Macbeth, Ahab, Peewee Herman, Microsoft, Zoom, Vibe Hacking, SharePoint, Meta, AgeID, Josh Marpet, and More on this episode of the Security Weekly News.
FBI Director Kash Patel stated that the agency "uses all tools" for its mission and purchases commercially available information consistent with the Constitution and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, which has yielded valuable intelligence.
FedScoop reports that the Department of Homeland Security is poised to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on surveillance technology contracts in 2026, backed by a $191 billion funding boost from the 2025 "One Big Beautiful Bill," while facing mounting concerns over lagging governance and oversight.
High school media and tech firm PlayOn Sports has been ordered by the California Privacy Protection Agency to pay a $1.1 million fine for allegedly requiring students and parents to allow personal data tracking to access high school event ticketing services, reports Government Technology.
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