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Manual Contact Tracing Has Privacy Issues
This blogpost was first published by me on May 22, 2020, as a series of Tweets on manual contact tracing and privacy risks. Many privacy advocates initally oppo…
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North Dakota’s COVID-19 app has been sending data to Foursquare and Google
"“Data collected in connection with contact tracing should not be used for any secondary purpose, let alone a commercial one,” wrote Ryan Calo, an associat…
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Apple, Google release coronavirus-tracing software — but will it help?
"“Either you have a system unlikely to help people navigate their world, to leave their house and feel safe, or you have privacy trade-offs," said Uni…
COVID-19 Webinar Series – Debate on the Risks of Bluetooth Contact Tracing
The world is moving rapidly to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus - and the Center for Democracy & Technology's policy teams are working just as f…
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Apple, Google release smartphone technology to notify users of possible exposure to coronavirus
"Some privacy advocates have favored the Google-Apple approach because it offers more privacy and security. But others, including Ryan Calo, a law professo…
Does containing COVID-19 mean surrendering our privacy?
Public health officials are scrambling to rapidly ramp up contact tracing, which involves tracking down people who may have come in contact with someone who has…
Data Privacy and Encryption Issues for Boards with Riana Pfefferkorn
The Stanford Rock Center for Corporate Governance talks to Riana Pfefferkorn, Associate Director of Surveillance and Cybersecurity at the Stanford Center for In…
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'That can go very wrong': The role of information and technology during COVID-19
"“We find ourselves in a position where we know technology and information will have a role,” Ryan Calo, an associate professor at the UW School of Law, sa…
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US officials say they've cracked Pensacola shooter’s iPhones, blast Apple
"“Barr’s and Wray’s speeches make it clear that, even if the government has the capability to get into locked phones, it’s far from giving up on its quest…
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The FBI cracked another iPhone — but it's still not happy with Apple
"Riana Pfefferkorn, associate director of surveillance and cybersecurity at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, noted that the FBI was eventually…
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iPhone spyware lets police log suspects' passcodes when cracking doesn't work
"“Law enforcement use of this ‘agent’ keylogger feature can be legal, so long as the warrant the government gets to search and seize the device spells out…
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How Congress is shaping data privacy laws during the pandemic
"“I think it’s important to consider that the inertia of these kinds of things, that the decisions we make now, will impact privacy for years to come,” Nor…