The US House of Representatives has approved a bill aimed at securing the nation’s computer networks from cyber attackers, but opposed by the Obama administration because of privacy concerns.
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, which passed on April 26 by a vote of 248-168, allows private companies to voluntarily share data about potential threats or attacks on their networks with US government intelligence agencies.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, the bill’s chief sponsor, says the measure will protect the nation’s intellectual property and infrastructure from countries like China and Russia, as well as criminals and terrorists.
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But President Barack Obama has threatened to veto the bill because it does not adequately guard American citizens’ personal information, a position echoed by civil liberties advocates.
Obama is supporting a bill in the Senate that would place the Department of Homeland Security in charge of overseeing domestic cybersecurity, with the authority to set security standards.
(Liberty Times)
美國國會眾議院通過了一項以保護美國電腦網路免遭攻擊為目的的法案。但歐巴馬政府基於隱私顧慮,反對該法案。
四月二十六日(以兩百四十八票贊成、一百六十八票反對)獲得通過的「網路情報共享和保護法案」將允許民營公司自願將可能對它們網路構成威脅或發動攻擊的數據,與美國政府情報部門分享。
該法案主要發起人、眾議院情報委員會主席羅傑斯表示,法案將保護美國的智慧財產權和基礎設施免遭中國和俄羅斯這樣的國家,以及犯罪份子和恐怖份子的攻擊。
但歐巴馬總統揚言將否決這項法案,原因是該法案未能充分保護美國公民的個人資訊。民權自由倡議者也呼應這一立場。
歐巴馬支持參議院的一項法案,即讓國土安全部負責美國國內的網路安全,並有權制定網路安全標準。
(自由時報/翻譯:陳成良)
The strongest earthquake to hit Taiwan in 25 years killed at least 16 people and damaged dozens of buildings, but the destruction was largely contained thanks to decades of preparedness work. Taiwan sits on the “Ring of Fire,” an arc of intense seismic activity along the Pacific Rim, and — much like neighboring Japan — has a long history of catastrophic quakes. How does April 3 compare with other recent quakes? The April 3 earthquake, which measured 7.4 on the moment magnitude scale, was felt across Taiwan. It was the most severe since a 7.6 magnitude quake in 1999 killed
A: Artificial intelligence technology has been causing controversy lately: a student was caught cheating with AI to win the grand prize in an art contest. B: That’s so absurd. Does this mean that AI paints better than humans? A: Maybe. Luckily, the student was later disqualified. B: And more absurdly, it’s becoming more and more popular to use AI technology to “resurrect” people. A: Yeah, some netizens even posted videos featuring the late singer CoCo Lee, who was “resurrected” by them with AI software. A: 人工智慧的爭議不斷,有學生違規使用AI參加美術展,甚至贏得首獎。 B: 真誇張,這是不是代表AI比人類還強大? A: 或許吧,幸好得獎資格被取消。 B: 還有更誇張的︰讓死者重現的「AI復活」技術越來越熱門。 A: 對啊,還有網友製作已故歌后李玟「復活」的影片呢! (By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
Around the time of the Dragon Boat Festival in June, the streets of Taiwan are filled with the delightful aroma of zongzi, a traditional snack made of sticky rice wrapped in leaves. The leaves are folded into a cone and then filled with sticky rice and other ingredients such as braised pork belly, peanuts and salted duck egg yolks. The filled leaves are then tightly tied with kitchen twine and ready for cooking. 每到六月端午時節,街頭巷尾就會飄出粽子的香氣。粽子是將糯米包進粽葉的傳統美食,先將粽葉折成圓錐狀塞入糯米,以及紅燒肉、花生、鹹鴨蛋黃等配料,用棉線綁緊後即可烹煮。 Dragon Boat Festival (n. phr.) 端午節 aroma
Everyone has seen a piece of fruit turn brown after being cut. Have you ever wondered why that happens? It is a common phenomenon that occurs due to a chemical reaction called enzymatic browning. The appearance, flavor and nutritional value of the fruit are all affected by this reaction. Some fruits, such as apples, pears, bananas, avocados and peaches, are more prone to enzymatic browning than others. These fruits contain high levels of an enzyme called polyphenol oxidase, or PPO for short. __1__ This causes a chain of chemical reactions that ultimately transforms the phenolic compounds into