• Bill Gates Thinks the Government Should Have Access to iPhones

    Bill Gates Thinks the Government Should Have Access to iPhones

    We live in an interesting time, especially around technology and security.  Apple, for example, has spent a lot of time trying to ensure that law enforcement can’t just access individuals’ data whenever they want to.  Law enforcement officials, however, think that they’re putting up unnecessary barriers.  Who is right in all of this?  Well, that’s…

  • The NSA Uses Public Twitter Account to Send Messages to Russian Spies

    The NSA Uses Public Twitter Account to Send Messages to Russian Spies

    Have you ever seen the TV series The Bletchley Circle?  If not, it’s a British miniseries set in the early 1950s and is about four women who used to work as “code breakers” at Bletchley Park.  If I’m being honest, its kind of boring.  But it’s a great miniseries if you are interested in shows…

  • CFPB Puts Equifax Investigation on Hold – But Why?

    CFPB Puts Equifax Investigation on Hold – But Why?

    The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) probe into the Equifax data breach has been put on hold.  Maybe killed off completely.  Reuters is reporting that CFPB head, Mick Mulvaney, has walked away from the regulator’s authorized investigation into the matter.  Huh?  How can you just stop an investigation midway through?  Or was the investigation…