Researcher says a US terrorist watchlist was exposed online for three weeks
The server included "no-fly" indicators.
Department of Homeland Security
DHS will issue mandatory cybersecurity rules for pipeline companies
The decision follows the recent Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack.
ACLU and 70 other organizations ask DHS to stop using Clearview AI
They say the department is using the facial recognition technology without sufficient oversight.
SolarWinds hack reportedly accessed emails for key DHS officials
Other important officials were also targets.
Civil rights groups demand CBP stops facial recognition expansion at airports
The ACLU, Electronic Frontier Foundation and others objected to a DHS proposal.
US government drops online class restrictions for international students
Students would have had to take at least one in-person class to stay in the country.
ACLU sues Homeland Security over airport facial recognition records
The ACLU wants to know how the tech has been used at airports and borders.
Microsoft will fix an Internet Explorer security flaw under active attack
Homeland Security has even warned about the vulnerability.
Homeland Security wants airport face scans for US citizens
You'd have to give up some privacy whether entering or leaving the US.
Federal judge rules suspicionless device searches at the border are illegal
Border agents will need cause or warrants to look at phones and laptops.
Congress plans to investigate how social media giants are fighting hate
House lawmakers are planning legislation to probe tech giants.
Facebook, Google meet intelligence agencies to talk 2020 election security
Microsoft and Twitter were reportedly present as well.
Senate finds US agencies left security holes untouched for a decade
Several of them were using outdated, unpatched software.
Senators propose legislation to protect your phone at the border
The bill would require border agents to obtain a warrant to search Americans' devices.
US government warns China may have access to drone data
In an alert, it cautions that Chinese-made drones could share information overseas.
ACLU: border agents regularly perform 'warrantless' device searches
It wants summary judgment in a lawsuit over border agent authority.
