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Attacking a Pay Wall That Hides Public Court Filings
"“Federal courts need to be providing this access without charge,” said Stephen W. Smith, who was until recently a federal magistrate judge in Houston and…
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US could learn how to improve election protection from other nations
Hacking into voting machines remains far too easy. It is too soon to say for sure what role cybersecurity played in the 2020 Iowa caucuses, but the problems, w…
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Hang-ups, hold-ups and hurdles passing federal privacy legislation
"Time will tell what legislators will decide, but at least some experts see a light at the end of the tunnel. Omer Tene, chief knowledge officer at the IAP…
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Daphne keller: ‘A world leader, India knows how to regulate technology, everyday life with sophistication’
India’s upcoming intermediary guidelines have become a key topic for global stakeholders, like Wikipedia and WhatsApp. Daphne Keller, the Director of Intermedia…
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AG Barr targets encryption again at human trafficking summit
"Riana Pfefferkorn, a member of the Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society, wrote of similar concerns to the constitutional rights of online…
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Lindsey Graham Wants to Use Mistrust of Big Tech To Destroy Your Right to Online Privacy
""People are angry about Section 230, so the [Department of Justice] is seizing upon that anger as its opening to attack encryption," writes Rian…
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Trifling with the Courts
This post offers concluding thoughts about the Ackies tracking device case, which I have written about here, here, and here. The Government filed no response t…
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The EARN IT Act: How to Ban End-to-End Encryption Without Actually Banning It
The story so far: In the ‘90s the Internet was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move. (with…
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Data breaches, privacy concerns and government pressure turn up the heat for cybersecurity experts
"“They’re not above the law, they’re doing exactly what the law says they can do,” Riana Pfefferkorn, associate director of surveillance and cybersecurity…
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What Your Period Tracker App Knows About You
"“It is the ability of a mobile app to collect far more data about you than you’re telling it that can be harmful,” says Jennifer King, director of consume…
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The U.S. government's been trying to stop encryption for 25 years. Will it win this time
"Today, government access to encrypted communications through a mandated backdoor is not the law of the land in any single country. But laws requiring vary…
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3 Simple Ways to Fight for Your Privacy
"Jennifer King is director of consumer privacy at Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society. She agrees that defending your data against vague…