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Ransomware Attacks Are Still On The Rise, Experts Warn
"One problem, says Brian Nussbaum, a former intelligence analyst and an assistant professor of public administration at the State University of New York at…
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Study of 1 million sites shows just how closely we’re watched
"Studying a million websites is hard. To do it, Arvind Narayanan – who heads the Web Transparency and Accountability Project at Princeton University – buil…
The Internet of Heirlooms and Disposable Things
Abstract: The Internet of Things (“IoT”) is here, and we seem to be going all in. We are trying to put a microchip in nearly every object that is not nailed do…
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The moral of the killer robot
(Google Translate version) "The American philosopher Peter Asaro is one of the leaders of the global resistance against fighting robots. "Unlike huma…
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Digital shift opens door to ransomware attacks
"When a victim pays the ransom — typically in digital bitcoins — the thieves provide a digital key to unlock the system. Yet hackers who aren't motivat…
Opinion: The ugliest side of facial recognition technology
It's no mystery that big data presents a challenge to privacy. But perhaps more alarming is the emergence of technology that combines facial recognition and…
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A New Way to Report College Sexual Assault
"Collecting sexual assault reports online introduces some new concerns. Hackers could try to get access to the data, exposing the identities of both surviv…
Surveillance technology has advanced far beyond the laws that govern it
Ars Technica's Cyrus Farivar and Annalee Newitz spoke with UC Davis Law Professor Elizabeth Joh about the state and consequences of surveillance and data co…
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The Mandatory Emergency Disclosure Sinkhole Exception to the Email Privacy Act
The Email Privacy Act is moving forward in the Senate. S.356, which currently has 28 cosponsors, would require a warrant for stored content -- essentially codi…
Spying on Muslims is bad policy
During the presidential primary, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz suggested increased surveillance and policing of Muslim neighborhoods in the United States. This suggestion…
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Safe or Good? We All Have Choices to Make
"In contrast, courts have not forced individuals to reveal the passcodes used to secure their mobile devices.[2] What gives? Albert Gidari, the director of…
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Apple’s Touch ID rules may be designed to protect human rights
"I spoke to Geoffrey King, the technology program coordinator at the Committee to Protect Journalists, a group devoted to reducing the danger to reporters…