“Multiple current and former White House officials have used private email for official administration correspondence, CNN has learned.” More …
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Homeland Security to Monitor Social Media Accounts of Immigrants and Citizens
“The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will begin collecting social media information and search results to include in immigration records starting on October 18, according to a rule published in the Federal Register last week. The policy will affect individuals going through the immigration process as well as naturalized citizens.” More …
World in No Rush to Offer Trump Help Post-Harvey
“After Katrina, countries around the globe offered to help the U.S. After Harvey, only a few — Mexico and troubled Venezuela among them — have volunteered aid.” More …
Every Voting Machine at This Hacking Conference Got Totally Pwned
The DefCon Security Conference “ran a three-day Voting Machine Hacking Village to test the security of various machines and networks used in US elections. By the end of the weekend, every one of the roughly 30 machines at the village, including those used to tabulate votes and to check voters in when they go to the polls, had been hacked.” More …