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Hackers pose a serious threat to U.S. small business
When I bought Marlin Steel in 1998, the extent of its technology was an old fax machine. Today, our factory is full of industrial robots that are fed computer-aided designs and churn out steel containers for industry 60 times faster than before. We're...
Tags: Nancy Pelosi, Eric Holder, Barack Obama, Small Businesses, Business
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Senate indicates it won't consider CISPA
Well, so much for CISPA. Not long after the House passed the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2013, the Senate has indicated it has no plans to consider the bill. Citing sources on various committees, several...
Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, U.S. Senate, John D. Rockefeller IV, White House, Barack Obama
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Come, noble brothers! Let us abolish this seditious "privacy"
Stars are shooting, drinking, driving and chomping, and the government is watching. Welcome to your post-weekend trends report for April 22, 2013. You have to love Congress. America's favorite band of geriatric jokers decided it would be hi-LAR-ious to...
Tags: Earth Day, Twitter, Inc., Emergency Incidents, Reese Witherspoon, Explosions
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House passes controversial cybersecurity bill
The House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to allow businesses to share information with the federal government that could help thwart cybersecurity threats, despite concerns from privacy advocates and opposition from the White House. The Cyber...
Tags: U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Republican Party, John D. Rockefeller IV, Democratic Party, Google Inc.
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House passes CISPA, sets up showdown with White House and Senate
The House of Representatives passed a controversial cybersecurity bill as expected on Thursday, moving toward a possible confrontation with the Senate and White House. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2013, or CISPA, passed by a vote...Tags: Rand Paul, Al Franken, Barack Obama, Anti Trust Crime, U.S. Congress
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Obama threatens veto of CISPA bill
President Obama threatened on Tuesday to veto a major cyber security bill unless Congress amends it to include more protections for privacy and civil liberties. The veto threat comes just a day before a possible vote in Congress on the Cyber...Tags: Elections, U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, U.S. Senate, Networking, Barack Obama
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Cyber security bill pits tech giants against privacy activists
SAN FRANCISCO — The escalating cyber attacks on corporate and government computers have provided a rare opportunity for bipartisan legislation to address the problem. But rather than sailing through Congress, the latest cyber security legislation is...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Computer Networking and Internet, Yahoo! Inc., Elections, Computer Crime
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Obama administration: CISPA bill must do more to protect privacy
The Obama administration issued a statement Thursday that indicated it's not likely to support a cybersecurity bill approved by the U.S. House Intelligence Committee this week. While stopping short of an outright veto threat that many privacy...Tags: Elections, U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Mike J. Rogers, Politics
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CISPA passes House committee, angering privacy activists
The U.S. House Intelligence Committee overwhelmingly passed a cyber-security bill on Wednesday, angering privacy advocates who believe the bill fails to protect critical personal information. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2013,...Tags: Reddit Inc., Media Industry, Barack Obama, Adam B. Schiff, Mike J. Rogers
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Fight cyber crime through information sharing
It's like a recurring bad dream. March: Hackers allegedly steal the credit card numbers from 1.5 million Visa and MasterCard customers by breaking into the computer systems of the company's payment processor in New York. The thieves stockpiled the stolen...
Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Government, Credit and Debt, Email, National Government
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An alternative in the 1st
What if Congress was bought and sold by corporate interests? What if tax loopholes and regulatory exemptions were bought and sold in the halls of Congress? What if both major political parties have become ineffective at addressing the issues of the day?...Tags: Elections, Libertarian Party, National Defense Authorization Act, Politics
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Pompeo, Huelksamp OK controversial cyber security bill
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsKansas Congressmen Mike Pompeo (KS-4) and Tim Huelskamp (KS-1) were among 248 members of the House to vote for a controversial cyber security bill. The House approved the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act on Thursday. It allows companies...Tags: Jared Polis, Verizon Communications, Mike Pompeo, National Security Agency, Tim Huelskamp
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