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Microsoft sues federal government over data access policy
"“This is a significant development, and part and parcel of the continued push-back by the American tech sector over surveillance (since) the Snowden discl…
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Microsoft sues government, expanding privacy debate to cloud
"“The lawsuit is asking for two things,” said Jennifer Granick, the director of civil liberties at Stanford’s Center for Internet and Society. “That peopl…
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Microsoft sues U.S. government over secret requests for user data
"However, it's unclear how Microsoft's lawsuit will fare. It would be "premature to guess" how successful Microsoft is likely to be, Jenn…
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Microsoft sues DOJ over snooping citizens' emails
"University of Washington law professor Ryan Calo says the kind of secrecy order Microsoft is contesting "is something that should be justified and n…
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US businesses: Start preparing for the EU's new privacy regulation
"Businesses are definitely taking note, said Omer Tene, vice president of research and education at the nonprofit International Association of Privacy Prof…
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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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Apple v. FBI: Feds will continue fight over iPhone in New York case
"Legal experts say the government may be forced in the New York case to provide further details about its independent efforts to unlock iPhones, and sugges…
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Where Are The Panama Papers? Governments May Pester Amazon, But Good Luck Getting In
"“It isn’t a clear-cut answer in terms of who has access to or can compel production of the Panama Papers,” said Albert Gidari, director of privacy at the…
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David Levine delivers talk on 'confidentiality creep' at Yale
" Associate Professor David Levine gave a talk in early April to attendees at Yale Law School's Information Society Project's 2016 spring conferenc…
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San Bernardino iPhone Could Play Key Role In New York Encryption Case
"Albert Gidari, the director of privacy at Stanford’s Center for Internet and Society, told BuzzFeed News that if the San Bernardino method does work on th…
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Hello, Privacy Shield
"“We'll need to see how it plays out with U.S. law,” says Omer Tene, VP of research and education at the International Association of Privacy Professio…
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Preparing for a future where everything is connected to the Web
""Security is not a Band-Aid that can be layered on, it needs to be inherent in the broader structure of the device," said Andrea Matwyshyn, a pr…