[ad_1] The General Services Administration would be tasked with both providing AI expertise to agencies and researching policy. The Office of Management and Budget would need to devise strategies for investing in and using AI for federal data. The Office of Personnel Management, meanwhile, would identify the skills necessary for AI workers and create relevant […]
Category: government
A ransomware attack is holding Baltimore’s networks hostage
[ad_1] Nearly every department of the city government was affected in some way, though the police, fire, emergency response and 311 systems remained up. The city’s phones are still active, and employees are at work. City Council did cancel at least one hearing on gun violence. According to the Baltimore Sun the ransomware — a […]
EU set to investigate Apple over Spotify’s competition claims
[ad_1] Both tech companies have declined to comment on the report. Apple, however, has already rejected Spotify’s assertions. It argued that Spotify was really driven by “financial motivations” and wanted to benefit from the App Store’s infrastructure without contributing to it. The firm also rejected notions that it was privileging Apple Music on a software […]
UK government starts accepting Apple Pay and Google Pay
[ad_1] Officials expect to spread payments among other, more “central” government services as well as local government, health care and the police. It’s not a radical addition, but could make life easier if the thought of paying for government services normally turns you pale. And let’s face it, this technological convenience is still relatively rare […]
Facebook reportedly invites federal oversight of its privacy practices
[ad_1] As part of this tradeoff, Facebook may face a multi-billion dollar fine from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Sources told The Washington Post that Facebook would also have to more rigorously review new products and services, document its decisions and efforts to avoid privacy pitfalls and take a more active role in policing third-party […]
UK mulls security warnings for smart home devices
[ad_1] If adopted, the mandates might also require unique IoT device passwords that can’t be reset to universal factory settings. They could demand that manufacturers offer a point of contact as part of a vulnerability disclosure and that manufacturers state the minimum length of time a device will receive security updates. Following the government’s consultation […]
UK offers government info through Alexa and Google Assistant
[ad_1] Not everything is available, so you can’t completely depend on a voice assistant just yet. However, there are promises of expansion. You might soon have information on how to get married or renew your car tax, for instance. If this works well, it could serve as a template for other governments wanting to surface […]
France launches government chat app after fixing last-minute flaw
[ad_1] Security researcher “Elliot Alderson” (aka Baptiste Robert) discovered that Tchap’s email address check wasn’t as stringent as it should be. He succeeded in signing up simply by attaching an @elysee.fr (the presidential palace) address to the end of the email address he intended to use — it sent the validation email to his actual […]
Austria draft law would require real names for internet comments
[ad_1] It would only affect sites with more than 100,000 registered users, bring in revenues above €500,000 per year or receive press subsidies larger than €50,000. There would also be exemptions for e-commerce sites as well as those that don’t earn money from either ads or the content itself. If passed and cleared by the […]
T-Mobile and Sprint merger is ‘unlikely’ without major changes
[ad_1] State antitrust officials also have qualms with the merger, according to one of the WSJ‘s tipsters. The FCC is on record as having questions about both the claimed cost savings and their plans for wireless home broadband. T-Mobile and Sprint didn’t have an immediate comment on the apparent leaks. If the report proves true, […]