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The Senate Judiciary Committee is in the early stages of crafting a bill that would compel tech companies to bypass encryption on consumer devices. (Getty)

Congress wants to prevent states from weakening encryption

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has reintroduced legislation that would preempt any attempts by states to weaken encryption.
State Department bug bounty
A child watches as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to staff and families from U.S. Embassy Riyadh, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 29, 2018. The House advanced a measure that would create a bug bounty program at the State Department. (State Department photo/ Public Domain)

House panel advances State Department bug bounty bill

The House Foreign Affairs Committee advanced a bill in the latest effort to encourage agencies to use ethical hackers to secure their networks.
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