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Signal: We’ll be eaten alive by EARN IT Act’s anti-encryption wolves
The Big Bad Wolves haven’t blown the house down but did come up with a way to “hold the three little pigs responsible for being delicious,” Signal said. This post…
Senate bill would ban TikTok from government phones
Concerns over cybersecurity risk and possible spying by China have already brought about bans from DHS, DoD, TSA, and the State Department. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog…
Washington state Senate passes bill to rein in facial recognition
The bill now goes to the House, which has a stiffer competing bill pending that would call for a 3.5 year moratorium. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog…
Employers can’t force you to get microchipped, Indiana reps say
The US state wants to make sure employers don’t “overstep their bounds” by imposing mandatory employee microchipping. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog by Sophos Author: Lisa Vaas
Let’s make ransomware MORE illegal, says Maryland
… with a clumsily worded proposed bill that wouldn’t protect researchers. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog by Sophos Author: Lisa Vaas
New York wants to ban taxpayer-funded ransomware payments
One of the proposed bills would set up a $5m fund to help small towns upgrade their systems and bolster their security. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog…
FTC renews call for single federal privacy law
It also wants to be the country’s data-privacy police: commissioners called for more resources and ability to impose penalties. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog by Sophos Author:…
New law will punish social media companies for users’ violent content
Australian law makers have responded very quickly to the Christchurch shootings. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog by Sophos Author: Lisa Vaas
US House and Senate debate new data privacy law
A steady stream of hair-raising revelations about the treatment of users’ data by Facebook, et al. is pushing Congress to do *something.* This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog…