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The Value and Ethics of Using Phone Data to Monitor Covid-19
"“The risks are the usual, says Ryan Calo, an associate professor at the University of Washington who studies tech ethics. “Government overreach or mission…
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Yes, States and Local Governments Can Close Private Businesses and Restrict Your Movement
Can the state tell your favorite local restaurant to close, or tell you that you must stay at home unless it’s absolutely necessary to leave, because of an emer…
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U.S. government, tech industry discussing ways to use smartphone location data to combat coronavirus
"“The balance between privacy and pandemic policy is a delicate one,” Al Gidari, director of privacy at Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Socie…
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To Track Virus, Governments Weigh Surveillance Tools That Push Privacy Limits
"In the U.S., the government could legally request location data from telecom carriers or from Google, which has access to more-precise data belonging to i…
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Police lifted DNA from her trash and charged her with a baby's 1981 killing. She says that was illegal.
"Elizabeth Joh, a professor at the University of California, Davis School of Law, who studies criminal procedure and police surveillance, said that as cove…
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The Cybersecurity 202: Lawmakers, technologists fight over encryption in child exploitation bill
“Basically, I see this as a cowardly measure to maintain plausible deniability that this is not about encryption,” Riana Pfefferkorn, associate director of surv…
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Hennepin sheriff investigator's warrant to access encrypted Facebook messages worries digital privacy advocates
"But, Riana Pfefferkorn said that the warrant highlighted the lengths to which law enforcement officers are willing to go pursue a suspect, likening it to…
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The EARN IT Act Is Unconstitutional: Fourth Amendment
So far, I’ve covered what I believe to be some First Amendment and due process problems with the EARN IT Act bill. Last but not least, let’s talk about the Four…
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Is the EARN-IT Act a backdoor attempt to get encryption backdoors?
""It's clear that the bill drafters know they have a huge Fourth Amendment problem if they directly mandate the measures they want tech companies…
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We Built a Database of Over 500 iPhones Cops Have Tried to Unlock
""That there are a number of variables involved here does not sound unique to the context of encrypted devices. Law enforcement does not operate in a…
USENIX Enigma 2020 - Encrypted Messaging (Panel)
Encrypted Messaging (Panel) Moderator: Jon Callas, Senior Technology Fellow, ACLU Panelists: Riana Pfefferkorn, Associate Director of Surveillance and Cybers…
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The EARN IT Act Is Unconstitutional: Due Process
I’ve previously covered the First Amendment concerns that I have with the newly-introduced EARN IT Act bill. I also have due-process concerns about the bill’s “…