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US non-profit sues FBI for info about phone hacking capability Agencies December 24, 2020 Washington, Dec 24: Non-profit organisation American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) demanding more information about its capability to gain access to information stored on personal mobile devices. The FBI is secretly breaking the encryption that secures our cell phones and laptops from identity thieves, hackers, and abusive governments, and it refuses to even acknowledge that it has information about these efforts even though some details have been filed publicly in federal court, ACLU said in a statement this week. The non-profit said that publicly available information indicates that the Electronic Device Analysis Unit (EDAU), a team within the FBI, has acquired or is in the process of acquiring software that allows the government to unlock and decrypt information that is otherwise securely stored on cell phones. ....
2 of Hawaiiâs own to serve on Bidenâs White House communications team Michael Kikukawa and Remi Yamamoto will be serving on the White House communications team. (Source: The White House) By HNN Staff | December 23, 2020 at 7:09 AM HST - Updated January 21 at 8:51 AM HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - President Joe Bidenâs communications team includes some Hawaii representation. Remi Yamamoto will be the senior communications adviser to the White House chief of staff. During Bidenâs presidential campaign, the Iolani grad served as the traveling national press secretary. According to her bio on the Biden-Harris transition page, she also served on numerous Democratic campaigns, including Hillary Clintonâs presidential campaign. ....
POLITICO A news release from Biden’s transition team described the appointees as “diverse, experienced, and talented individuals.” President-elect Joe Biden arrives at the Queen Theater for a virtual appearance on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Dec. 17, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. | Joshua Roberts/Getty Images Link Copied President-elect Joe Biden further filled out the incoming White House communications team on Friday, tapping several former campaign staffers for assistant and deputy-level roles in the West Wing’s press shop. The personnel announcements come after Biden campaign aides have expressed frustration in recent weeks that they were being passed up for posts in the new administration in favor of veteran officials from former President Barack Obama’s White House. ....
URL copied Biden names Indian-American Vedant Patel as Assistant White House Press Secretary President-elect Joe Biden on Friday named Indian-American Vedant Patel to be the Assistant Press Secretary as he announced the additional members of the White House Communications and Press Staff. Patel is currently the senior spokesperson of the Biden Inaugural and has been a part of the Biden Campaign as well where he served as Regional Communications Director. During President-elect Bidenâs primary campaign, Patel served as the Nevada and Western Primary-States Communications Director. Previously, he worked as Communications Director to Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, Western Regional Press Secretary at the Democratic National Committee, and Communications Director to Congressman Mike Honda. ....