With FCC deadlocked, two democrat US senators are planning a bill to restore net neutrality regulations across the United States
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Microsoft Offers Deepfake Detection Tool
Effort to combat disinformation campaigns sees Microsoft offer software tool to help identify deepfake photos and videos ahead of US election
Hackers Compromise Twitter Accounts Of Major Public Figures
Bitcoin scam sees Twitter accounts of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, as well as Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Kanye West hacked
Obama Urges Trump To Boost Cyber-Security
Federal study calls for efforts on government-sponsored hacking and insecure Internet-connected devices
Obama Warns Of Cyber ‘Wild West’
Nation-states with advanced cyber-weapons risk entering into a new 'arms race', warns US president
Obama Makes Case For Mobile Device ‘Back Door’
Governments must have access to encrypted devices in order to enforce basic security and tax laws, Obama says
US Sanctions To Tackle Cyber Hacker Scourge
Hackers outside US will be financially punished after United States launches a cyber sanctions program
White House Hires Ex-Facebook Director For Tech Modernisation
Former engineering boss at Facebook hired as the first ever director of IT at the White House
NSA Reform Proposals Slammed As ‘Pitiful’
New proposals governing NSA data collection don't go far enough, campaigners complain
The White House Is Testing Android, But Obama Will Keep His BlackBerry
Even if his staff check the security of Android, no one will make President Obama give up his BlackBerry, says Wayne Rash
NSA Slapped By Courts, IT Firms And Obama’s Advisors
The US government will ignore much that Obama's advisors ask for, says Wayne Rash, but some things will change
Obama Report Says NSA Snooping Risks Public Trust
President Obama's task force wants to make sure a new Edward Snowden is not possible... or necessary, says Sean Michael Kerner
Angela Merkel’s Phone Tapped By NSA – Report
President Obama says US is not tapping Angela Merkel's phone - but Germans aren't satisfied
Is The UK Government Greener Than It Lets On?
Austerity talk could cripple the actual green investment the UK government is making, says Peter Judge
Fury Over NSA Interception Of Verizon Customer Communications
US spy agency, the NSA, is conducting mass surveillance of American citizens' telephone communications thanks to a secret court order
US Authorities Seek More Web Surveillance Powers
US authorities are seeking additional ways to ramp up their Internet surveillance capabilities
AP Twitter Feed Hacked And Claims White House Attack
Hackers compromised the Twitter feeds of the Associated Press and falsely reported White House explosions
President Obama Signs Cyber-Security Executive Order
Analysts have welcomed Obama's signing of an executive order to protect critical infrastructure from cyber attack
SOPA: An Act That Would Break The Internet
The US House Of Representatives' Stop Online Piracy Act would break e-commerce and still fail to prevent piracy, says Wayne Rash