Senate panel approves bill to continue NSA surveillance

Computerworld Security: November 01, 2013
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Senate panel approves bill to continue NSA surveillance

A U.S. Senate committee has voted to approve a bill that would leave in place
the U.S. National Security Agency's bulk telephone-records collection program,
with some limits.
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1. Tech industry calls for 'oversight and accountability' of NSA surveillance
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Tech industry calls for 'oversight and accountability' of NSA surveillance

Internet companies are demanding reforms to U.S. government surveillance
practices to enhance privacy protections and provide "appropriate oversight and
accountability mechanisms."
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New malware variant suggests cybercriminals targeting SAP users

A new variant of a Trojan program that targets online banking accounts also
contains code to search if infected computers have SAP client applications
installed, suggesting that attackers might target SAP systems in the future.
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