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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 “…
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The EARN IT Act Is Unconstitutional. First Up, the First Amendment.
The disastrous EARN IT Act bill is coming up for a hearing Wednesday morning in the Senate Judiciary Committee, where it’s been introduced as Senate bill S. 339…
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Senators Push Sneaky Anti-Privacy Bill
""This bill is trying to convert your anger at Big Tech into law enforcement's long-desired dream of banning strong encryption," warns Riana…
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Take These 4 Steps to Protect Yourself After a Data Breach
"“Think about it as basic cyber hygiene,” says Scott Shackelford, cybersecurity expert and Executive Director of the Ostrom Workshop at the University of I…
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The EARN IT Act Is Here. Surprise, It’s Still Bad News.
Well, the dreaded day has come: the EARN IT Act was formally introduced today in the Senate Judiciary Committee. I wrote at length in January about the bill, wh…
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EARN IT Act Not Earning Much Support
"“Previously, the answer from Congress was ‘do nothing,’ both on passing an anti-encryption law -- something for which Congress has heretofore shown no app…
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The EARN IT Act Is a Sneak Attack on Encryption
"Riana Pfefferkorn, the associate director of surveillance and cybersecurity at Stanford's Center for Internet and Society, outlined fears about the pr…
Get that thing off my car.
Ben explains why Apple may pay half a billion dollars to settle a class action suit, Dave has an update on last week's GPS tracking device story, and later…