Sources and docs: White House National Security Advisor Michael Waltz and other NSC members have conducted government business via their personal Gmail accounts
Trump's national security adviser is trying to manage his way out of a crisis. But new revelations about his team's operational security are piling up in the inbox.
Some TikTok staff and users see Trump as a possible savior from the ban; others question whether Trump even cares about the app now that the campaign is over
it takes effect before Trump takes office. A President can't undo a law himself. Saying “I won't enforce this national security law” isn't impossible but would be extraordinary. Brian Costello / @bpco...
The White House is backing a bipartisan bill that would force ByteDance to sell TikTok if the company wants to keep the app in US app stores
namely, TikTok's actions that demonstrate a clear national security risk—conduct that is not protected by the First Amendment. Dr. Neal Dunn / @drnealdunnfl2 : Take or leave it! We are trying to remin...
Experts express concerns over hackers commandeering ship controls, including automated steering and propulsion systems, despite some efforts to rectify issues
In February 2019, a large container ship sailing for New York identified a cyber intrusion on board that startled the US Coast Guard. Tweets: @zschneeweiss , @jimpethokoukis , and @joshuasteinman Twee...
Experts warn that Russia can use satellite signals to geolocate and target Starlink users in Ukraine; Elon Musk says the “probability of being targeted is high”
that Starlink use would become a very prominent signal for Russian targeting. (NSC declined to comment.) https://twitter.com/... @zeynep : Folks do read up on the tragic case of Marie Colvin and Rémi ...
Profile of Anne Neuberger, the NSC deputy advisor at the center of a bureaucratic tussle between US agencies over controlling cybersecurity policy
Profile of Anne Neuberger, the NSC deputy advisor at the center of increasing tension over control between US agencies handling cybersecurity
Anne Neuberger, the Biden administration's Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology, organized a virtual summit on ransomware for Oct. 13, 2021. Tweets: @janlemnitzer , @mike...
WSJ's Facebook Files don't show that Facebook's execs are evil or incompetent, but highlight their hubris in believing they can get things back under control
Read in app Shannon Bond / NPR : Senators Blast Facebook For Concealing Instagram's Risks To Kids Tweets: Laura Edelson / @lauraedelson2 : So now it is abundantly clear. @JeffHorwitz and the @WSJ were...
In a private email, Biden's NSC warned the EU against “protectionist” policies exclusively targeting American tech companies, ahead of Biden's visit to Brussels
Financial Times :
As part of the $1.9T American Rescue Plan, Congress voted to give $1B to the Technology Modernization Fund, focusing on improving government IT systems
Emily Birnbaum / Protocol : Tweets: @protocol , @issielapowsky , @birnbaum_e , @brfreed , and @birnbaum_e Tweets: @protocol : The American Rescue Plan just injected an unprecedented sum of $1 billion...