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U.S. Government Agencies Launch New Online Services

The DHS in partnership with the Departments of VA and DoD launched two new resources to support noncitizen service members, veterans, and their families.

Staff Reporter Feb 16, 2022 2 min read News

Affordable Internet: Millions of Americans to Overcome Digital Divide Through Broadband Discounts

A Federal Communications Commission initiative designed to increase access to high-speed internet recently hit a major milestone. The $14.2 billion program was created by President Joe Biden’s infrastructure law, replacing a broadband affordability program called the Emergency Broadband Benefit. The program allows low-income households to receive discounts of up to $30 per month on their internet service bills and for households on tribal lands to receive discounts of up to $75 per month.

Staff Reporter Feb 15, 2022 2 min read Civic Infrastructure

Journalist Who Uncovered Security Flaw in Missouri Gov Website to Escape Prosecution

The decision comes after the governor spent months publicly labelling the reporter a “hacker” for discovering the flaw and notifying the state about it. Parson asked the Missouri State Highway Patrol to investigate and repeatedly said the reporter had committed a crime.

Staff Reporter Feb 15, 2022 3 min read Cybersecurity

Inmediata Health Reaches $1.13M Settlement After 2019 Data Breach

The breach occurred when a misconfigured web setting allowed search engines to index internal webpages. The website leaked medical claim information, demographic details, and some Social Security numbers.

Staff Reporter Feb 15, 2022 3 min read Cybersecurity

Colorado to Ensure Privacy Protection for Health Care Workers

If enacted, House Bill 1041 would add health care workers — as well as code enforcement officers, child representatives and animal control officers — to the list of people who can request to have their personal information removed from government websites after they receive threats to their safety. Personal information includes home addresses, phone numbers and email addresses.