Monthly Archives: January, 2020

Dept. of Interior to Ban use of Drones Manufactured Abroad

The United States Department of the Interior (DoI) is preparing to enact a new policy that would limit the use of drones and other...

FCC Commissioner Warns of Internet Shutdown Risk

During a speech delivered at the State of the Net internet policy conference in Washington, D.C., FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel warned of the possibility...

Washington State’s Smartphone Election

Residents of King County, Washington will be able to vote using their phone in an upcoming election for the board of supervisors for the King Conservation...

Twitter and Facebook Investigate 15 Hacked NFL Accounts

Twitter and Facebook are investigating after several NFL team social media accounts were compromised earlier this week. The accounts include both Super Bowl participants,...

Antivirus Software Accused of Selling User Data

Avast, a free antivirus software company, has packaged and sold user data. Avast and AVG products have been tracking users’ online activity, such as user search...

Video Game Publisher Sues over Server-Crippling Hacks

Game publisher Ubisoft has filed a lawsuit against "members of a business enterprise" which provides its customers the means to conduct distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)...

FCC Launches 3.5 GHz Spectrum for Approved Companies

The Federal Communications Commission has announced its certification of four companies as Spectrum Access System (SAS) Administrators. The designated companies will work with the...

DoJ Charges Harvard Prof., Others over China Ties

The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that they had brought charges in three unrelated cases regarding academic ties to the People's Republic of China....