Government Hacking Makes Everyone Less Safe
Last week, the Justice Department filed criminal charges against a North Korean operative for a malware attack that endangered hospital systems and crippled the…
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Govt's decryption bill can only lead to 'systemic weaknesses'
"Notably, Riana Pfefferkorn, cryptography fellow at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, and University of Melbourne researchers Dr Vanessa Teague…
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Proposed Australian Bill Would Threaten Computer Security for Everybody
Today was the deadline for the public to submit comments on the Australian government's draft Assistance and Access Bill 2018. The proposed legislation drew…
Comments on the Australian Assistance and Access Bill 2018
Comments submitted to the Australian Government's Department of Home Affairs on its exposure draft of the Assistance and Access Bill 2018. * Publication…
Security Risks of Government Hacking
Abstract: As the use of encryption and other privacy-enhancing technologies has increased, government officials in the United States have sought ways to ensure…
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The Cybersecurity 202: Five Eyes demand for encryption workarounds raises stakes for tech companies
"“I certainly see this banding together as a way for the U.S. government to try to exert more gravitas in the U.S. debate,” said Riana Pfefferkorn, cryptog…
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Why won't Facebook give UK police user passwords? It's complicated
"And it is this that so frustrates law enforcement officials. "If the UK has complaints, it is with the US Department of Justice for failing to adequa…
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Google is a no-show at DC tech hearings, stoking anger in Congress
""I think they both risk becoming a punching bag by Congress and losing control of the narrative," said Jen King, director of Consumer Privacy at…
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New Whitepaper: Security Risks of Government Hacking
Today, CIS is publishing a whitepaper called “Security Risks of Government Hacking.” Also called “equipment interference” or “lawful hacking,” government hackin…
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Please stop sending sensitive messages via Slack
"“It just shows how much education users need to do when they switch around between half a dozen apps, trying to figure out how each one works,” says Riana…
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Tool Without A Handle: Tools and the Search for Meaning
“Tool Without a Handle”: Tools and the Search for Meaning In a New York Times review of Edward Tenner’s book The Efficiency Paradox, Gal Beckerman observes th…
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At Facebook and Twitter hearings, Congress needs to bring its A-game
""A lot of it has to do with public faith," said Jen King, director of Consumer Privacy at Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Soci…