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Platform Hints of Obama Cybersec Action

Platform Hints of Obama Cybersec Action September 9, 2012 Uncategorized Plank: Going Forward, President to Update Cyberdefenses The plank of the Democratic Party platform on cybersecurity suggests that President Obama will take unilateral action to safeguard the nation’s critical IT infrastructure because of Congress’ inability to enact comprehensive cybersecurity legislation. In the Democratic Party’s platform, voted […]

Google to Pay $22.5 Million FTC Fine

Google to Pay $22.5 Million FTC Fine August 13, 2012 Uncategorized Penalty Resulted from Deceptive Cookie Practices Search engine giant Google Inc. will pay $22.5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it misrepresented its privacy promises to users of the Apple Safari web browser. The fine is the largest civil penalty the FTC has ever obtained for […]