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Here Is How Today’s “Safe Harbor” Agreement Addresses Privacy Concerns

U.S. authorities agreed to limits on mass surveillance of European user data and a new ombudsman to address complaints.

U.S. and European Union negotiators reached an agreement on Tuesday to preserve European users’ privacy when data is transferred to servers in the United States, and maintains the ability of U.S. tech companies to legally store European data on their U.S. servers.

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Could An Encryption Backdoor Tied To The NSA Have Let In Foreign Spies?

A Congressional committee is probing the origin and impact of a Juniper Networks firewall security hole on government systems.

A Congressional committee has begun to investigate the potential impact of a Juniper Networks firewall security flaw discovered in December on government systems—even as some researchers suggest the hole may be the unintended consequence of a National Security Agency backdoor into the systems.

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Here’s How The Government Plans To Spend $1 Billion On Cancer Cures

The White House convened its new Cancer Moonshot Task Force on Monday and announced plans to spend $1 billion on a cure.

Monday was a big day in the fight against cancer. Vice President Joe Biden convened the first meeting of the Cancer Moonshot Task Force of government departments and other agencies, the White House announced a proposal to spend $1 billion on the effort over the next two years, and in a Q&A with the task force on Twitter specific concerns such as childhood cancer were highlighted.

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Former Yahoo Editor Sues, Alleging Discrimination Against Male Employees

Gregory Anderson says he was unfairly let go in 2014—in part because the Yahoo media team preferred female employees.

As Yahoo prepares to deliver its quarterly earnings report and agenda to investors, a former employee is giving the embattled company yet another thing to worry about. Gregory Anderson, a Yahoo editor laid off in November 2014, filed a lawsuit Monday alleging that he was dismissed with little to no warning, and that execs exploited the company’s employee rating system to make cuts. Anderson also claims that Yahoo’s media team was partial to women.

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