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Is the government doing enough to protect us online?
At one point, Jennifer Granick, the director of civil liberties at the Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society, asked the large audience of security…
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This Is What Is Actually 'Terrifying' About Microsoft's Skype Policy
A few days ago, my colleague Eric Jackson wrote a post on speculation that recent changes to Skype’s architecture may have made it easier for Microsoft to tap t…
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The government thinks you should focus on the adversary, but who is the adversary?
Jennifer Granick, director of civil liberties at Stanford University, asked the crowd to raise their hands for a quick straw poll: “Who is more afraid of Google…
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Black Hat panel: Which do you trust less with your data, the U.S. government or Google?
To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Black Hat Conference here, a panel of experts got together to expound on what they see as the privacy and security mess…
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Black Hat draws world hacking gang – and Apple – to Sin City
The 2012 Black Hat conference is kicking off in Las Vegas, and this year's session will see Apple presenting for the first time, as well as a reunion of som…
CODE 2600
Synopsis: CODE 2600 documents the rise of the Information Technology Age as told through the events and people who helped build and manipulate it. The film expl…
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Secret Surveillance on the Rise
"A probable cause standard is what's required to protect Americans, and it's what's required under the Constitution," said Catherine Crump…
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Revised Cybersecurity Act Needs Amendments for Privacy, Security
The revised Cybersecurity Act sponsored by Lieberman and Collins needs work. It's provisions expand the government's ability to conduct network surveil…
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New Cybersecurity Bill Available
Senators Lieberman and Collins have just released a revised version of cybersecurity legislation proposed earlier this summer. Weighing in at 211 pages, we have…
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Google would pay record FTC fine under tentative Apple Safari settlement
Among the first to discover Google’s use of cookies on Apple’s browser was Stanford University graduate student Jonathan Mayer, who is working toward law and co…
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Is US government reading email without a warrant? It doesn't want to talk about it
ACLU lawyer Catherine Crump, who ran the cellphone location data investigation, is at it again. This time, she has filed similar Freedom of Information Act requ…
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Our FTC Privacy Story And Its Critics
On June 28, ProPublica published a story by Peter Maass about the Federal Trade Commission and its efforts to protect the online privacy of consumers. The headl…