Kenneth Corbin

Given all the recent controversy and bad publicity that have been surrounding Facebook over its privacy policies, you might think that a resume that includes a stint as chief privacy officer at the social network would be a liability for a candidate seeking public office. Kamala Harris certainly does. Harris is vying for the Democratic […]

While the environmental and economic disaster in the Gulf Coast continues to metastasize, the Obama administration is stepping up its efforts through policy and personnel to protect the U.S. from cyber attacks that could potentially pose even greater consequences. eSecurity Planet takes a closer look at Gen. Keith Alexander’s first public comments since taking the […]

The Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement that bars a Florida firm from marketing and selling keylogging spyware that illegally monitors users’ computer activities. The permanent injunction comes more than a year and a half after the FTC first filed suit against CyberSpy Software and its owner, Tracer Spence. CyberSpy had promoted the RemoteSpy […]

Despite its early role in shaping the Internet, the U.S. consistently remains in the spotlight for having slower average broadband rates than a number of other countries. And with so many of the advanced Internet services thought to be coming soon requiring, ever-increasing amounts of bandwidth, it’s little wonder that policymakers are studying how to […]

The House on Friday passed the National Defense Authorization Act, and with it an amendment that could have a dramatic impact on U.S. cyber defenses. The amendment, jointly authored by Reps. Diane Watson and Jim Langevin, would enshrine the office of the cybersecurity coordinator as a permanent fixture in the White House. It would also […]

The passage last week of the National Defense Authorization Act included a key amendment sponsored by House Democrats geared to improving both the efficiency and accountability of top government honchos charged with protecting the nation’s computer networks. As eSecurity Planet reports, the amendment calls for the creation of a National Office for Cyberspace within the […]

Facebook’s the world’s most popular social networking site even though some of its biggest fans aren’t very happy about many of the site’s privacy features and controls. Some are even irate. With this frustration in mind, a pair of Canadian muckrakers set up an online petition calling for the site’s almost 500 million members to […]

Google hasn’t made any secret of its ambitious plans to cash in on the mobile advertising market. Now one of the cornerstones of that strategy is in place. The search giant has announced that it has closed the $750 million acquisition of the mobile ad network AdMob, though antitrust authorities had given the deal a […]

How much should the government regulate the Internet and the service providers consumers rely on? The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the courts continue to wrestle with issues related to regulation of the Internet and so-called net neutrality rules that proponents say would ensure equal access to the Web. Enterprise Networking Planet reports on an […]

A trio of lawmakers is calling on Google to detail the extent of its Street View operation following the revelation that the company’s cars inadvertently collected Internet content traveling over unsecured wireless networks. Google reiterates that it was a mistake and insists that it broke no law, though some authorities in Europe are pursuing criminal […]

At a conference focused on the next generation of government technology and innovation, one might expect to hear a fair amount of buzz about the cloud, social media and open data. One would not be disappointed. At the O’Reilly Gov 2.0 Expo in Washington, a series of prominent executives and public-sector technology advocates

Mobile providers have long advertised great deals on smartphones including some marketed as “free.” The one big catch is that most of these deals require a two-year contract commitment that includes monthly service fees. As CIO Update reports, the FCC has been looking into these contracts and whether enough is being done to make consumers […]