Deep Dive: Cybersecurity and the Broad Geopolitical Risk of Digital Life
Cybersecurity is increasingly a major concern of modern life, coloring everything from the way we vote to the way we drive to the way our health care records ar…
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The Intellectual Dark Web, Explained: What Jordan Peterson Has In Common w/ The Alt-Right w/ Henry Farrell
Henry Farrell (@henryfarrell), professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University, joins us to discuss his latest piece fo…
Tactics Used To Find Golden State Killer Raise Privacy And Legal Questions
"BANDLAMUDI: They then made a match with DNA collected years ago from crime scenes throughout California where the suspect, Joseph James DeAngelo, allegedl…
Can states regulate the internet?
The days are numbered for federal net neutrality regulations. In response, some states are working on their own versions to prevent internet service providers (…
Overhauling Digital Privacy In The EU
"The European Union is getting ready to enact sweeping new digital privacy laws. Facebook says it’s going comply. Is what’s good for Europe good for the U.…
Techdirt Podcast Episode 163: Teaching The Law Via Podcasts
Law isn't simple, and truly learning about it takes more than a few short primers or even an in-depth guide or two — which makes it the perfect topic to exp…
Episode 14: Privacy in the Facebook Age
Recently 50 million Facebook users had their personal information extracted and used for political and commercial purposes. In the wake of this scandal, we’ve a…
Riana Pfefferkorn: The Emerging Trend of ‘Side-Channel Cryptanalysis’ (Ep. 133)
Cryptography Fellow Riana Pfefferkorn was a guest on the WashingTech Policy Podcast with Joseph Miller. Listen to the podcast at WashingTech.…
Zuckerberg Agrees to Congressional Testimony
Woodrow Hartzog, a professor at Northeastern University Law School, discusses Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s agreement to appear before the House Energy and Com…
Week In Geek Podcast: What will it take for us to quit Facebook?
Facebook is still reeling from the revelation that a British firm, Cambridge Analytica, improperly used millions of its users’ data. #DeleteFacebook is trending…
Zuckerberg asked to testify; data firm's CEO suspended
Cryptography Fellow Riana Pfefferkorn interviewed on KTVU Fox 2.…
Facebook facing user and lawmaker scrutiny over data use
"Daphne Keller, a specialist in corporate liability and responsibility at Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society, says Facebook could fa…