Comments on the Australian Assistance and Access Bill 2018
Comments submitted to the Australian Government's Department of Home Affairs on its exposure draft of the Assistance and Access Bill 2018. * Publication…
Crypto Policy Project
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CRYPTO 2018: “Middle Ground” Proposals for a Going-Dark Fix
On August 19, the CRYPTO 2018 conference on cryptographic research hosted a one-day workshop in Santa Barbara called “Encryption and Surveillance.” The goal of…
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Comments on DOJ's "Cyber-Digital Task Force" Report
Earlier this month, the Department of Justice’s “Cyber-Digital Task Force” released a report “assess[ing] the Department’s work in the cyber area.” The report,…
Exigent Circumstances: iOS 12’s USB Restricted Mode and Warrantless iPhone Access
Apple recently confirmed the introduction of a new feature called “USB Restricted Mode” in the latest version of the iPhone’s mobile operating system, iOS 12. I…
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Un-Sexy Headline: USB Restricted Mode Will Improve iPhone User Security
In the upcoming version of the Apple iPhone iOS operating system, iOS 12, the phone’s Lightning cable port (used for charging and data transmission) will be dis…
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Why Jimmy Can’t Count: The FBI Has Lost All Credibility on “Going Dark”
On May 22, the Washington Post reported a jawdropping screw-up by the FBI that will, if there is any justice left in the world, have significant repercussions f…
Petitioners' Notice of Motion and Motion for Leave to File Motion for Reconsideration
Included in this PDF are: * Petitioners' Notice of Motion and Motion for Leave to file Motion for Reconsideration * Exhibit A Petitioners' [Proposed]…
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Ray Ozzie’s Key-Escrow Proposal Does Not Solve the Encryption Debate -- It Makes It Worse
Steven Levy, who’s been covering the crypto wars for a quarter-century, has a long article out in Wired about Ray Ozzie’s technical proposal for a key-escrow-ba…
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The Dark Side of the “Apple vs. FBI” OIG Report
Before I built a wall I’d ask to know What I was walling in or walling out, And to whom I was like to give offense. Something there is that doesn't love a w…
The EWI Encryption Report: Stop Trying to Sell Me a Shoebox
Which would you prefer: keeping your valuables in a locked safe, or keeping them in a shoebox and trusting that everyone will adhere to laws against theft and t…
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New Paper on The Risks of "Responsible Encryption"
I've just released a new whitepaper called The Risks of "Responsible Encryption" in response to recent comments by Deputy Attorney General Rod Ros…
The Risks of “Responsible Encryption”
Abstract. Federal law enforcement officials in the United States have recently renewed their periodic demands for legislation to regulate encryption. While they…