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Manager’s Amendment Puts Back Door Searches Back In USA Freedom Act
Over at Just Security I have an analysis of the USA Freedom Act as changed by a recent Manager's Amendment. Basically, I conclude that the Manager's Ame…
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Exclusive: Emails Reveal Close Google Relationship with NSA
"Jennifer Granick, director of civil liberties at Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society, said she believes information sharing between indu…
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3 Ways Big Data Is Going To Be Used Against You In The Future
""I worry that profitable organizations will use big data to disadvantage consumers," Calo adds. "Intimate knowledge of consumers coupled wi…
Dragnet Nation - Julia Angwin
In her new book, Julia Angwin reports from the front lines of America's surveillance economy, a revelatory and unsettling look at how the government, privat…
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Cyber Cavalry Rides to the Rescue of Internet of Things
"Yet security researchers who, in an attempt to be helpful, discover vulnerabilities and tell companies about them can face lawsuits or even criminal prose…
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Maryland Police Department Will Live-Tweet a Prostitution Sting Next Week
"Attorneys The Wire spoke with didn't see any problems with the legality of live-tweeting, but did question the moral basis for doing something usually…
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Springtime for CISPA
Spring is here. The flowers are in bloom, the days are longer, and Congress queues up for another legislative proposal to 'address' cybersecurity in the…
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White House Makes Reassuring Noises On 0-Day Policy
Yesterday afternoon, the White House put out a statement describing its view of vulnerability disclosure: the contentious issue of whether and when government a…
How Can We Protect the Internet Against Surveillance
In this talk, EFF's Technology Projects Director Peter Eckersley surveyed the state of Internet security and surveillance in the wake of Edward Snowden'…
Obama Policy on Zero Days Craps Out
Yesterday afternoon, the White House put out a statement describing its vulnerability disclosure policies: the contentious issue of whether and when government…
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First European Constitutional Court Suspends Data Retention After the Decision of the Court of Justice of EU
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The Branding of a Bug: How Heartbleed Became a Household Name
"Still, how Heartbleed was transformed from a security hole in an obscure part of open-source encryption software into a brand recognized around the world…