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Cybersecurity Report: June 29, 2015

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According to Wikileaks, the whistleblower website, the US National Security Agency (NSA) has been spying on French President Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande in 2006-2012, Wikileaks says. The OTA evaluated these websites based on criteria in mainly three categories: consumer protection, privacy and security.

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US Government Accountability Office Releases New Report On The Internet of Things (IoT)

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One sensor called an accelerometer cost an average of $2 in 2006. According to the GAO, the cost and size of electronics are decreasing, making it easier for the electronics to be embedded into objects and to be enabled as IoT devices. For example, the price of sensors has significantly declined over the past decade. Ubiquitous connectivity.

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