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House approves CISPA
Debate about a controversial cybersecurity bill moves now to the Senate following the House's April 26 passage of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act.
CISPA sponsors narrow bill
Co-sponsors of Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act have circulated a draft substitute amendment that would place some limitations on the government's ability to use shared cybersecurity data for other purposes and eliminate intellectual property theft from the definition of cyber threat information.
DOJ argues for warrantless cell phone records
The federal government argues in a brief (.pdf) submitted Feb. 15 to the fifth circuit court of appeals that it doesn't need a warrant to in order to obtain 60 days' worth of historical cell phone
BART in cell phone shutdown imbroglio
A temporary disruption of cellular phone service by transit officials in four downtown San Francisco subway stations on Aug. 11 in anticipation of disruptive protests has provoked heated reactions.
Boucher draft privacy bill hit from both sides
Privacy watchdogs are criticizing a draft House privacy bill for timidness while industry groups are concerned it goes too far. The draft bill, released last month by Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) and
ACLU, others, oppose biometric Social Security cards
Privacy groups and the ACLU oppose a proposal to make biometric Social Security cards mandatory for U.S. citizens. Sens. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) wrote in a March 19
