Rudy Takala

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FCC commissioner: U.S. tradition of free expression slipping away

FCC commissioner: U.S. tradition of free expression slipping away

Rudy Takala · February 16, 2016 5:56 pm

CIA Director John Brennan said that people don't value their privacy enough and should be working more to safeguard it. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

CIA chief: People need to value privacy more

Rudy Takala · February 16, 2016 4:44 pm

FBI Director James Comey speaks on worldwide threats. The FBI is trying to scrub information about its employees off the Internet after it was stolen by a hacker and distributed this week. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

FBI trying to scrub hacked employee data from Internet

Rudy Takala · February 12, 2016 2:02 pm

"A simple check of social media accounts of foreign travelers and visa applicants will help ensure that those who have participated in, pledged allegiance to, or communicated with terrorist organizations cannot enter the United States," Rep. Michael McCaul said in a statement. (AP Photo)

National Security

Homeland committee head calls for social media screening

Rudy Takala · February 11, 2016 8:04 pm

Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen said, both cybersecurity and customer service at the Internal Revenue Service have suffered because of Obamacare. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

IRS chief: Blame rotten customer service and data hacks on Obamacare

Rudy Takala · February 11, 2016 4:35 pm

"I have no indication that anyone working for the IRS has not followed the updated procedures," IRS Commissioner John Koskinen told the Senate Finance Committee. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner file)

IRS chief: We don’t hire tax cheaters anymore

Rudy Takala · February 10, 2016 8:37 pm

The proposal by Lieu and Farenthold is first to suggest Congress should affirm encryption is here to stay. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

Bill would prevent states from weakening encryption

Rudy Takala · February 10, 2016 6:05 pm

IRS announces taxpayer data stolen in cyberattack

IRS announces taxpayer data stolen in cyberattack

Rudy Takala · February 10, 2016 2:14 pm

The president requested a total of $19 billion for cybersecurity in his fiscal 2017 budget request. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama creates cybersecurity commission

Rudy Takala · February 9, 2016 11:23 pm

The president has requested $19 billion for cybersecurity funding, an increase of about $5 billion over the current year. Of that, a little over $3 billion would go toward upgrading federal computer systems. (AP file photo/Evan Vucci)

White House uses cybersecurity to bludgeon Republicans on budget

Rudy Takala · February 9, 2016 11:16 pm

Twitter announces ‘trust and safety’ panel to police content

Twitter announces ‘trust and safety’ panel to police content

Rudy Takala · February 9, 2016 10:28 pm

The Pentagon's head of military intelligence expects the Islamic State to pick up "the pace and lethality" of attacks this year. (AP Photo/Rwa Faisal)

National Security

Pentagon intel chief warns Islamic State attacks will worsen

Rudy Takala · February 9, 2016 2:38 pm