Tech Review: Trump's Cybersecurity Executive Order | TR 2017-05-13

Tech Review (TR 2017-05-13)--Domain Mondo's weekly review of tech news:

Features • 1) Cybersecurity Executive Order, 2) Q1 2017: Alibaba Group, 3) Google Chrome OS, Chromebooks, Android, 4) Except for the USA, only 4 other nations have an economy larger than California, 5) Alipay Mobile Payments in US,  6) California License Plate Privacy, 7) Softbank Investing, 8) ICYMI.

1) White House Press Briefing May 11, 2017, on Cybersecurity Executive Order:

Video above: White House Press Briefing on President Trump's Cybersecurity Executive Order, May 11, 2017. Press Briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Sanders and Homeland Security Advisor Tom Bossert (ends at 17:17). Transcript of briefing here. More info: Presidential Executive Order on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure | whitehouse.gov.

The Executive Order contains three key priorities:

1. Protecting federal networks, 
2. Updating antiquated and outdated systems, and 
3. Directing all department and agency heads to work together "so that we view our federal I.T. as one enterprise network," said Bossert.

Cybersecurity is a real issue within the U.S. federal government and all of its agencies. One report from cybersecurity company Thales (thalessecurity.com) indicates 34% of federal agencies experienced a data breach in the last year, and 96% of all federal agencies consider themselves “vulnerable” to cyberattack, with 48% saying they are “very” or “extremely” vulnerable.

See also: President Trump Protects America's Cyber Infrastructure | whitehouse.gov and Leaked NSA Malware Is Helping Hijack Computers Around the World | theintercept.com.

Other Tech News:

2) Alibaba Group Quarterly Earnings Webcast, May 18, 7:30 am EDT, via DomainMondo.com. See also: JD.com GMV, Active Customers Grew by >40% Q1 2017 | ChinaInternetWatch.com.

3) Google: Chrome OS joins forces with VMware to accelerate the adoption of Chromebooks in the enterprise | blog.google and How the World Bank is mobilizing their workforce with Android | blog.google.

4) Except for the USA, only 4 other nations have an economy larger than California:

Every country with an economy bigger than California is shown in red pic.twitter.com/G0UxzD9SjC

— Max Galka (@galka_max) May 6, 2017

5) China's Alipay Grabs Slice of U.S. Market With First Data | Bloomberg.com: Alipay's mobile payments wallet to be accepted at 4 million U.S. stores.

6)  EFF, Sen. Anderson Sponsor California License Plate Privacy Legislation | Electronic Frontier Foundation | eff.org: "... ALPRs are high-speed cameras that photograph the license plates of any vehicles that pass within view and convert the plate scans into machine-readable information. GPS coordinates and time stamps are attached to the data, which is uploaded to a searchable central database ... this information may be accessed by a variety of sectors ... this data can reveal sensitive, private location information about innocent people, such as their travel patterns, where they sleep at night, where they worship, when they attend political protests or gun shows, and what medical facilities they visit ..."

7) SoftBank investing $5 billion in China ride hailing firm Didi Chuxing | Reuters.com: Softbank, the "Berkshire Hathaway of the tech industry"?--See also: Japan's SoftBank invests $500 million in UK tech start-up Improbable | Reuters.com.

8) ICYMI Tech News Quick Takes:

• All You Need To Know: Google Chrome won't be allowed on Windows 10 S | ZDNet.com
• Snap shares plummet as investors mark down first earnings report | Reuters.com
• Comcast, Charter Joining Forces to Better Compete in Wireless | Bloomberg.com
• Why the Next 10 Days Are Critical to the Internet's Future | blog.mozilla.org re: FCC’s May 18 meeting re: net neutrality.
• India's Snapdeal founders, Nexus reach deal with SoftBank for sale to Flipkart: TV | Reuters.com
• Infographic: The Progress of Facebook's 10-Year Masterplan | visualcapitalist.com
• Trump in beta: USAspending.gov
• Macroeconomy & Brexit: British PM May's Conservatives open up record lead: ICM poll | Reuters.com May 8, 2017

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UPDATE: Ninth Circuit Denies Stay of TRO, State of Washington vs Trump

State of Washington et al vs Trump et al, re: Trump's Executive Order on immigration, TRO, and appeal to  United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco for stay: 

UPDATE Feb 9, 2017: Trump Loses at Ninth Circuit: "... the emergency motion for a stay pending appeal is DENIED."  Opinion excerpt (p.26 of 29):

Opinion in full embed below:

17-35105 State of Washington v. Trump 3:00 pm PT (6:00pm ET), February 7, 2017

LIVE audio stream from Courtroom One in the James R. Browning Court of Appeals Building in San Francisco, California, scheduled for February 7, 2017, 3:00 pm PT (6:00pm ET). Because the hearing will be conducted telephonically, the stream is audio only and there will be no courtroom proceedings or associated video feed.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco will hear arguments over whether to stay the temporary restraining order (TRO), essentially restoring the President's Executive Order, from attorneys representing the U.S. Department of Justice and the States of Minnesota and Washington.

The issue: note this Ninth Circuit hearing is not about whether or not Trump's executive order is unconstitutional, but whether to maintain a temporary block (TRO) on Trump's order pending further proceedings including consideration of the constitutional question.

The temporary block went into place last week after U.S. District Judge James Robart in Seattle ruled in favor of the two states over the Justice Department. The Ninth Circuit Judges scheduled to hear the arguments: Judges William Canby Jr., a Jimmy Carter appointee, Michelle Friedland, a Barack Obama appointee, and Richard Clifton, a George W. Bush appointee.

U.S. Department of Justice's Motion for Stay:

States of Washington and Minnesota response:

U.S. Department of Justice reply:

The 9th Circuit is likely to rule later this week, and many legal scholars expect the appeal court to affirm the temporary block, possibly leading to further proceeding(s) before the U.S. Supreme Court which is explained in depth here: Donald Trump Immigration Ban: The Supreme Court and What Happens Next | Fortune.com:

"Trump has a good shot at winning the underlying legal question, but only after more court wrangles and more criticism over how he's handled the process so far ... In light of the incredible controversy it has generated, the White House may choose to modify the ban, which could make the whole issue moot before the Supreme Court has a chance to decide."

Ninth Circuit Documents 17-35105 State of Washington & State of Minnesota v. Trump. WD Wash. 2:17-cv-141:

• 02/06/2017 Order clarifying live streaming oral argument
• 02/06/2017 Order re live streaming argument
• 02/06/2017 Anti-Defamation League Motion for Extension of Time
• 02/06/2017 Anti-Defamation League Amicus Motion
• 02/06/2017 Groupon Letter Joining Technology Companies Amicus Motion and Brief
• 02/06/2017 Reply In Support of Emergency Motion for Stay
• 02/06/2017 Washington State Labor Council Amicus Motion and Brief
• 02/06/2017 U.S. Justice Foundation, Citizens United, Citizens United Foundation, English First Foundation, English First, Public Advocate of the United States, Gun Owners Foundation, Gun Owners of America, Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund, U.S. Border Control Foundation, and Policy Analysis Center Amicus Motion and Brief
• 02/06/2017 Additional Law Professors Amicus Motion and Brief
• 02/06/2017 National Immigrant Justice Center and ASISTA Amicus Motion and Brief
• 02/06/2017 Letter by Additional Technology Companies Joining Technology Companies Amicus Motion and Brief
• 02/06/2017 American Center for Law and Justice Amicus Motion and Brief
• 02/06/2017 Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Iowa, Illinois, Maryland, Maine, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Vermont Amicus Motion and Brief
• 02/06/2017 Pivotal Software Letter Joining Technology Companies Amicus Motion and Brief
• 02/06/2017 SEIU Amicus Motion and Brief
• 02/06/2017 HIAS, Inc. Amicus Motion
• 02/06/2017 Law Professors Motion to Substitute Corrected Amicus Motion and Brief
• 02/06/2017 Anti-Defamation League Amicus Brief
• 02/06/2017 Constitutional Scholars Amicus Motion and Brief
• 02/06/2017 Order denying motion to intervene and setting oral argument
• 02/06/2017 Reply in support of emergency motion for stay
• 02/06/2017 Exhibits to response
• 02/06/2017 Exhibit A to response
• 02/06/2017 Response to emergency motion for stay
• 02/06/2017 HIAS amicus brief
• 02/06/2017 Americans United for Separation of Church and State amicus motion and brief
• 02/06/2017 ACLU amicus motion and brief
• 02/05/2017 Law Professors amicus motion and brief
• 02/05/2017 State of Hawaii emergency motion to intervene
• 02/05/2017 Korematsu Center amicus motion and brief
• 02/05/2017 Technology Companies amicus motion and brief
• 02/05/2017 Revised scheduling order
• 02/04/2017 Order denying immediate administrative stay pending full consideration of the emergency motion for stay and setting schedule
• 02/04/2017 Emergency motion for stay
• 02/04/2017 Video Video recording of hearing in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
• 02/03/2017 Order Temporary Restraining Order

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