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Hackers pose a serious threat to U.S. small business
When I bought Marlin Steel in 1998, the extent of its technology was an old fax machine. Today, our factory is full of industrial robots that are fed computer-aided designs and churn out steel containers for industry 60 times faster than before. We're...
Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Nancy Pelosi, Elections, U.S. Senate
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Come, noble brothers! Let us abolish this seditious "privacy"
Stars are shooting, drinking, driving and chomping, and the government is watching. Welcome to your post-weekend trends report for April 22, 2013. You have to love Congress. America's favorite band of geriatric jokers decided it would be hi-LAR-ious to...
Tags: Twitter, Inc., Explosions, Reese Witherspoon, Elizabeth II, Earth Day
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House passes controversial cybersecurity bill
The House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to allow businesses to share information with the federal government that could help thwart cybersecurity threats, despite concerns from privacy advocates and opposition from the White House. The Cyber...
Tags: Google Inc., Democratic Party, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, U.S. Congress, U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
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Fight cyber crime through information sharing
It's like a recurring bad dream. March: Hackers allegedly steal the credit card numbers from 1.5 million Visa and MasterCard customers by breaking into the computer systems of the company's payment processor in New York. The thieves stockpiled the stolen...
Tags: Email, Networking, Theft, Coca-Cola Co., C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger
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An alternative in the 1st
What if Congress was bought and sold by corporate interests? What if tax loopholes and regulatory exemptions were bought and sold in the halls of Congress? What if both major political parties have become ineffective at addressing the issues of the day?...Tags: National Defense Authorization Act, Libertarian Party, Elections
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Helping businesses defend against cyber threats
Analysts with the National Security Agency see the threats coming at corporate America: viruses, worms and other malware targeting the computer networks that serve the nation's banks, utilities and businesses.
But the 64-year-old law that established the...Tags: WikiLeaks, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Baltimore County, American Civil Liberties Union, Civil Rights
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Ruppersberger co-sponsors cybersecurity bill
Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, and Republican committee Chairman Mike Rogers introduced legislation Wednesday that would allow the government to share classified information on potential cyberattacks...Tags: WikiLeaks, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Baltimore County, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Companies and Corporations
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Bipartisan cooperation evident on intelligence bill
Last week, Congress passed legislation authorizing spending for our country's 16 intelligence agencies, including the National Security Agency, the Central Intelligence Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The fact that the bill passed with...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, National Defense Authorization Act, Democratic Party, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Republican Party
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Mercury News interview: Nicole Ozer, tech policy director for ACLU of Northern California
San Jose Mercury NewsIf you think you're hearing about privacy all the time, you're probably right. Nicole Ozer, technology and civil liberties policy director for the ACLU of Northern California, says that more than 20 privacy-related bills are pending in the state...Tags: University of California, Berkeley, Bonnie Lowenthal, Colleges and Universities, Laws, Freedom of Information Laws
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Twitter's Nicole Wong, in line for Obama privacy post, praised for First Amendment chops
San Jose Mercury NewsA Silicon Valley lawyer who has headed free speech efforts at Google (GOOG) and Twitter is in the running to be named a top Obama administration adviser on privacy issues. Nicole Wong, who was deputy general counsel at Google before leaving last year to...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Laws, Financing and Stock Offerings, Computer Networking and Internet, Google Inc.
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Senate indicates it won't consider CISPA
Well, so much for CISPA. Not long after the House passed the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2013, the Senate has indicated it has no plans to consider the bill. Citing sources on various committees, several...
Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, White House, American Civil Liberties Union, U.S. Senate
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San Jose Mercury News Troy Wolverton column
San Jose Mercury NewsYour privacy is being debated by lawmakers in Sacramento and Washington D.C., and there's a good chance you're going to lose out. In Congress, a poorly written bill could erode your privacy, while in the California Legislature, a good bill that would...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Bonnie Lowenthal, Laws, Freedom of Information Laws, Consumers
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