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Senators Push to Require Paper Ballots to Secure Elections

A new bill would require the use of paper ballots and audits in all federal elections.

Election Security

Bug Allows Bypass of Code-Signing Tools on Macs

An issue with the way third-party tools implement Apple's code-signing API can allow malicious files to pass as legitimate ones.

Apple

Misconfigured Android Devices Open for Abuse

Android Debug Bridge is a debugging interface for developers troubleshooting faulty Android devices. Unfortunately, some vendors shipped devices with Android Debug Bridge enabled, which leaves these devices open for abuse.

Android, Mobile

Encrypt Act Blocks States From Banning Encryption

A group of lawmakers from both parties have introduced a new bill in the House of Representatives that would stop states and local governments from passing laws governing encryption. This will prevent states from passing their own laws before the federal government figures out what to do.

Legislation, Encryption

Facebook Open Sources Sonar Debugging Tool

Facebook has open-sourced its internal Sonar debugging platform form Android and iOS apps development.

Facebook, Tools