Headlines from Secrecy News

Secrecy News Blog:  http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/ **      WHO IS AN INTELLIGENCE EMPLOYEE? **      WIKILEAKS: GIVING LEAKS A BAD NAME **      HUGE COMMERCIAL SAT IMAGERY CONTRACTS AWARDED **      ODNI ADVISORS ON BIO SCIENCES KEEP LOW PROFILE **      REVIEWS OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN US REMAIN “OBSCURE” WHO IS AN INTELLIGENCE EMPLOYEE? Could someone be considered an intelligence community employee …

The 19 most influential cybersecurity organizations in the world (GAO)

The Government Accountability Office identified 19 global organizations “whose international activities significantly influence the security and governance of cyberspace.” The organizations range from information-sharing forums that are non-decision-making gatherings of experts to private organizations to treaty-based, decision-making bodies founded by countries. The groups address a variety of topics from incident response,  the development of technical …

The $12 Computer

Playpower.org aims to introduce the world’s cheapest computer programs to the poor by utilizing the technology of old 8 bit computers. The Apple II computer, which had its heyday in the 1970s in the West, has lived on in the developing world, where its technology is now open source and easy to manufacture. As a …

Secrecy News: Afghanistan Deaths, CRS Reports, Weaknesses in Industrial Cyber Sec, Too Many Secrets, Math Discovery

SECRECY NEWS from the FAS Project on Government Secrecy Volume 2010, Issue No. 62 August 2, 2010 Secrecy News Blog:  http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/ **      AFGHANISTAN CASUALTIES, AND MORE FROM CRS **      WEAKNESSES IN INDUSTRIAL CYBER SECURITY DESCRIBED **      TOO MANY SECRETS, THE GREATEST MATH DISCOVERY, AND MORE AFGHANISTAN CASUALTIES, AND MORE FROM CRS Sixty-six American troops died …