Our picksFood fights; finding botnets; launching nukes, and more
· Facial recognition touted as ‘user friendly’ system for airports
· Juncker goes to war against disinformation and online terrorist content
· In cyberwar, there are no rules
· DARPA wants to find botnets before they attack
· Senators want answers on State Department’s glaring cybersecurity gaps
· Fire departments struggle to meet new demands
· Food fight
· How Obama made it easier for Trump to launch a nuke
· There are too many federal disasters
Facial recognition touted as ‘user friendly’ system for airports (AFP)
As facial recognition technology use generates intense scrutiny, a new system unveiled at Washington’s Dulles airport is being touted as a “user friendly” way to help ease congestion for air travelers. Officials at Dulles unveiled two new face recognition systems Thursday, one to meet legal requirements for biometric entry-exit records, and a second to help speed processing of travelers arriving on international flights by matching their real-time images with stored photos.
Juncker goes to war against disinformation and online terrorist content (Samuel Stolton, Euractiv)
The European Commission is set to pursue a crackdown on the spread of online terrorist content and disinformation, its president Jean-Claude Junker announced in his state of the union address on Wednesday (12 September).
In cyberwar, there are no rules (Tarah Wheeler, Foreign Policy)
Why the world desperately needs digital Geneva Conventions.
DARPA wants to find botnets before they attack (Jack Corrigan, Defense One)
The defense agency awarded a contract to develop a tool that scours the internet for dormant online armies.
Senators want answers on State Department’s glaring cybersecurity gaps (Greg Otto, Cyberscoop)
The State Department must do more to shore up its cybersecurity posture, according to a bipartisan group of senators.
Fire departments struggle to meet new demands (Daniel C. Vock, Governing)
The job of a firefighter has changed almost beyond recognition. That, combined with lagging pay and personnel problems, is making it difficult to recruit enough of them.
Food fight (Tanner Greer, Foreign Policy)
Why the next big battle may not be fought over treasure or territory—but for fish.
How Obama made it easier for Trump to launch a nuke (Marc Ambinder, Politico)
Maybe we should talk about this?
There are too many federal disasters (David Inserra, The Atlantic)
In order for FEMA to take care of large-scale catastrophes, state and local governments have to take responsibility for smaller ones.
