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Of Social Media Privacy Through Obscurity
"Prof. Woodrow Hartzog is an interesting voice on privacy law and technology. He has written about his own research and interviewed others on the role that…
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Trade secret trolls could be the new patent trolls
""That's a very powerful threat to make to a fledgling company or a startup," says David Levine, a law professor at Elon University. "I&…
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Feds seek ‘front door’ access to encrypted data as ‘going dark’ solutions turn slim
"“We know how to build the least bad backdoor. We know how to build one of these things in a way that minimizes the possible security and privacy problems.…
Video from The Going Dark Debate: Just Security’s Second Anniversary
As consumers increasingly adopt encryption tools, government officials have warned of the “Going Dark” problem – the notion that widespread encryption will thwa…
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Why the maker of a chart-topping ad blocker just pulled it off the App Store
""Each of these intermediaries takes a cut, fragmenting the revenue that used to go more directly to publishers," said Jonathan Mayer, a computer…
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Senators Get Mixed Advice on Electronic Data
""The original disclosure rules set out in 1986 were foresighted, given the technology that existed at the time," said Richard Salgado, director…
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Federal Agency Lawyers Caution Senate About Electronic Privacy Changes
"Richard Salgado, Google Inc.’s law enforcement and information security director, and Chris Calabrese, vice president of the Center for Democracy & Te…
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Google and Obama Administration Face Off Over Privacy at Tense Hearing
"Google’s head of law enforcement and information security, Richard Salgado, vehemently disagreed with the SEC, saying doing away with the warrant requirem…
Understanding Cybersecurity Due Diligence
Rarely does a day go by in which some variety of cyber attack is not front-page news. From Ashley Madison and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management to Sony, S…
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Why Internet freedom may need saving
"From open internet, Jennifer shifts gears to laws around internet security. She says, "There is software in everything, and if we're not allowed…
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DNI and Cyber Command Shed Light on Cyber Threats and Cyber Efforts
Last week, two very interesting documents related to US national cyber security concerns and efforts were released. The first is the testimony of Director of N…
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Twitter sued for scanning private messages
"University of Washington law professor Ryan Calo says the Twitter lawsuit will not succeed for two reasons: Either the judge will decide an algorithm chan…