- Senate panel approves slew of tech bills (The Hill): A Senate committee approved seven technology focused bills yesterday, according to a recent report. The Senate Commerce Committee’s first action in the 115th Congress included a stamp of approval on a bill related to the Internet of Things, the article said. The Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act is one of Congress’ first efforts to address the challenges posed by connected devices. The article says that the one component of the bill is the development of a working group to help establish best practices for IoT products moving forward. The full text of the article can be found here. The bill can be read in its entirety on the right.
- Microsoft victory in overseas email seizure case is upheld (Reuters): Microsoft survived in an appeals court yesterday as a split court refused to review its decision not to force Microsoft to turn over emails in a drug investigation, Reuters reported yesterday. The 2d Circuit’s split 4-4 was a win for privacy advocates, the article suggested. The court held last summer that Microsoft would not be required to turn over emails stored in Ireland, as they were beyond the reach of domestic warrants authorized by the Stored Communications Act. The dissenting opinions in the case said the location of the files is irrelevant because Microsoft is a U.S. company. The full article can be found here, and the opinion is included below.
- Russia arrests top cyber security expert amid allegations of treason (The Telegraph): Reports today claim that a top cyber security official at a Russian-based firm has been arrested for alleged involvement in bribery from foreign officials. The article says that Ruslan Stoyanov, the head of Kaspersky Lab‘s computer incident investigations team, confirmed the arrest but distanced the firm itself from the allegations. Mr. Stoyanov previously worked for the Russian government’s cyber crime unit in the early 2000’s, the article says. The scheme involves an attempt to bribe a government official who was also arrested, although the foreign nation allegedly involved is unknown, the article reports. The full details of the event can be found here.
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