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Ari Schwartz talked about cyber threats and government and business response to them. Topics included data encryption and the impact of cybersecurity measures on privacy.

Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI), chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, delivered a keynote address at a policy forum on cybersecurity. He outlined his prioriti…

Panelists talked about the benefits of data sharing between the federal government and private enterprise to help combat cybersecurity threats from around the globe. White House Cybersecurit…

Michael Daniel spoke about the development and implementation of a national cybersecurity framework, specifically the strengthening of critical infrastructure cybersecurity, initiated by a 2…

Cyber security officials from the Commerce, Defense, Justice, and Homeland Security Departments testified on the Obama administration’s global cyber security plan, in which the U.S. would wo…

Witnesses testified about the implementation and enforcement of the REAL ID and the PASS ID Acts. The acts created minimum federal standards for identification cards as well as an interconne…

Ari Schwartz talked about the Congressional Research Service and his organization’s efforts to gain access to the service’s reports. The Congressional Research Service is an arm of the Libra…

Witnesses testified about privacy issues related to an incident in which government employees had accessed several visa applications and passport files. Several presidential candidates were …

Witnesses testified about improving access to federal government on the Internet. Topics included re-authorization of the E-Government Act of 2002, federal achievements since passage of the …

Mr. Schwartz talked about his recent study looking at the increase of privacy invasions caused by online activities. He said that the increase of “spam” and “phishing” electronic mails (whic…

A panel moderated by Mr. Swire discussed the upcoming Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hearings on consumer protection, the internet, and globalization. The panelists discussed consumer and in…

Witnesses testified about the use of software and programs designed to track Internet use after downloading computer applications over the Internet. Among the issues they addressed were priv…

Witnesses testified about how states issue drivers licenses and new efforts to curtail issuing them to criminals. Among the issues they addressed were issuing national drivers licenses or id…

Participants talked to reporters about results from a report on on-line banking practices and personal privacy. The report said that most online financial services fail to offer customers ea…

Participants released a report on how government agencies might jeopardize private information by making it accessible on the internet. They also revealed a process they designed to increase…