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March 28: The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to repeal Internet privacy
protections that were
approved by the Federal Communications Commission in the final days of the
Obama administration.
http://money.cnn.com/2017/03/28/technology/house-internet-privacy-repeal/index.html
March 30: President Trump will sign a bill repealing the Federal Communications
Commission's (FCC) broadband privacy rules
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/326554-trump-to-sign-resolution-nixing-broadband-privacy-rules
March 30: Internet users are fighting back after Congress voted to block Obama-era
internet privacy protections. Two fundraising campaigns have so far raised more
than $215,000 to purchase and reveal lawmakers' browsing histories.
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/326462-internet-users-raise-more-than-200000-to-buy-lawmakers-browsing-histories
March 31:
The rules to protect customer data were passed in
October of last year but wouldn’t have taken effect until December 2017, [Wired
reporter Klint] Finley said. So the bill passed on Tuesday simply blocks those
rules from taking effect, Finley said.
“Mostly it means that internet service providers now
have the go-ahead to sell [your] data,” Finley explained. “It was already
technically legal, but if any companies were holding off on doing it while they
waited to see if the laws went into effect or not, they don’t have to wait
anymore.”
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/lament-end-internet-privacy-read
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May: The WannaCry ransomware attack
was a worldwide
cyberattack by the WannaCry[a]
ransomware
cryptoworm, which targeted computers running the
Microsoft Windows
operating system by encrypting data and demanding ransom payments in the
Bitcoin
cryptocurrency.[7]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WannaCry_ransomware_attack
May 26: The WannaCry ransomware that
attacked computers in 150 countries has lines of code that are identical to work
by hackers known as the Lazarus Group, according to security experts. The
Lazarus hackers have been linked to North Korea, raising suspicions that the
nation could be responsible for the attack. ... While the revelation stands as
the most substantial public details about the cyberattack's origin, it's not
seen as enough to assign blame — at least in part because it's common to copy
code.
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/16/528587064/north-korea-may-be-linked-to-wannacry-ransomware-researchers-say
May 22: The ransomware attack
on worldwide computer networks earlier this month largely spared those of the
federal government. While the government dodged a bullet this time, experts say,
its systems are still vulnerable — although perhaps less so than in the past.
... the Obama administration put quite a bit of emphasis on getting things
patched, getting things up to date and cleaning up unsupported operating systems
... In an executive order signed earlier this month, President Trump called for
more robust deterrence against attackers.
http://www.npr.org/2017/05/22/529518708/federal-computers-dodge-global-malware-attack-this-time
June 28: No, Donald Trump Isn't Calling for an
Internet Tax
https://www.wired.com/story/donald-trump-internet-tax-amazon/
September 8: Fact checking President Trump's repeated
claim of credit for Foxconn's deal in Wisconsin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-trump-foxconn-wisconsin-fact-check-20170908-story.html
December 12:
GOP Rep. Calls for Delaying Net Neutrality Vote ... Coffman Says Congress needs
to first hold hearings, strike legislative compromise
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/washington/gop-rep-calls-delaying-net-neutrality-vote/170609
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February 2: President Trump backs online
sales tax: What it means for you
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2018/02/02/president-trump-backs-online-sales-tax-what-it-means-for.html
February 21: Officials from the U.K.
Government’s Home Office have been working with London-based ASI Data Science to
develop the technology, which uses machine learning to detect online terrorist
propaganda. Tests have shown that the new tool can automatically detect 94
percent of Islamic State propaganda with 99.995 percent accuracy, according to a
Home Office statement. Crucially, the tool can be integrated into the upload
process, officials say, a bold move that could prevent terrorist propaganda
reaching the internet.
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2018/02/13/uk-touts-way-to-block-isis-propaganda-from-appearing-online.html
March 5: Trump administration asks Supreme
Court to allow Internet sales tax collection
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-administration-asks-supreme-court-to-allow-internet-sales-tax-collection
March 6: Washington becomes first state to
pass law protecting net neutrality
http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/06/technology/washington-state-net-neutrality-law/index.html
May 16: The battle over net neutrality isn’t
over yet.
The U.S. Senate is voting on Wednesday on whether to rollback the Federal
Communications Commission’s repeal of net neutrality. Several Democratic
senators pushed for the vote using the Congressional Review Act — allowing
Congress to thwart agency regulations. The FCC
struck down Obama-era net neutrality rules last December, with the move
spearheaded by Ajit Pai, President Trump’s appointed chairman.
The 49 Democratic senators will need help on Wednesday, though, from at least
one more Republican. To force the review to head to the House of
Representatives, the Democrats will need 51 votes. The Dems have already added
Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican from Maine, to join their side.
https://www.thewrap.com/senate-vote-net-neutrality-how-to-watch-live/
June 7: Net neutrality will be repealed
Monday unless Congress takes action
Senate voted to save net neutrality, but the House hasn't scheduled a vote.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/06/net-neutrality-will-be-repealed-monday-unless-congress-takes-action/
June 7:
Senate Democrats on Thursday made a last-ditch request for a House vote to
reverse the Federal Communications Commission’s decision due to take effect on
Monday repealing so-called net neutrality rules that sought to ensure equal
internet access.
On May 16, the U.S. Senate voted 52 to 47 to overturn the FCC decision with
three Republicans voting with 47 Democrats and two independents to reverse the
Trump administration’s action.
But to retain the net neutrality rules, the U.S. House must vote in line with
the Senate, and President Donald Trump would also have to sign the measure.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-internet/democrats-urge-u-s-house-vote-on-net-neutrality-rules-as-end-nears-idUSKCN1J32XH
June 7: Facebook
Breached Your Privacy, Again ... Facebook Shares Your Secrets: Facebook says it
accidentally
changed settings for 14 million users last month causing posts they may have
thought were private to be public.
http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/07/technology/pacific-newsletter/index.html
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June 20: Bitcoin could
'bring the internet to a halt,' banking group warns
That's one of the messages from
a new
report by an organization that represents dozens of the world's central
banks.
The report's authors were unimpressed, detailing a range of problems with trying
to adopt cryptocurrencies as a widely used form of money.
They include the danger that just processing all the payments "could bring the
internet to a halt," said the report, which was published Sunday.
http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/18/technology/bitcoin-cryptocurrencies-internet-bis/index.html
June 21: Supreme Court rules states can
require online retailers to collect sales tax
The justices broke with 50 years' worth of legal rulings that barred the states
from imposing sales taxes on most of the purchases their residents make from
out-of-state retailers.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rules-states-can-require-online-retailers-collect-sales-n873416
June 21: Trump praises Supreme Court ruling
in internet sales tax case
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/393560-trump-praises-supreme-court-ruling-in-internet-sales-tax-case
September 30: The Department of Justice said
it is filing a lawsuit against the state of California over its
new net neutrality protections, hours after Gov. Jerry Brown signed the bill
into law on Sunday.
The California law would be the
strictest net neutrality protections in the country, and could serve as a
blueprint for other states.
Under the law, internet service providers will not be allowed to block or
slow specific types of content or applications, or charge apps or companies fees
for faster access to customers.
https://money.cnn.com/2018/09/30/technology/california-net-neutrality-law/index.html
October 3: A nationwide wireless emergency
test was sent out Wednesday afternoon, as the Federal Emergency Management
Agency conducted its first "presidential alert."
While users can choose not to participate in messages of missing children and
natural disasters, they are required to receive presidential alerts, which are
sent out at the direction of the White House and activated by FEMA.
Rules outlined in a 2006 law states that the White House can issue a
presidential alert only if the public were in peril, or during national
emergencies. The alert cannot be a personal message on behalf of the president.
The wireless alert system launched in 2012.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/fema-tests-presidential-alert-to-225-million-electronic-devices
October 27:
The Russia
Investigations: The U.S. Launches A Digital Offensive — Gently
https://www.npr.org/2018/10/27/661149098/the-russia-investigations-the-u-s-launches-a-digital-offensive-gently
November 30: Marriott says breach of
Starwood guest database compromised info of up to 500 million
The breach could potentially be one of the largest in history, behind the
hacking of about 3 billion Yahoo accounts.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/marriott-says-data-breach-compromised-info-500-million-guests-n942041
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December 6: China is demanding the release
of telecoms giant Huawei's chief financial officer, who has been detained in
Canada.
Meng Wanzhou, the daughter of the company's founder, could face extradition to
the US.
She was arrested in Vancouver on 1 December, but the news was not made public at
her request.
The charges remain unknown but the US has been probing Huawei over possible
violation of sanctions against Iran.
China says her detention is possibly a rights abuse.
Ms Meng has sought a publication ban on the details of the arrest, which has
been granted by the courts.
Huawei said it was "not aware of any wrongdoing by Ms Meng".
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46465768
December 6: Internet Users Are Finding
Creative Ways To Mess With Giuliani’s Old Tweets
Trump’s attorney claims people are invading his texts, but he’s just forgetting
to put spaces after periods.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/giuliani-tweet-pranksters-collusion_us_5c0950c1e4b069028dc7a12d
December 14: U.S. Tech Giant Cloudflare
Provides Cybersecurity For At Least 7 Terror Groups
Among its customers are the Taliban, al-Shabab and Hamas.
In the United States, it’s a crime to knowingly
provide tangible or intangible “material
support” — including communications
equipment — to a designated foreign terrorist organization or to
provide
service
to an OFAC-sanctioned entity without special permission. Cloudflare, which is
not authorized by the OFAC to do business with such organizations, has been
informed on multiple occasions, dating back to at least 2012, that it is
shielding terrorist groups behind its network, and it continues to do so.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/cloudflare-cybersecurity-terrorist-groups_us_5c127778e4b0835fe3277f2f
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