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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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Client-Side Scanning and Winnie-the-Pooh Redux (Plus Some Thoughts on Zoom)
Return to Pooh Corner Seven months ago, I published this blog post about the idea of fighting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in an end-to-end encrypted wor…
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An EARN IT Alternative That Might Actually Help Children
Yesterday, a group of Democratic congressmembers, headed by online speech and privacy champion Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), unveiled their answer to the disastrous…
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You Have the Right to Know What the Law Is
In our democratic system of government, the legislature passes laws, the executive branch enforces them, and the courts interpret them when disputes arise about…
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Summer Infosec Opportunities and Resources for Students
The COVID-19 epidemic shut down much of the country during the peak time for summer internship hiring. Many students who had already lined up their summer plans…
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Robot v. Robot: Should AI Fight Fake News?
Tomorrow morning you get an audio message on your cell phone from The International New York Times: “Jerusalem: 1,400,000 New Coronavirus Cases!” Within minutes…
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The EARN IT Act Is Unconstitutional: Fourth Amendment
So far, I’ve covered what I believe to be some First Amendment and due process problems with the EARN IT Act bill. Last but not least, let’s talk about the Four…
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The EARN IT Act Is Unconstitutional: Due Process
I’ve previously covered the First Amendment concerns that I have with the newly-introduced EARN IT Act bill. I also have due-process concerns about the bill’s “…
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The EARN IT Act Is Unconstitutional. First Up, the First Amendment.
The disastrous EARN IT Act bill is coming up for a hearing Wednesday morning in the Senate Judiciary Committee, where it’s been introduced as Senate bill S. 339…
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The EARN IT Act Is Here. Surprise, It’s Still Bad News.
Well, the dreaded day has come: the EARN IT Act was formally introduced today in the Senate Judiciary Committee. I wrote at length in January about the bill, wh…
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CCPA Comments, Round Two: The Battle of the Do Not Sell Button
Yesterday I submitted a second set of comments (see the bottom of this post for a copy) to the California Attorney General’s office for the February round of th…
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DOJ Plans to Strike Against Encryption While the Techlash Iron Is Hot
There’s a story in today’s Washington Post “Cybersecurity 202” newsletter that confirms that the Department of Justice is capitalizing on the techlash in order…