Tech newsletter: A wild year of tech policy

Welcome to the Tuesday edition of Internet Insider, where we dissect tech and politics unfolding online. Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. TODAY: Hey all, happy new year! Today’s newsletter will be a bit different. A lot happened in tech policy in 2021, and we know it can be …

New policy requires federal agencies to immediately assess national security threat of cyberattacks

A new federal policy will require the FBI and other agencies to report on the severity of cyberattacks to White House officials, CNN reported Friday. The new reporting requirement is geared toward assessing the national security risk of cyberattacks to critical infrastructure, according to a National Security Council memo obtained by CNN. In some cases, …

Coachella Reverses Its Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy For Its Upcoming 2022 Festival

Getty Image In an unexpected move by one of the entertainment industry’s biggest music festivals, Coachella has reversed its mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for its upcoming April 2022 festival dates. The move comes just two months after Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), which owns Coachella’s promoter Goldenvoice and is the second-largest concert promotion company in the …