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JohnÂ Koskinen told a Senate committee that the IRS remains committed to fixing issues stemming from a 2013 report that the agency was unfairly targeting select Republican political organizations applying for 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) status. (AP Photo)

Dems join bill to end IRS surveillance

Rudy Takala · November 3, 2015 12:01 pm

Telecom company Vodafone UK was hacked over the weekend. "This incident was driven by criminals using email addresses and passwords acquired from an unknown source external to Vodafone," the company said in aÂ statement.Â (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Telecom company Vodafone hacked

Rudy Takala · November 2, 2015 3:58 pm

"I want the FBI to do its job and complete its investigation," said Rep. Jason Chaffetz. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Chaffetz seeks to criminalize warrantless data collection

Rudy Takala · November 2, 2015 11:00 am

Information held by Facebook on 1 billion users represents a trove of data for the feds. (PA Wire via AP)

Info sharing could replace bulk data collection

Rudy Takala · November 2, 2015 6:01 am

Snowden tweeted, "This is not a blow against the US Government, but an open hand extended by friends. It is a chance to move forward." (AP Photo/Marco Garcia, File)

European Parliament calls on countries to protect Snowden

Rudy Takala · October 30, 2015 8:55 pm

"The IRS failed to comply with a congressional subpoena. The IRS further failed by making false statements to Congress," Jason Chaffetz said. (AP Photo)Â

Bipartisan angst grows against IRS surveillance

Rudy Takala · October 30, 2015 5:40 pm

In an Oct. 29 letter to Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and ranking member Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., asked what the IRS is doing with cell-site simulators known as Stingrays. (AP Photo)

IRS using Stingray spy system, senators demand to know why

Rudy Takala · October 30, 2015 3:11 pm

In this Sept. 25, 2015, photo, President Barack Obama, Chinese President Xi Jinping, first lady Michelle Obama and Jinping's wife Peng Liyuan arrive for a State Dinner at the White House.Â Experts skeptical that China is upholding deal with the U.S. not to engage in state-sponsored commercial espionage.Â (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Chinese malware active in American systems

Rudy Takala · October 29, 2015 6:59 pm

"Let's begin to share more data, the data leads to a common picture, which leads to an adult conversation. I have confidence we're bright people, if we're all looking at the same data, we'll find a range of options we find acceptable." (Bloomberg File Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Former spy chief complains about ‘hideous over-classification’

Rudy Takala · October 28, 2015 10:31 pm

Record number of Americans renounce citizenship

Record number of Americans renounce citizenship

Rudy Takala · October 28, 2015 3:04 pm

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party's Jefferson-Jackson Dinner Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Senate passes cyber-sharing legislation

Rudy Takala · October 27, 2015 11:05 pm

The legislation, intended to free companies that share personal data about their customers with federal agencies from civil liability, is expected to pass. (Eric Conover/Hazleton Standard-Speaker via AP)

Senators vote down privacy protections

Rudy Takala · October 27, 2015 8:15 pm