Anti-Flash sentiment sweeps the globe
On this week's show we'll be checking in with Richard Forno on the fallout from the OPM breach. Richard has been kicking around in DC infosec circles fo…
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Feds bust through huge Tor-hidden child porn site using questionable malware
""The court filings scrupulously avoid naming Tor (or mentioning hacking). Instead, they provide a detailed description of an anonymizing ‘Network’ an…
The FBI’s Problem Isn’t “Going Dark.” Its Problem is Going Slowly
It should be clear to even casual observers today that the “golden age of surveillance” thesis is fundamentally correct. We live in a time when far more data an…
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Why United Airlines is rewarding hackers with millions of free miles
""I think software is being increasingly built into things we use in our daily lives," said Harlan Yu, principal at technology firm Upturn. "…
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Law Must Catch Up with Rise of Robotics
"A new article calls for the law to catch up with robotic technology. Ryan Calo, assistant professor in the University of Washington School of Law, says it…
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Colorado police used Spotify to find abducted kids in Mexico
"This is a classic case of "information asymmetry," said University of Washington law professor Ryan Calo, meaning when companies, government age…
Real Family Values: Planning for a Future that Ensures Dignity for an Aging Population
In the coming years, our nation will face myriad challenges related to the care of the growing number of aging Americans. Elder care encompasses many things, fr…
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Should We Have Laws to Control Robots Before They Control Us?
"Robotics is shaping up to be the next transformative technology of our time, says legal expert Ryan Calo, who argues in a new paper that we need laws to d…
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Online comment forums to continue despite ECHR ruling
"According to some interpretations, the verdict indicates that the media are responsible for the comments posted by anonymous users. Such explanation is, h…
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We're going to have to change our laws to cope with robots
""Technology has not stood still," he wrote in an article in the California Law Review journal. "The same private institutions that develop…
The Iran deal reflects the U.S.’s overwhelming power over the world’s financial system
There is good reason to believe that Iran was prepared to reach a deal over its nuclear program because it was tired of dealing with U.S. sanctions. In Presiden…
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50 Cent filed for bankruptcy days after losing a revenge porn lawsuit
""It's nearly impossible to get law enforcement to pay attention — and local police probably won't understand the laws, or there may not be a…