, answers questions from reporters on at the U.S. Capitol about the government shutdown. On Thursday, Dec. 27, Roberts was the only senator from either party on Capitol Hill.
