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Momentum builds on federal oversight of facial recognition tech after reported abuses
On Tuesday the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security hosted a hearing on police use of the technology.
4G is vulnerable to same types of attacks as 3G, researchers say
As with the flaw-ridden protocol underlying 3G, the 4G protocol is susceptible to attacks that disclose mobile users’ information or impose a denial or service, according to new research.
Congress wants to prevent states from weakening encryption
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has reintroduced legislation that would preempt any attempts by states to weaken encryption.
Lawmakers introduce bill to save top White House cyber job after Bolton eliminated it
House Democrats on Tuesday introduced legislation to codify a top cybersecurity position at the White House following National Security Adviser John Bolton’s decision to eliminate the role.
Government would be barred from mandating crypto backdoors under House bill
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers wants to bar the federal government from mandating “backdoors,” or configurations that enable surveillance, in commercial software and hardware products.
House panel advances State Department bug bounty bill
The House Foreign Affairs Committee advanced a bill in the latest effort to encourage agencies to use ethical hackers to secure their networks.
