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Donald Trump's mobile phone use worries former Obama tech officer
"Andrew McLaughlin, former deputy chief technology officer for the Obama administration, said the vulnerabilities were a concern. "What we ended up w…
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Is it ethical for these researchers to pay hackers for access to malware before it’s unleashed?
"That is, what if everyone, not just these researchers, gave $22,500 to the Shadow Brokers? Patrick Lin, a philosophy professor at California Polytechnic S…
New Atrocities Prevention & Response Legislation Introduced
I posted earlier about a new bipartisan bill to advance accountability in Syria: the Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act of 2017 (current status is here). Two…
Trump’s No Hypocrite
U.S. President Donald Trump can be accused of having many faults, but hypocrisy is not one of them. To be sure, Trump is wildly inconsistent. His critics have f…
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States 'awaken' to critical infrastructure cyberthreats
""The election did do a lot to awaken the state and local governments that had perhaps not thought so much about cybersecurity," said Brian Nussb…
The American debate on surveillance and cryptography
Lecture held during the First International Congress of Fundamental Rights and Criminal Procedure in the Digital Age, organized by InternetLab in partnership wi…
Thanks to Trump, Germany says it can’t rely on the United States. What does that mean?
German Chancellor Angela Merkel told a crowd Sunday in southern Germany that Europe can no longer rely on foreign partners. Merkel on Sunday declared a new cha…
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Telegraph Cyber Security reveals there’s plenty business can do to prevent another WannaCry
"Simple though this sounds, if companies are to ensure they’re adequately defended against even comparatively unsophisticated attacks, it’s vital for CTOs…
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New Bill Aims To Get More Driverless Cars On Texas Roads
"Despite Tesla's claim of a self-driving car out this year, several companies are aiming for 2020 and beyond for a production model. University of Sout…
Instagram made a Snapchat knockoff. Can they even do that?
""Ideas, before you actually put them to work, are very vulnerable to stealing," said University of California, Hastings law professor Ben Depoor…
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Sophistication Of Manchester Bomb Implies There Was Help
"“What is important to remember about video cameras is that they are not preventative measures, rather they are exceptionally useful – but for forensics an…
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Newly revived lawsuit could reveal secrets of NSA surveillance program
"Not only will it likely reveal more about the secret NSA surveillance program, but it could also potentially end such surveillance, explained Jennifer Gra…