Tag: Rudy Takala

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

Â The technology captures the data of every cellular device in a targeted area, which means even those who are innocent are subject to having their information monitored.Â (iStock photo)

IRS using same warrantless spy tech as CIA, NSA

Rudy Takala · October 26, 2015 7:35 pm

Only 37 percent of IT professionals said they were confident they could secure the devices in their own homes, while 73 percent said they perceived a medium to high likelihood that a company was going to be hacked. (GmbH/obs via AP Images)

Danger lurks in the ‘Internet of Things’

Rudy Takala · October 26, 2015 4:01 am

California, Connecticut and Oregon prevent employers from asking employees to access social media while their boss is present, while New Hampshire, Maine and Delaware have laws that prevent employers from pressuring their employees to be "friends" online.

Sorry boss, you can’t be my Facebook friend

Rudy Takala · October 25, 2015 4:01 am

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, center, listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, to testimony given by Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart, far right, duirng the House Intelligence Committee hearing on cyber threats. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Intel community: Don’t be hacked like the CIA chief

Rudy Takala · October 23, 2015 9:43 pm

Brett McGurkÂ will replace retired Marine Gen. John Allen, who has filled the position since its creation in September 2014. (AP Photo)

Obama appoints new anti-ISIS envoy

Rudy Takala · October 23, 2015 4:56 pm

"No more privacy by obscurity," writes Josh Constine, the editor-in-chief of TechCrunch. (AP Photo/dapd, Joerg Koch)

Critic raps Facebook’s new search function

Rudy Takala · October 23, 2015 4:14 pm