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Three Ideas for Solving the Cybersecurity Skills Gap
"Scott Shackelford, chair of the cybersecurity program at Indiana University, Bloomington, says one big cause of the shortage is the lack of a focused tale…
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Ariana Grande, Mac Miller, and Why We Blame Women for Male Substance Abuse
""It's deeply unsurprising to see a cyber mob descend. There’s a very quick snowballing that happens, where it’s maybe one or two people, then all…
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Tinder date threatened to share nude photos if woman didn't agree to sex, warrant alleges
""It's devastating and we deal with the survivors of this kind of sexual extortion and violence all the time," said McGill education professo…
Expert: Smart Tech Is Making Us Dumb
We know that smart phones and other information technology are changing the way we live and the way we relate to other people, but could they actually be making…
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Students voice concerns as Concordia, McGill prep for sexual-violence law
"“We’re looking at creative ways to address these problems, so we can address, and unpack and undo the climate of rape culture and climate of sexism,” said…
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The Rise of Robocalls and Cell Scams—and How to Stop Them
"Jen King was in a hurry to get out the door of her Bay Area home on a recent morning, and she missed a call to her cell phone because of it. The phone num…
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The Cybersecurity 202: Lawmakers want intelligence chiefs to help counter threat from doctored videos
"Those types of efforts could increase if the intelligence community agrees to weigh in on deepfakes, said Danielle Citron, a privacy law expert at the Uni…
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Why D.C. Pundits' Must-Carry Claims Are Relevant to Global Censorship
Two important current trends in Internet law go together in ways that aren’t getting enough attention. They should, though, because the overlap is well on its w…
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Government Hacking Makes Everyone Less Safe
"In a new paper, Riana Pfefferkorn at Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society (CIS) analyzes the cybersecurity risks of this practice for all…
Government Hacking Makes Everyone Less Safe
Last week, the Justice Department filed criminal charges against a North Korean operative for a malware attack that endangered hospital systems and crippled the…
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Farm victim of ‘patent troll’ lawsuit
"Most such litigation settles fairly quickly due to cost pressures, rather than the merit of the allegations, said Daniel Nazer, senior staff attorney with…
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Govt's decryption bill can only lead to 'systemic weaknesses'
"Notably, Riana Pfefferkorn, cryptography fellow at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, and University of Melbourne researchers Dr Vanessa Teague…