An OPM staffer believes that a server Elon Musk's associates installed, with access to federal staff info like SSNs, has not had a Privacy Impact Assessment
www.wired.com/story/elon-m... Tim Marchman / @timmarchman : NEW: A 25-year-old who's worked for Elon Musk companies now has direct control over a Treasury system disbursements from which amount to a f...
In a letter to Sen. Wyden, data broker Mobilewalla says it was the source of some data used by the DHS, IRS, and US military for warrantless tracking of devices
Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @byrontau , @anthony , @byrontau , @lrozen , @rebeccaballhaus , and @ronwyden Tweets: Byron Tau / @byrontau : How your phone became a spy: Five people who wo...
Responding to Sen. Wyden's letter, the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development says it “doesn't monitor or track” usage of facial recognition in public housing
Alfred Ng / CNET : Tweets: @tonyajoriley , @jakelaperruque , @techledes , @hypervisible , @alfredwkng , and @alfredwkng Tweets: Tonya Riley / @tonyajoriley : “In a letter from HUD to Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Investigation shows how easy and affordable it is to obtain cellphone customers' real-time location data, as T-Mobile, Sprint, and AT&T peddle it to middlemen
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, China Edition Jon Fingas / Engadget : It's way too easy for bounty hunters to get your phone location data Yoni Heisler / BGR : Bombshell report reveals how location da...
Overview of the Senate hearing on foreign influence in social media, which heard testimony from Sheryl Sandberg and Jack Dorsey
Facebook and Twitter Finally Face the Music Matt Binder / Mashable : Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey tweets opening testimony during congressional hearing Don Reisinger / Fortune : Watch Here: Twitter and Fac...
Election Systems and Software contradicts earlier statements, admits to Sen. Wyden some voting systems sold to states from 2000-2006 had remote access feature
Remote-access software and modems on election equipment ‘is the worst decision for security short of leaving ballot boxes on a Moscow street corner.’ Tweets: @nycsouthpaw , @briankrebs , @kimzetter , ...
Sen. Orrin Hatch, who chairs the Finance Committee, and Sen. Ron Wyden demand answers on Equifax hacking and when execs who sold stock first knew about it
As Americans scramble to secure their personal … Tweets: Dustin Volz / @dnvolz : NEWS: Senate Finance Committee leaders Hatch and Wyden ask @Equifax CEO for info on hack, including what stock-selling ...