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Politics Oct 04
Iranian hackers targeted a U.S. presidential campaign, Microsoft saysA company spokeswoman declined to identify those targeted, citing customer privacy.
Nation Sep 03
U.S. plan to use fake social media profiles for surveillance is against Facebook rules"Law enforcement authorities, like everyone else, are required to use their real names on Facebook and we make this policy clear," Facebook spokeswoman Sarah Pollack told The Associated Press in a statement Tuesday.
Nation Aug 30
U.S. to use fake social media to check people entering countryAn updated Homeland Security Department privacy assessment from July 2019 that was posted online Friday essentially reversed a prior ban on officers creating fake profiles.
World Aug 19
Twitter shutters Chinese accounts targeting Hong Kong protestsThe social media platform said Monday it has suspended more than 200,000 accounts that it believes were part of a Chinese government influence campaign targeting the protest movement in Hong Kong.
Nation Jul 23
U.S. attorney general says encryption on digital devices creates security riskWilliam Barr's comments at a cybersecurity conference mark a continuing effort by the Justice Department to push tech companies to provide law enforcement with access to encrypted devices and applications during investigations.
Politics Jul 13
New election systems use vulnerable softwareAn Associated Press analysis has found that the vast majority of 10,000 election jurisdictions nationwide use Windows 7 or an older operating system to create ballots, program voting machines, tally votes and report counts.
Politics Jul 08
Justice Department seeks to halt lawsuit demanding Trump financial documentsThe DOJ want to stop subpoena requests seeking Trump's business tax returns, and documents from Trump's D.C. and New York hotels, Mar-a-Lago Club and Trump Tower.
Nation Jun 12
Senators question FBI on Russian hack of voting software firmIn a letter sent to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Democratic Sens. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, who is the ranking member of the committee with jurisdiction over federal elections, asked for answers by July 12 regarding…
Politics Dec 17
DOJ files to halt Trump suit demanding financial documentsThe Justice Department is challenging a Maryland federal judge's decision allowing a case accusing President Donald Trump of profiting off the presidency to go forward.
Politics Dec 04
Attorneys general of D.C., Maryland to subpoena Trump Organization, IRSThe attorneys general of the District of Columbia and Maryland plan to file subpoenas Tuesday seeking records from the Trump Organization, the Internal Revenue Service and dozens of other entities as part of a lawsuit accusing Donald Trump of profiting…