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The takeaway is not to view a technology's age as inherently reflective of whether the tech is somehow good or bad. It's not really a binary. — PolitiTweet.org

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At that stage, overall system resilience is affected and even if there is nothing wrong with the technology per se, a solid risk assessment absolutely must account for those things going unrecoverably wrong. — PolitiTweet.org

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But there are times when "old" starts to become a liability, and that is usually when systems are no longer supported by vendors with security updates or when the knowledge to operate the technology becomes so rare that it becomes its own point of failure. — PolitiTweet.org

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It's the Battlestar Galactica reboot thing, where "old" was actually better because it closed off a cybersecurity vulnerability. — PolitiTweet.org

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There's nothing inherently wrong with using old systems or technologies, and a lot of people tend to conflate "old" with "bad." In mission-critical systems, "don't fix what ain't broke" is more important than being on the bleeding edge. — PolitiTweet.org

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An eye-opening inside look at the IRS facility in Austin that reviews paper tax returns. The mailroom runs on Windows frickin' XP and the taxpayer database runs on **COBOL** https://t.co/r7eJYXFrQj https://t.co/AFINZsGDAS — PolitiTweet.org

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Back from the beach. What've I missed? — PolitiTweet.org

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The Senate has advanced the chips & science legislation in a key procedural vote, with final passage expected later this week: https://t.co/07uaBsQxzP — PolitiTweet.org

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Proposal to let "it's not yet good" become the new "it's early days" — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jonsarlin: Trust Amazon reviews at your peril. With its lawsuit, Amazon is trying to crack down on fake reviews bought by vendors on th… — PolitiTweet.org

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Walking through the rain in sandals and it’s so hot out the runoff feels like bathwater — PolitiTweet.org

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The FCC is finally forcing telecom companies to block millions of those spammy auto-warranty robocalls, with an order that targets a group accused of sending more than *8 billion* illegal calls since 2018: https://t.co/m6ug6nzSEU — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @donie: YouTube says it will no longer allow misinformation related to abortion, including: - false claims about the safety of the pro… — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden has Covid, the White House says: https://t.co/3g1C25vwKh — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @birnbaum_e: NEW: A lot of corporations broke their lobbying records in the second quarter of this year. Some of the most notable number… — PolitiTweet.org

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Wow. Amazon is buying One Medical for about $3.9 billion: https://t.co/Y4MJ4KrbZC — PolitiTweet.org

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@mjwhansen Not sure we know enough right now to even speculate! — PolitiTweet.org

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(This is relevant in the context of California's privacy law, which is regarded as the toughest currently on the books in the US.) — PolitiTweet.org

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But some sticking points remain: A few California lawmakers, for example, objected to the bill's provisions preventing individual states from passing or enforcing tougher privacy laws than the proposed federal standard. — PolitiTweet.org

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This bipartisan bill would establish, for the first time, a national data privacy right for US consumers and rein in things like targeted advertising, particularly toward children. — PolitiTweet.org

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Just in: House lawmakers have advanced the American Data Privacy and Protection Act out of the Energy and Commerce Committee, by a vote of 53-2. — PolitiTweet.org

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The Biden administration is launching a multi-agency plan to help fill hundreds of thousands of cybersecurity jobs in the US, vacancies officials describe as both a national security challenge and an economic opportunity for the middle class: https://t.co/soJn7A5fiR — PolitiTweet.org

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“The longer the delay, the greater the risk” to Twitter’s business, the judge in Twitter v. Musk said, ordering an expedited, five-day trial in October. From @claresduffy: https://t.co/kNkREhVS0V — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @snlyngaas: New ---> Justice Department seizes $500K from North Korean hackers who targeted US medical organizations https://t.co/WlOD31… — PolitiTweet.org

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Tomorrow’s hearing in Twitter v. Musk is moving to Zoom because *checks notes* the judge has Covid https://t.co/PDCPjdBlVm — PolitiTweet.org

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Confirming @viaCristiano’s scoop this AM, Dems could unveil a net neutrality bill in a matter of weeks intended to classify ISPs as common carriers once and for all: https://t.co/B1oKfPu99p — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @viaCristiano: Scoop: Senate & House Democrats soon plan to unveil a sweeping net neutrality bill that would restore the FCC's Title II… — PolitiTweet.org

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TikTok says its global chief security officer, Roland Cloutier, is stepping away "into a strategic advisory role focusing on the business impact of security and trust programs," with Kim Albarella succeeding him as interim head of global security: https://t.co/3y3UzkgZiA — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @viaCristiano: New: The federal privacy bill matches or beats California’s law in terms of consumer protections in most areas, privacy &… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @sofia_barrett: Amazon's Ring has provided surveillance footage to law enforcement without a warrant or the consent of doorbell-owners 1… — PolitiTweet.org