Hearing Wednesday: EFF Argues Against Massive Government Hacking in ‘Playpen’ Case
FBI Used One Warrant to Infiltrate Thousands of Computers
May 1, 2017
Boston – On Wednesday, May 3, at 9:30 am, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will argue that an FBI search warrant used to hack...
EFF, Sen. Anderson Sponsor California License Plate Privacy Legislation
Sacramento—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Sen. Joel Anderson (R-Alpine) have introduced a California bill to protect drivers’ privacy by allowing them to cover their license plates while parked to avoid being photographed by...
FTC and Federal, State and International Partners Announce Major Crackdown on Tech Support Scams
The Federal Trade Commission, along with federal, state and international law enforcement partners, today announced “Operation Tech Trap,” a nationwide and international crackdown on tech support scams that trick consumers into believing their computers...
NASA Releases Kepler Survey Catalog with Hundreds of New Planet Candidates
NASA’s Kepler space telescope team has released a mission catalog of planet candidates that introduces 219 new planet candidates, 10 of which are near-Earth size and orbiting in their star's habitable zone, which is...
NASA TV to Broadcast U.S. Cargo Ship Departure from Space Station
June 9, 2016
MEDIA ADVISORY M16-065
After delivering almost 7,500 pounds of cargo to support dozens of science experiments from around the world, the Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo spacecraft is set to leave the International Space...
The End of Physics?
Why is there something rather than nothing? Why does so much interesting stuff exist in the universe?
Particle physicist Harry Cliff works on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, and he has some potentially bad...
NASA TV Coverage Set for Return of Two Space Station Crew Members
Two crew members on the International Space Station are scheduled to depart the orbital outpost Friday, June 2. Coverage of their departure and return to Earth will air live on NASA Television and the...
EFF Asks Court to Reverse Chelsea Manning’s Conviction for Violating Federal Anti-Hacking Law
19 May 2016 | Electronic Frontier Foundation
Fort Belvoir, Virginia—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) askeda U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals Wednesday to overturn Chelsea Manning’s conviction for violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act...
NASA gets funding bump in budget deal
May 4, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate today, by a vote of 79 – 18, approved a $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the federal government through September.
The measure includes $19.65 billion for NASA,...
Students Show Off Their Coding Know-How at Samsung Developer Conference
Student developers will stand alongside professionals at the Samsung Developer Conference in San Francisco today. The students, chosen from the five winners of the 2015 Samsung Mobile App Academy, made apps to address issues in their local...
The First REAL Personal Robot?? It’s Amazing!! [VIDEO]
Taipei, Taiwan (30th May, 2016) — ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih took the stage today during the Zenvolution press event at Computex 2016 to unveil Zenbo, the first ASUS robot, along with a stunning portfolio...
Phishing for Photos
Many hackers use the Internet to swindle money or to get revenge on their adversaries. But an Alabama man’s online crime was stealing women’s personal photos simply for the thrill of invading their privacy.
In...
NSA’s GenCyber Reaches New Territories
This year, the GenCyber Program, co-sponsored by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF), is bigger and better than before. The program is offering more than 130 summer camps in...
NASA Satellite Finds Unreported Sources of Toxic Air Pollution
June 1, 2016
RELEASE 16-05
Using a new satellite-based method, scientists at NASA, Environment and Climate Change Canada, and two universities have located 39 unreported and major human-made sources of toxic sulfur dioxide emissions.
A known health...
Total Eclipse of the Sun Forever Stamp to be Issued
Note: This announcement was released on 19 July
WASHINGTON — Tomorrow, Jim Cochrane, Chief Customer and Marketing Officer of the United States Postal Service dedicates the first-of-its-kind Forever stamp which transforms the solar eclipse image into...
