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The Criminalization of Cryptography
Following the recent data breaches at Sony and the attacks at the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, certain politicians have wasted no time calling for increased…
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UK And US To Stage Cyber War Games To Test Banks
"Andrew McLaughlin, former internet adviser to Mr Obama, said: "Slow hand clap for David Cameron, whose proposal to ban encrypted COMMS (leaving UK wi…
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NRC Report on Bulk Collection of SIGINT: Technical Options
Hot off the press ... Via the Abstract: The Bulk Collection of Signals Intelligence: Technical Options study is a result of an activity called for in President…
Solon Barocas - Hearsay Culture Show #227 - KZSU-FM
A talk show on KZSU-FM, Stanford, 90.1 FM, hosted by CIS Affiliate Scholar David S. Levine. The show includes guests and focuses on the intersection of technolo…
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Tracking the trackers: Investigators reveal pervasive profiling of web users
""What's unfortunate is the huge gap of information - understanding what's happening on the Web and what users know about tracking," said…
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CISPA is back again. (Yes, again.)
Last evening we learned that Rep. Dutch Ruppersburger (D-MD) plans to again reintroduce the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA)…
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Je Suis Facebook? Mark Zuckerberg's Post Raises Free Speech Questions
"Implementing a pro-speech policy internationally has its own challenges because — even in the West — there is not a unified legal approach to protecting f…
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Charlie Hebdo and the Problem of Structural Surveillance
With the horrifying attacks in Paris yesterday, we were witness, once again, to the remorseless brutality that can arise from extremist thinking that refuses to…
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Sony Case Statements Could Cause Bind, Depending on Evidence
""Once the government says it has good reason to believe North Korea did it, then that is good reason to believe that the defendant did not do it unle…
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Canadian Dental Students Suspended, Face Life Ban over Facebook Misogyny
"McGill University professor Shaheen Shariff, an expert on the legal and policy aspects of cyber-bullying, noted that the case comes to light after a wave…
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Aaron Swartz and Cybercrime Prosecutions
Aaron Swartz died this month two years ago. On the evening of January 21, the American Bar Association White Collar Crime Committee is hosting an event about Aa…
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CIS Affiliates 2014-2016 Announced
We are happy to announce the new 2014-2016 CIS Affiliates. The new affiliates are the following:Affiliate ScholarsMarvin AmmoriAnnemarie BridyPeter AsaroRyan Ca…