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By Riana Pfefferkorn on May 10, 2022 at 5:55 pm
With the Supreme Court Read more about The End of Roe Will Bring About a Sea Change in the Encryption Debate
By Riana Pfefferkorn on March 9, 2022 at 7:27 pm
This is the latest entry in my lengthy archive of writing, talks, and interviews about the EARN IT Act: Read more about Ignoring EARN IT’s Fourth Amendment Problem Won’t Make It Go Away
By Riana Pfefferkorn on February 4, 2022 at 1:23 pm
This is the latest entry in my lengthy archive of writing, talks, and interviews about the EARN IT Act: Read more about The EARN IT Act Is Back, and It’s More Dangerous Than Ever
By Riana Pfefferkorn on May 12, 2021 at 6:25 pm
This blog post is based off of a talk I gave on May 12, 2021 at the Stanford Computer Science Department’s weekly lunch talk series on computer security topics. Full disclosure: I’ve done some consulting work for Signal, albeit not on anything like this issue. (I kinda doubt they’ll hire me again if they read this, though.) Read more about I Have a Lot to Say About Signal’s Cellebrite Hack
By Riana Pfefferkorn on January 14, 2021 at 11:41 am
In late December, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a Read more about When You Hack Phones on the Fly, but Won’t Confirm or Deny, That’s a Glomar!
By Riana Pfefferkorn on December 18, 2020 at 9:30 am
Out of the 7.5 billion people on Earth, I’m guessing that approximately zero percent will be sad to see this benighted year come to an end. Looking back is too depressing, so I want to take a look forward. Read more about What Will 2021 Hold for Tech Policy?
By Riana Pfefferkorn on November 30, 2020 at 9:30 am
"Some personal news," as they say: After five wonderful years at CIS, starting tomorrow (December 1) I'll be transitioning into a new role as a Research Scholar at the Stanford Internet Observatory. I'll continue to be a CIS affiliate (with blogging rights on this blog!), and my work will continue to focus on encryption, surveillance, and cybersecurity issues. 2021 is poised to be a consequential year for encryption policy in the U.S. Read more about New Role at Stanford
By Riana Pfefferkorn on October 5, 2020 at 5:53 pm
On September 30, Representatives Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) and Ann Wagner (R-MO) introduced the House version of the EARN IT Act (H.R.8454), which had previously been introduced in the Senate (S.3398) in March. Read more about House Introduces EARN IT Act Companion Bill, Somehow Manages to Make It Even Worse
By Riana Pfefferkorn on September 14, 2020 at 9:38 am
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is America's federal anti-hacking statute, but it's been used for purposes well beyond that. Read more about The Importance of Protecting Good-Faith Security Research
By Riana Pfefferkorn on August 19, 2020 at 11:00 am
On August 7, I had the pleasure of doing a "fireside chat" with my friend and Section 230 expert Cathy Gellis at this year's virtual DEF CON Crypto & Privacy Village. Cathy gave a primer on Section 230, and then we had a discussion about the EARN IT Act bill, the LAED Act bill, and the threats they pose to online speech, privacy, security, and encryption. You can watch the video here. Read more about EARN IT Act Talk at the DEF CON Crypto & Privacy Village