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• The top 10 technology trends for government CIOs

  These have the potential to optimise or transform public services and should be included in the strategic planning of government CIOs over the next 12 to 18 months, says Rick Howard of Gartner

• Senate heads toward vote on CISA cyberthreat info sharing bill

  The U.S. Senate could take a preliminary vote as soon as Wednesday on a controversial bill intended to encourage businesses to share cyberthreat information with each other and with government agencies, despite concerns that the legislation would allow the widespread sharing of personal customer data.

• Obama administration's encryption concerns meant to start a debate

  U.S. President Barack Obama's administration still believes in the use of encryption to protect digital information, even after top officials have questioned how law enforcement agencies will get access to data on encrypted devices, a White House advisor said.

• Snowden leaks after one year: Wrangling over the meaning of 'bulk'

  A debate in the U.S. about whether the National Security Agency should end its bulk collection of U.S. telephone and business records has come down to an argument over the meaning of the word "bulk."

• Privacy groups urge UN to adopt digital surveillance resolution

  Five human rights groups urged the United Nations (UN) General Assembly to adopt a new resolution against indiscriminate mass surveillance.

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