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Tool Without A Handle: Cybersecurity Paradoxes
Tool Without A Handle: Cybersecurity Paradoxes "I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics." —Richard Feynman[1] Earlier I w…
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Facebook, Google & Big Telecoms Want to Keep Violating Net Neutrality in Europe. Regulators Should Stop Them.
The E.U.’s top telecom regulator BEREC is set to issue new net neutrality rules, after the European Court of Justice found that discriminatory zero-rating plans…
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On Remote Driving
The Law Commission in the United Kingdom recently completed its massive study on domestic legal reform for automated driving. As the UK government works to impl…
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The End of Roe Will Bring About a Sea Change in the Encryption Debate
With the Supreme Court poised to rip away a constitutional right that’s been the law of the land for nearly half a century by overturning Roe v. Wade, it’s time…
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My Senate Testimony About Platform Transparency
This week I participated in an unusually collegial and productive Senate hearing about approaches to platform transparency, presided over by Senator Coons. My d…
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ISPs Drop Legal Fight Against California Net Neutrality Law
On Wednesday May 4 2020, the cable, phone, and wireless companies suing California over its historic net neutrality law withdrew their lawsuit after three conse…
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What Does the DSA Say?
People keep asking me what the EU’s new Digital Services Act (DSA) says. So far, I have not found overview materials that seem like the right match for people u…
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User Privacy vs. Platform Transparency: The Conflicts Are Real and We Need to Talk About Them
Pretty much everyone wants better information about how platforms propagate and govern online speech. We are probably about to get it. A major pending EU law wi…
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Local governments are attractive targets for hackers and are ill-prepared
Local governments are attractive targets for hackers and are ill-prepared Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County President Joe Biden on March…
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Ignoring EARN IT’s Fourth Amendment Problem Won’t Make It Go Away
This is the latest entry in my lengthy archive of writing, talks, and interviews about the EARN IT Act: * Blog posts here at the CIS blog: part 1, part 2, par…
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Ukraine conflict brings cybersecurity risks to US homes, businesses
Ukraine conflict brings cybersecurity risks to US homes, businesses Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County All cybersecurity is local, regard…
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The EARN IT Act Is Back, and It’s More Dangerous Than Ever
This is the latest entry in my lengthy archive of writing, talks, and interviews about the EARN IT Act: * Blog posts at the CIS blog: part 1, part 2, part 3,…