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Senators bash Obama over cyber war policy – The Hill

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The Hill

Senators bash Obama over cyber war policy
The Hill
And the lack of planning could have disastrous results, including muddled responses to cyberattacks and poorly structured Defense Department cyber teams, several senators told National Security Agency Director Adm. Michael Rogers, who was testifying.
U.S. Cyber Warfare Unit Would Be Elevated Under McCain PlanBloomberg
Politics|Russia, China Are Greatest Cyberthreats, but Iran Is GrowingNew York Times
U.S. Cyber Command should be combatant command, DoD's top cyber warrior saysMilitary Times
Sputnik International –Washington Times
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US senators propose legislation to throttle NSA’s domestic spying

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Senator Patrick Leahy, along with other US senators, has introduced a bill to limit National Security Agency (NSA) spying on domestic targets. They’re not asking for it to stop, mind you – just that it be more transparent with regards to privacy.
Naked Security – Sophos

AT&T, Sprint, Samsung, HTC respond to Senator’s Carrier IQ request – TechSpot

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AT&T, Sprint, Samsung, HTC respond to Senator's Carrier IQ request
TechSpot
By Lee Kaelin Several handset manufacturers and wireless carriers have responded to a request from Senator Al Franken for more information regarding the use of Carrier IQ's software. Turns out, the software is installed on an estimated 30 million …
Sprint disables Carrier IQDigitaltrends.com


The Great Carrier IQ Disabling BeginsTPM
Sprint Pulls Carrier IQ SoftwareInformationWeek
Techdirt (blog) –Tom’s Guide –Gizmodo
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The Senators Who Say Merely Linking To Certain Sites Should Be A Felony (Mike Masnick/Techdirt)

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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
The Senators Who Say Merely Linking To Certain Sites Should Be A Felony  —  I wrote earlier about how the new PROTECT IP Act guts parts of the DMCA, but as you dig deeper, it’s looking even worse.  The original (and now updated) article focused on the use of the term “interactive computer service …

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