Privacy

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• Department of Government Efficency
• Department of Treasury
• Federal IT
• Government
• Privacy
• Scott Bessent
• Treasury Department

DOGE staffer violated security policies at Treasury Department, court filing shows

Cyber Scoop March 17, 2025

DOGE staffer violated security policies at Treasury Department, court...

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• California
• CFPB
• Daniel's Law
• data brokers
• data privacy
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
• Privacy

California’s legal push on geolocation data collection must take aim at the right targets, privacy experts say

Cyber Scoop March 14, 2025

California’s legal push on geolocation data collection must take...

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• Andrew Garbarino
• critical infrastructure
• Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council
• Cybersecurity Coalition
• Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act
• Edison Electric Institute
• Eric Swalwell
• Government
• House Homeland Security Committee
• information sharing
• Kristi Noem
• Policy
• Privacy
• USTelecom

Trade groups worry information sharing will worsen without critical infrastructure panel, CISA law renewal

Cyber Scoop March 11, 2025

Trade groups worry information sharing will worsen without critical...

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• Bennie Thompson
• CISA
• Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)
• CrowdStrike
• Cybersecurity
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act
• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• fraud
• House Homeland Security Committee
• House Intelligence Committee
• information sharing
• information sharing and analysis centers (ISACs)
• Internet Security Alliance
• Kemba Walden
• Mark Green
• Mark Warner
• Policy
• Privacy
• rand paul
• Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
• Senate Intelligence Committee
• SolarWinds

A major cybersecurity law is expiring soon — and advocates are prepping to push Congress for renewal 

Cyber Scoop February 26, 2025

A major cybersecurity law is expiring soon — and...

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• Bennie Thompson
• Department of Government Efficency
• Department of Treasury
• Elon Musk
• Government
• House Homeland Security Committee
• Mark Warner
• Matthew Vaeth
• office of management and budget
• Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
• Privacy
• Senate Intelligence Committee
• Susie Wiles
• Treasury Department
• U.S. Agency for International Development
• USAID

Lawmakers fear Elon Musk, DOGE not adhering to privacy rules

Cyber Scoop February 5, 2025

Lawmakers fear Elon Musk, DOGE not adhering to privacy...

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• Citizen Lab
• Cybersecurity
• ICE
• NSO Group
• Paragon
• Privacy
• spyware
• Technology
• Threats
• U.S. courts
• WhatsApp

WhatsApp says it disrupted spyware campaign aimed at reporters, civil society

Cyber Scoop January 31, 2025

WhatsApp says it disrupted spyware campaign aimed at reporters,...

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• Congress
• Edward Snowden
• Government
• Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
• Policy
• Privacy
• Section 702
• tulsi gabbard

Tulsi Gabbard tussles with senators over Snowden, surveillance 

Cyber Scoop January 30, 2025

Tulsi Gabbard tussles with senators over Snowden, surveillance  |...

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• artificial intelligence
• artificial intelligence (AI)
• China
• CISA
• Commerce Department
• critical infrastructure
• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• Department of Defense
• Department of Defense (DOD)
• Dept of Commerce
• DOD
• Executive order
• Government
• Policy
• Privacy
• quantum computing
• regulation

Second Biden cyber executive order directs agency action on fed security, AI, space

Cyber Scoop January 13, 2025

Second Biden cyber executive order directs agency action on...

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• Budapest Convention
• Chris Painter
• cybercrime
• David Kaye
• Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Geopolitics
• Global Forum on Cyber Expertise
• human rights
• Policy
• Privacy
• Russia
• State Department
• treaties
• United Nations

After UN adoption, controversial cybercrime treaty’s next steps could prove vital

Cyber Scoop December 31, 2024

After UN adoption, controversial cybercrime treaty’s next steps could...

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• California
• Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)
• Mark Zuckerberg
• Meta
• NSO Group
• pegasus
• Privacy
• spyware
• U.S. courts
• WhatsApp

Judge grants ruling in favor of WhatsApp against spyware firm NSO Group

Cyber Scoop December 23, 2024

Judge grants ruling in favor of WhatsApp against spyware...

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