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California Lawmakers Pass Sweeping Online Privacy Legislation
"“Something of this magnitude getting passed through unanimously in both chambers is really astounding,” said Omer Tene, chief knowledge officer of the Int…
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Capital Gazette gunman constantly harassed journalists on Twitter. Why wasn't he stopped?
""With the training of law enforcement, we have seen some progress. Indeed, there are prosecutors who specialize in online abuse,” said Danielle Citro…
Protecting the Freedom to Encrypt
Widespread availability of advanced encryption technology has improved security for consumers and businesses, though some in law enforcement have voiced concern…
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The Cybersecurity 202: Cellphone spying has lawmakers worried. But they don't know how to stop it.
"“I’m not aware of any instance where a law enforcement agency has successfully tracked down one of these devices,” Jonathan Mayer, a chief technologist at…
Deep Dive: Cybersecurity and the Broad Geopolitical Risk of Digital Life
Cybersecurity is increasingly a major concern of modern life, coloring everything from the way we vote to the way we drive to the way our health care records ar…
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The Cybersecurity 202: Privacy advocates want Congress to fix gaps in Carpenter ruling
"What does that mean for a shorter period? Not clear, said Albert Gidari, consulting director of privacy at the Stanford Law Center for Internet and Societ…
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Cops May Unlock iPhones Without a Warrant to Beat Apple's New Security Feature
"On Friday, Riana Pfefferkorn, cryptography fellow at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, explored in an article for national security blog Just…
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Could DNA Testing Reunite Immigrant Families? Get the Facts.
"“I think we should be very wary of any proposals to create a DNA database, even if the intentions are good,” Elizabeth Joh, professor of law at the Univer…
Exigent Circumstances: iOS 12’s USB Restricted Mode and Warrantless iPhone Access
Apple recently confirmed the introduction of a new feature called “USB Restricted Mode” in the latest version of the iPhone’s mobile operating system, iOS 12. I…
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Using 23andMe to Reunite Families at the Border Comes With Serious Privacy Risks
"“I would be extremely concerned about this and [the possibility] that law enforcement would be interested in asking for that data,” says Jen King, directo…
How Facebook Programmed Our Relatives
Three years ago, on his birthday, a law professor watched his e-mail inbox fill with Facebook notifications indicating that friends had posted messages on his w…
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How Twitter Made The Tech World's Most Unlikely Comeback
"“They are incredibly serious about addressing abuse and harassment, threats, and nonconsensual pornography,” University of Maryland law professor Danielle…