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Governments Spying On Apple, Google Users Through...: US Senator
Unidentified governments are surveilling smartphone users via their apps' push notifications, a US senator warned on Wednesday.
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Microsoft's Role in US Government Data Breach to Be Investigated by Cybersecurity Panel: Report
A US cybersecurity advisory panel will investigate risks in cloud computing that will also include Microsoft's role in the recent breach of government department email systems by suspected Chinese hackers, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.
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Top US Democrat Unveils Tax Plan For Super-Rich Americans
A top Democrat in the US Senate unveiled Wednesday a plan to tax the very richest Americans in order to fund a massive spending plan backed by President Joe Biden.
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Microsoft Failed to Shore Up Defences That Could Have Limited SolarWinds Hack, US Senator Says
Microsoft’s failure to fix known problems with its cloud software facilitated the massive SolarWinds hack that compromised at least nine federal government agencies, according to security experts and the office of US Senator Ron Wyden.
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Mark Zuckerberg Must Face Prison For Privacy Woes: US Senator Ron Wyden
Democrat Senator Ron Wyden from Oregon is demanding jail term for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, saying he should face serious consequences for letting his social media platform misuse consumers' personal data.
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Tinder Now Encrypts Photos Shared on App
Tinder's announcement was made via a letter addressed to Senator Ron Wyden who had written to Tinder back in February requesting the company to encrypt photos.
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Barack Obama Musters Key 41 Senate Votes for Iran Nuclear Deal
President Barack Obama on Tuesday secured 41 votes in the US Senate for the international nuclear deal with Iran, just enough to block a final vote on a measure of disapproval.
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US spy agency tested tracking cell phone locations
The US National Security Agency has tested its ability to collect Americans' cellular telephone location data but does not have a program to collect that information, the NSA's director, General Keith Alexander, said on Wednesday.
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US intelligence chiefs open to new surveillance controls
US lawmakers and intelligence chiefs, facing an outcry over the government's collection of personal communications data, said they were open to measures tightening oversight of the government's sweeping electronic eavesdropping programs.
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Governments Spying On Apple, Google Users Through...: US Senator
Unidentified governments are surveilling smartphone users via their apps' push notifications, a US senator warned on Wednesday.
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Microsoft's Role in US Government Data Breach to Be Investigated by Cybersecurity Panel: Report
A US cybersecurity advisory panel will investigate risks in cloud computing that will also include Microsoft's role in the recent breach of government department email systems by suspected Chinese hackers, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.
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Top US Democrat Unveils Tax Plan For Super-Rich Americans
A top Democrat in the US Senate unveiled Wednesday a plan to tax the very richest Americans in order to fund a massive spending plan backed by President Joe Biden.
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Microsoft Failed to Shore Up Defences That Could Have Limited SolarWinds Hack, US Senator Says
Microsoft’s failure to fix known problems with its cloud software facilitated the massive SolarWinds hack that compromised at least nine federal government agencies, according to security experts and the office of US Senator Ron Wyden.
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Mark Zuckerberg Must Face Prison For Privacy Woes: US Senator Ron Wyden
Democrat Senator Ron Wyden from Oregon is demanding jail term for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, saying he should face serious consequences for letting his social media platform misuse consumers' personal data.
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Tinder Now Encrypts Photos Shared on App
Tinder's announcement was made via a letter addressed to Senator Ron Wyden who had written to Tinder back in February requesting the company to encrypt photos.
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Barack Obama Musters Key 41 Senate Votes for Iran Nuclear Deal
President Barack Obama on Tuesday secured 41 votes in the US Senate for the international nuclear deal with Iran, just enough to block a final vote on a measure of disapproval.
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US spy agency tested tracking cell phone locations
The US National Security Agency has tested its ability to collect Americans' cellular telephone location data but does not have a program to collect that information, the NSA's director, General Keith Alexander, said on Wednesday.
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US intelligence chiefs open to new surveillance controls
US lawmakers and intelligence chiefs, facing an outcry over the government's collection of personal communications data, said they were open to measures tightening oversight of the government's sweeping electronic eavesdropping programs.
