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What Will 2021 Hold for Tech Policy?
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…
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The Supreme Court Will Hear Its First Big CFAA Case
“The Supreme Court’s opinion in this case could decide whether millions of ordinary Americans are committing a federal crime whenever they engage in computer ac…
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New Role at Stanford
"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 Re…
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Google must disclose emails in Russian oligarch's divorce
Albert Gidari of Stanford University's Center for Internet and Society said the judge probably didn't want to hold up a trial set for Nov 30 in London.&…
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Deep-Dive Discussion about Cybersecurity with Riana Pfefferkorn
Riana Pfefferkorn is the Associate Director of Surveillance and Cybersecurity at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society. Riana’s work focuses on investiga…
The FTC Zoom Case: Does the FTC Need a New Approach?
It was inevitable. On Monday, Zoom joined an exclusive club of tech companies – Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Microsoft, Google, Uber, Snap, and more. This club…
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With the increased focus of ransomware attacks in health care, what other sector or type of business should be on high alert?
We pay a lot of attention to the potential for attacks on critical infrastructure in areas such as energy (power plants, electrical grid, etc.), but I'm won…
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Dark Patterns and the CCPA
This past spring, while the pandemic was worsening around us and the first shelter in place orders went into effect, I began an exploratory research project wit…
What's New in the US Crypto Wars
Encryption has been a topic of heated debate in the United States and worldwide during the last six years. The COVID-19 epidemic added a new twist to the debate…
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Ransomware can interfere with elections and fuel disinformation – basic cybersecurity precautions are key to minimizing the damage
Government computer systems in Hall County, Georgia, including a voter signature database, were hit by a ransomware attack earlier this fall in the first known…
A Duty of Loyalty for Privacy Law
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. When the Internet emerged in the mid-1990s, it was heralded as an unprecedented technology of human empowerment; a place whe…
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“Tool Without A Handle: Spirituality, Virtue, and Technology Ethics”
“Tool Without A Handle: Spirituality, Virtue, and Technology Ethics” "If one loves righteousness, whose works are virtues,She teaches moderation and prud…