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Tool Without A Handle: “Book Review: Tools and Weapons”
Tool Without A Handle: “Book Review: Tools and Weapons” “Since the dawn of time, any tool can be used for good or ill. Even a broom can be used to sweep the…
Cybersecurity
When cyberwar struck its first civilian target
Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin’s Most Dangerous Hackers Andy Greenberg, Doubleday (2019) In 2017, a piece of malicious software c…
Amicus Brief of Cybersecurity Law Professors in Enigma Software v. Malwarebytes
In Enigma Software v. Malwarebytes, the Ninth Circuit ruled that 47 U.S.C. 230(c)(2)(B) does not protect anti-threat classification decisions that are allegedly…
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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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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Mozilla To Congress: Don't Trust ISPs On Data Tracking
"n a letter to lawmakers, Mozilla complained that providers' resistance to a privacy and security feature Mozilla is helping to develop "has raise…
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The Week in Tech: WhatsApp’s Spyware Fight Is at Least Good P.R.
"But not all court cases are just about getting a jury verdict. “I think it’s a sincere attempt to use the C.F.A.A. in a novel way,” said Riana Pfefferkorn…
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Will Data Security See a '90s Throwback + YouTube Dodges Public Forum Fight + People Are Mad at Mark Zuckerberg, Again Will Data Security See a '90s Throwback + YouTube Dodges Public Forum Fight + People Are Mad at Mark Zuckerberg, Again
"However, Riana Pfefferkorn, associate director of Stanford Law’s surveillance and cybersecurity program, said she doesn’t think it would be as simple as r…
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WhatsApp's Case Against NSO Group Hinges on a Tricky Legal Argument
"But WhatsApp's lawsuit doesn't make any mention of prior notice to NSO to stop abusing its services or hacking its users. "I don’t see anythi…
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Facebook Sues Israel’s NSO Group Over Alleged WhatsApp Attack
"If Facebook’s allegations in the civil complaint are accurate, the federal government could have grounds for a criminal case against NSO Group, said Jenni…