Hackers are now targeting councils and governments, threatening to leak citizen data
In recent weeks, Johannesburg’s computer network was held for ransom by a hacker group called Shadow Kill Hackers. This was the second time in three months a ra…
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DNS-over-HTTPS will eventually roll out in all major browsers, despite ISP opposition
""Implementing DoH is far more than just the technical work, though. We need to decide on sensible and protective defaults for the vast majority of pe…
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“It’s not Personal” — DNA, Privacy, and Direct to Consumer Genetic Testing
Your DNA defines you as a unique human being. Unless you have a genetically identical sibling, your DNA is yours alone, a genetic map of proclivities for diseas…
"Becoming Part of Something Bigger": Direct to Consumer Genetic Testing, Privacy, and Personal Disclosure
Direct to consumer genetic testing (DTCGT) services where users can identify their inherited diseases and traits, find genetic relatives, and learn more about t…
The Lawfare Podcast: Daphne Keller on Legal Liability for Tech Platforms
In this episode of the Arbiters of Truth series—Lawfare's new podcast series on disinformation in the run-up to the 2020 election—Quinta Jurecic and Evelyn…
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Report on Uber crash questions testing of self-driving cars
"Bryant Walker Smith, a University of South Carolina law professor who studies autonomous vehicles, said Uber's system wasn't ready for testing on…
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Why Run for Office if a Vindictive Ex May One Day Release Revenge Porn?
"“We often think of sex as both exciting and disgusting,” says Danielle Citron, a professor of law at Boston University Law School and 2019 MacArthur Fello…
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Will Big Tech’s Antitrust Moment Swing Open Encryption Backdoors?
"Riana Pfefferkorn, associate director of surveillance and cybersecurity for Stanford Law School, said antitrust suspicion and the calls for backdoors to e…
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Google and Mozilla Fight With Internet Providers Over a New Protocol That Makes Browsing More Private and Secure
"Mozilla, meanwhile, says it is moving to implement DoH specifically to hamper ISPs' ability to monetize and “abuse” their users' data. Marshall Er…
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How Transparent Should Government Be After a Cyberattack?
"Brian Nussbaum, who is a fellow with New America’s Cybersecurity Initiative and an assistant professor of cybersecurity at the University of Albany, said…
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Column: Shadowy data brokers make the most of their invisibility cloak
"“Creating a list of data brokers is a first step in helping consumers know who these actors are, but that does nothing to constrain their practices,” said…
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Inside Amazon’s plan for Alexa to run your entire life
"Jen King, the director for privacy at Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society, says these types of data controls are far too superficial. “I…