DOJ report finds foreign meddling had no impact on midterm elections
Unfortunately, the actual details are under wraps.
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US border officers don't always delete collected traveler data
They also aren't properly documenting all their device searches.
Amazon pitched ICE on its facial recognition technology
The company has faced criticism over its Rekognition system.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
Apple told Congress it found no evidence of server tampering
"Nothing was ever found," during scans of outbound traffic, it said.
Senate passes bill that lets the government destroy private drones
Rights groups have expressed concern over the legislation.
Face scanning in US airports is rife with technical problems
Homeland Security's project might not make its 2021 target date.
New DHS center aims to protect US infrastructure from cyberattacks
The center will work to identify and prioritize cyber-based threats.
Palmer Luckey chases government contracts with 'virtual wall'
His company's technology has already led to dozens of arrests.
Proposed law would give DHS power to seize and destroy drones
The agency expressed its support for the bill during a hearing yesterday.
DHS will use facial recognition to scan travelers at the border
The system it’s testing will take images of people in their cars.
Judge dismisses Kaspersky lawsuits over government ban
She said the bans weren’t unconstitutional as Kaspersky claimed.
Homeland Security database would track bloggers, social media
The proposal could curb fake news, but there's also potential for abuse.
DHS may have found unauthorized Stingray devices in Washington DC
It wouldn’t say how many devices were discovered or where.
DHS and FBI warn Russia is behind cyberattacks on US infrastructure
Energy, nuclear, aviation and manufacturing sectors are among those affected.
Facebook knows it must do more to fight bad actors
The company's Lead Policy Manager of Counterterrorism spoke about its clean-up efforts at SXSW.
DHS to release an active shooter training simulator for teachers
It puts them in a virtual shooting incident to prepare them for a real one.
Facebook and Microsoft disabled slew of North Korean cyber threats
It involved much more than the WannaCry attack.
Kaspersky sues US government over federal software ban
It believes it didn't get a fair shake amid fears of Russian influence.
Homeland Security claims DJI drones are spying for China
It released a memo detailing what it believes to be DJI’s main targets.Federal employees stole data from Homeland Security
It appears they were using it to make a knockoff version of agency software.
