When the Cops Come A-Knocking: Handling Technical Assistance Demands from Law Enforcement
Slides from the BlackHat 2016 presentation by Jennifer Granick and Riana Pfefferkorn titled "When the Cops Come A-Knocking: Handling Technical Assistance D…
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The Encryption Debate: All Quiet on the Western Front?
The US war on encryption has quieted down recently. The San Bernardino and Brooklyncourt cases concerning encrypted iPhones both ended this spring not with a ba…
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DA Moore hopeful FBI’s stance on unlocking iPhones will help in local criminal case
"Riana Pfefferkorn, a cryptography fellow at Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society, noted that the FBI signed similar agreements with a thi…
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Woman ordered to provide her fingerprint to unlock seized iPhone
"Riana Pfefferkorn, a cryptography fellow at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, said that she's not sure there would be a good legal defense…
Encryption vs. the FBI
What's the latest in the FBI's ongoing dispute with Apple over encrypted iPhones? What's at stake and what could happen next? Guest Speaker, Riana P…
The Burr-Feinstein Crypto Bill Would Gut Our Cybersecurity
In the name of saving cybersecurity, a new bill before Congress would kill cybersecurity. On April 13, Senators Richard Burr (R-NC) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)…
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Watch live: Encryption vs. the FBI
Please join us this Wednesday, Apr. 27 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. PDT for a discussion on encryption. What's the latest on encryption? Stanford University'…
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Second Bid by Feds to Make Apple Unlock iPhone Ends in a Whimper
"Like the California case, the New York fight is ending "not with a bang, but with a whimper," said Riana Pfefferkorn, a cryptography fellow at t…
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Anti-Encryption Social Media Campaign Backfires Spectacularly
"Encryption protects the safety of those who have been abused by intimate partners or family members, even if the police don't #UnlockJustice" *…
Here’s What the Burr-Feinstein Anti-Crypto Bill Gets Wrong
The latest Crypto War is being fought on multiple fronts: behind closed doors, in thecourts, and now in Congress. On April 13, Sens. Richard Burr (R-NC) and Dia…
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CIS Files FOIA Request to DOJ for Legal Opinions on Crypto-Defeating Laws
Yesterday, the Center for Internet and Society filed a new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to uncover the U.S. government’s legal strategies for defea…
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Experts Question The FBI’s Thinking In Keeping iPhone Hack A Secret
"Riana Pfefferkorn, the cryptography fellow at Stanford’s Center for Internet and Society, told BuzzFeed News that responsible disclosures can enable compa…