Homeland Security is investigating CBP's warrantless phone tracking
It's using a database of commercially available data about device locations.
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Federal cybersecurity agency calls election 'most secure in American history'
Despite baseless claims spread by the president, CISA said there's 'no evidence' of compromised results.
FBI, Homeland Security detail how Iranian hackers stole US voter data
Poorly configured sites were partly to blame.
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Feds blame Russia, Iran for election misinformation and threatening emails
The DNI said threatening email sent to Florida voters came from Iran.
Homeland Security details social media collection from immigrants
The practice is similar to what's required from visa applicants today.
US government warns China may have access to drone data
In an alert, it cautions that Chinese-made drones could share information overseas.
FBI, DHS task forces to address election security are now permanent
FBI director Christopher Wray called attempts to impact US elections a '365-day a year' issue.
DOJ report finds foreign meddling had no impact on midterm elections
Unfortunately, the actual details are under wraps.
Shutdown means government won't engage with the tech industry at CES
At least ten officials are no-shows at the event.
Face scanning in US airports is rife with technical problems
Homeland Security's project might not make its 2021 target date.
Phones sold by the four major US carriers could have a major security flaw
Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint might have a big problem.
Russian hackers are inside US utility networks
Homeland Security says 'hundreds of victims' have been affected.
Fundraiser to reunite immigrant families is largest in Facebook history
It's raised over $10M in five days from 250,000 donors.
FCC shrugs at fake cell towers around the White House
It’s open season for cell tower spoofing in Washington.
US and UK warn that Russia has been hacking routers worldwide
Intelligence agencies warn that the campaign had been going on for months.
Homeland Security database would track bloggers, social media
The proposal could curb fake news, but there's also potential for abuse.
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.
