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February 01, 2012
The National Journal reported that following the recent backlash against pending online privacy legislation, the White House has made it clear that it will oppose any legislation meant to crack down on digital theft and counterfeiting that would diminish the openness of the Internet.
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February 01, 2012
In January, HD Moore, a chief security officer for Boston-based computer security company Rapid7, demonstrated the vulnerability of companies that use videoconferencing equipment by hacking into a dozen companies’ conference rooms around the globe, where he easily could have eavesdropped on privileged conversations or read a report that was lying on the table, using their videoconferencing equipment.
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February 01, 2012
Hacker collective Anonymous has struck again. According to an article in Nextgov.com, the group took down the Department of Justice (DOJ) website on January 19 and was trying to take out WhiteHouse.gov. The attacks were in retaliation for the DOJ taking down the movie-trafficking site Megaupload.com and charging seven people connected with the site for uploading films prior to their release.
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February 01, 2012
Facebook’s new Timeline feature and revamped news feed have privacy advocates concerned, and they are cautioning users to be aware of how the new site will share their information with others. According to an article in The Washington Post, advocates have reservations about Facebook’s redesign, the way it will affect the use of third-party apps, and the network’s general approach to privacy.
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February 01, 2012
Beginning in February, IBM’s social media director, Gadi Ben-Yehuda, will be teaching a 12-week government-sponsored course in social media for federal agencies. Ben-Yehuda explained in a Nextgov.com article that social media could mean many things for the government – from new ways to incite public input on new policies through Twitter and Facebook to adding new social media customer services components for taxpayers or Social Security recipients.
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February 01, 2012
Google is launching a “Good to know” campaign in two dozen U.S. newspapers and magazines to encourage people to protect themselves and their information on the web, following criticism from privacy watchdogs. According to an article in the Los Angeles Times, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) widened its antitrust probe of the search engine to include Google+, examining whether the company is giving preferential treatment to its own service in violation of antitrust laws.
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January 05, 2012
Following the commercial aviation industry’s move to using tablets, the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) has decided to implement iPad tablet computers as electronic flight bags that will replace physical ones. According to an article in Nextgov.com, instead of working off paper navigation charts, crew members will use the iPad for navigation charts and technical manuals.
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January 05, 2012
According to the Washington Post, 2012 will be a big year for cloud technologies. A December 28 article in the Post reported that last year more companies started to accept the idea of Internet-based services, which is driving the need for cloud technologies to mature in 2012.
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January 05, 2012
According to an article in Nextgov.com, computer security firm McAfee predicts hackers will join forces with offline protesters in 2012 for strikes on transportation computer systems and other critical government networks. McAfee reports that its yearly assessments are meant to convince authorities and network administrators to take threats more seriously.
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January 05, 2012
Looking back on 2011, The Washington Post outlined how politicians moved into the age of social media. In a December 30 article, the Post reported that 2011 saw more online activity than ever before from U.S. government leaders as they embraced Facebook as a major media outlet.
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