Articles about Privacy And Security on Broadband Breakfast

Franken Introduces Geolocation Privacy Bill

WASHINGTON June 16, 2011- Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN), along with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT),...

Congress10 years ago

House Subcommittee Debates Cyber Theft Measure

WASHINGTON, June 16, 2011 – Just days after Senate email accounts were hacked, the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade held a hearing Wednesday to...

Cybersecurity10 years ago

Commerce Dept. Recommends Public-Private Partnership on Cybersecurity

WASHINGTON, June 9, 2011 - The Department of Commerce released its Cybersecurity, Innovation and the Internet Economy green paper on Wednesday, advising cooperation between the government...

Congress10 years ago

Leahy Introduces Data Security Bill

WASHINGTON June 8, 2011 - Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, re-introduced a bill Tuesday that would establish a national standard for...

Broadband's Impact10 years ago

U.N. Special Rapporteur: Internet Censorship Violation of Basic Human Rights

WASHINGTON, June 6, 2011 – The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, Frank La Rue, presented his report on freedom of expression and...

Congress10 years ago

Bono Mack: Sony Data Breach Is Cybersecurity ‘Ground Zero’

WASHINGTON, June 3, 2011 – The House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade met on Thursday to learn the lessons from recent large-scale customer data breaches...

Cybersecurity10 years ago

Cyberattacks May Also Be Acts of War

WASHINGTON, June 1, 2011 - Cyberwar is war and the United States will treat it as such, reported The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. "If you...

Congress10 years ago

House Subcommittee Weighs Consequences of New Obama Cybersecurity Proposal

WASHINGTON, May 27, 2011 - House Subcommittee members received answers long on ideas but short on specifics when they probed Obama administration officials during a hearing...

Cybersecurity10 years ago

Chertoff, Genachowski Join FCC Cybersecurity Roundtable

WASHINGTON May 17, 2011- As part of National Small Business Week, the Federal Communications Commission assembled leading experts for a cybersecurity roundtable discussion on Monday and...

Congress10 years ago

Barton, Markey Release Draft of ‘Do Not Track’ Bill for Kids

WASHINGTON, May 9, 2011 - Reps. Joe Barton (R-TX) and Ed Markey (D-MD) released a discussion draft of to-be-introduced legislation that would update the Children’s Online...

Congress10 years ago

Congressional Members Discuss Net Neutrality, Privacy and Spectrum at CCIA Meeting

WASHINGTON May 5, 2011- At the Washington Caucus meeting of the Computer and Communications Industry Association Wednesday, Congressional leaders presented their views on preserving the Open...

Cybersecurity10 years ago

University of Washington Wins National Cyber Defense Challenge

WASHINGTON, Monday, April 18, 2011 – The University of Washington’s Computer Science and Engineering Cyber Defense Team won first place in the 5th annual National Collegiate...

People10 years ago

TechFreedom Aims To Fill Privacy Niche

WASHINGTON, April 14, 2011 - In a town where there are as many opinions as there are issues, TechFreedom, a new think tank, aims to provide...

Congress10 years ago

Barton, Markey to Wireless Carriers: ‘Do You Track Customers’ Location Info?’

WASHINGTON, March 31, 2011 - Reps. Edward Markey (D-MA) and Joe Barton (R-TX), Co-Chairmen of the House Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus sent letters Tuesday to Sprint, T-Mobile,...

Innovation10 years ago

Hatch, Zuckerberg Talk Innovation, Field Questions At BYU

PROVO, March 28, 2011 - Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) visited Provo, Utah, Friday to answer questions posted to the...

Broadband Data10 years ago

Ookla Unveils Revamped Speedtest.net

WASHINGTON, March 7, 2011 - Ookla, the company that owns and manages the connection testing website, Speedtest.net, relaunched the site Monday with an updated look and...

Cybersecurity10 years ago

North American Electric Reliability Corporation Creates Cyber Attack Task Force

WASHINGTON March 3, 2011- The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) has announced the formation of a Cyber Attack Task Force to evaluate and help protect the...

Congress10 years ago

Reps. Barton, Markey Keep Watchful Eye On Facebook Privacy Settings

WASHINGTON, February 28, 2011 – Reps. Joe Barton (R-TX) and Edward Markey (D-MA), Co-Chairmen of the House Bipartisan Privacy Caucus, shared Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s response...

Congress10 years ago

‘Kill Switch’ Legislation Faces Uphill Battle in Light of Egypt Crisis

WASHINGTON, February 4, 2011 - Senate lawmakers are considering a measure that would allow the President to declare a national cyber emergency and give him the...

Broadband's Impact10 years ago

Rockefeller to Focus on Fraud, Cybersecurity

WASHINGTON, January 24, 2011 – The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV), released his legislative agenda for...

NTIA10 years ago

Government Taking Steps to Address Companies’ Vast Collections of Private Consumer Data

WASHINGTON, November 3, 2010 - As consumers provide large amounts of private information to web services, the government is tuning into the fact that the use...

FCC10 years ago

Verizon to Pay More Than $25M for Hitting Consumers With ‘Mystery Fees’

WASHINGTON, October 28, 2010 - The Federal Communications Commission’s Enforcement Bureau hit Verizon Wireless with a record $25 million payment to the government for mystery fees...

Broadband's Impact10 years ago

International Telecom Group Opens Global Conference With an Eye on Broadband

WASHINGTON, October 7, 2010 – The International Telecommunications Union this week opened its three-week conference in Mexico with a call by its secretary general for delegates...

FCC10 years ago

FCC Offers Online Tool to Search Licenses

WASHINGTON, September 14, 2010 – The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday unveiled a tool allowing anyone to view licenses overseen by the agency. A quick tour...

Broadband's Impact10 years ago

India Wants Access to Communications Networks

WASHINGTON, September 3, 2010 - The Indian government has announced that it will give notice to all communications services that it would like access to their...

Broadband Updates10 years ago

FCC Seeks Input on How to Treat Specialized Services, Mobile Broadband

WASHINGTON, September 1, 2010 - Sometimes, no matter what you do, things are complicated and you can’t please every one all the time. Welcome to the...

Broadband's Impact10 years ago

India Gives RIM Two More Months to Comply

WASHINGTON, August 31, 2010 - India's government has given BlackBerry-maker RIM two more months to comply with a request for increased access to e-mail from its...

International10 years ago

RIM Agrees to Give India Access to Networks

WASHINGTON, August 19, 2010 - India is the latest nation to require Research in Motion to provide a government with access to the traffic across the...

FCC10 years ago

Complaints to the FCC Jumped 230 Percent in the First Quarter of 2010

WASHINGTON, August 16, 2010 – Complaints to the Federal Communication Commission about various issues increased 230 percent during the first quarter of this year over the...

Cybersecurity10 years ago

FCC Seeks Input as It Embarks on Crafting Cybersecurity Plan

WASHINGTON, August 12, 2010 - The Federal Communications Commission is seeking public comment on a cybersecurity roadmap to identify vulnerabilities to communications networks or end users...

Broadband Updates10 years ago

UAE Retreats from BlackBerry Ban, Germany Steps Forward With Concerns

The Saudi government has decided to back down from its threat to shutter the BlackBerry corporate messenger service in the United Arab Emirates, saying it is...

Cybersecurity10 years ago

Smart Grid Cyber Security Legislation Passes Senate Committee

WASHINGTON August 6, 2010 - The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has approved legislation that gives the Secretary of Energy the power to issue orders...

Broadband's Impact10 years ago

Public Interest Groups Bemoan Reported Google, Verizon Secret Network Neutrality Pact

WASHINGTON, August 5, 2010 - It has been reported that Google and Verizon are working on a secret pact about network neutrality. The New York Times...

Broadband Updates10 years ago

UAE BlackBerry Ban Highlights State Threat to Broadband Freedom

LONDON, August 4, 2010 - The plan announced this week by the United Arab Emirates to ban use of BlackBerry Messenger, e-mail and web browsing services...

Cybersecurity10 years ago

United States Woefully Lacking a Cohesive Cyberspace Strategy, Says GAO

WASHINGTON, August 3, 2010 – Federal agencies have not provided top-level leadership for the United States on cybersecurity issues, according to a new report by the...

Cybersecurity10 years ago

Verizon Releases New Study on Cybercrime

WASHINGTON, August 2, 2010 – According to a study on Cybercrime released by Verizon Wireless almost half of security breaches in the United States Government are...

Europe11 years ago

Google Exonerated of Data Violations in UK

WASHINGTON, July 29, 2010 – Following an investigation of Google’s unauthorized Wi-Fi data collection, UK data protection authorities announced that the telecom giant had not done...

Privacy and Security11 years ago

Facebook, Google, and Apple Ease Privacy Concerns of Senators

WASHINGTON, July 28, 2010 – Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation are worried about unclear consumer online privacy policies and the negative...

Broadband's Impact11 years ago

Genachowski and Leibowitz Testify Before Senate on Privacy Issues

WASHINGTON, July 28, 2010 – The Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications Commission have formed a task force to deal with online privacy concerns facing American...

Cybersecurity11 years ago

Cybersecurity Conference Considers Challenges; Debates Need for New Solutions

WASHINGTON July 28, 2010 –Speaking at a conference on cybersecurity hosted by the Department of Commerce yesterday, one expert argued that when it comes to cybersecurity...

Broadband Breakfast

Franken Introduces Geolocation Privacy Bill

House Subcommittee Debates Cyber Theft Measure

Commerce Dept. Recommends Public-Private Partnership on Cybersecurity

Leahy Introduces Data Security Bill

U.N. Special Rapporteur: Internet Censorship Violation of Basic Human Rights

Bono Mack: Sony Data Breach Is Cybersecurity ‘Ground Zero’

Cyberattacks May Also Be Acts of War

House Subcommittee Weighs Consequences of New Obama Cybersecurity Proposal

Chertoff, Genachowski Join FCC Cybersecurity Roundtable

Barton, Markey Release Draft of ‘Do Not Track’ Bill for Kids

Congressional Members Discuss Net Neutrality, Privacy and Spectrum at CCIA Meeting

University of Washington Wins National Cyber Defense Challenge

TechFreedom Aims To Fill Privacy Niche

Barton, Markey to Wireless Carriers: ‘Do You Track Customers’ Location Info?’

Hatch, Zuckerberg Talk Innovation, Field Questions At BYU

Ookla Unveils Revamped Speedtest.net

North American Electric Reliability Corporation Creates Cyber Attack Task Force

Reps. Barton, Markey Keep Watchful Eye On Facebook Privacy Settings

‘Kill Switch’ Legislation Faces Uphill Battle in Light of Egypt Crisis

Rockefeller to Focus on Fraud, Cybersecurity

Government Taking Steps to Address Companies’ Vast Collections of Private Consumer Data

Verizon to Pay More Than $25M for Hitting Consumers With ‘Mystery Fees’

International Telecom Group Opens Global Conference With an Eye on Broadband

FCC Offers Online Tool to Search Licenses

India Wants Access to Communications Networks

FCC Seeks Input on How to Treat Specialized Services, Mobile Broadband

India Gives RIM Two More Months to Comply

RIM Agrees to Give India Access to Networks

Complaints to the FCC Jumped 230 Percent in the First Quarter of 2010

FCC Seeks Input as It Embarks on Crafting Cybersecurity Plan

UAE Retreats from BlackBerry Ban, Germany Steps Forward With Concerns

Smart Grid Cyber Security Legislation Passes Senate Committee

Public Interest Groups Bemoan Reported Google, Verizon Secret Network Neutrality Pact

UAE BlackBerry Ban Highlights State Threat to Broadband Freedom

United States Woefully Lacking a Cohesive Cyberspace Strategy, Says GAO

Verizon Releases New Study on Cybercrime

Google Exonerated of Data Violations in UK

Facebook, Google, and Apple Ease Privacy Concerns of Senators

Genachowski and Leibowitz Testify Before Senate on Privacy Issues

Cybersecurity Conference Considers Challenges; Debates Need for New Solutions

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