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Blockchain -- panacea or bubble?
Blockchain technology is taking the world by storm. From banking to health care, many tout blockchain and the cryptocurrencies it enables as a cure-all. Others…
Privacy
The EWI Encryption Report: Stop Trying to Sell Me a Shoebox
Which would you prefer: keeping your valuables in a locked safe, or keeping them in a shoebox and trusting that everyone will adhere to laws against theft and t…
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Gray Hat
"Even Hutchins’s defenders say if he’s guilty some punishment is in order, but his prosecution also sends a mixed message. Hutchins had been a model of pub…
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Uber 'Surprised' by Totally Unsurprising Pennsylvania Data Breach Lawsuit
""Given the alleged facts in this case, it wouldn't surprise me at all to see more lawsuits," says Woodrow Hartzog, a law and computer scienc…
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Twitter's tribute to women rings hollow for some targets of abuse
"University of Maryland law professor Danielle Citron, who studies online harassment, said there's a disconnect between the outside perception of Twitt…
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What to Do If You're a Victim of Revenge Porn
"Because child pornography laws are so harsh and inflexible, underage victims whose sexual images are posted online can usually expect a quick response fro…
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Future of Privacy Forum: Privacy Papers for Policymakers 2018
On the heels of the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) third annual “PrivacyCon,” the Future of Privacy Forum hosted its eighth annual “Privacy Papers for Polic…
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We’re Still Not Really Sure What The Russians Did To Hack Us. That’s A Huge Problem.
"The level of computer security is such that it would be “kind of shocking” if at least some government data weren’t accessible to hackers, said Brian Nuss…
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How to Turn Off Facebook's Face Recognition Features
""Using facial recognition to help the visually impaired or as a tool to identify and combat cyber harassment is notable, because the positive uses of…
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Ex reported bomb-threatening journalist for revenge porn
"“The response by and large is: Ignore it, and turn off your computer,” said Danielle Citron, University of Maryland professor and author of “Hate Crimes i…
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Military, FBI, and ICE Are Customers of Controversial ‘Stalkerware’
"While not talking about any individual in particular, Riana Pfefferkorn, cryptography fellow at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, told Motherb…
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Visiting professors express concerns on how big data, mass surveillance will affect criminal justice system
"Hu delivered a presentation on big data and cyberspace in the criminal justice system. Hu said the government uses mass surveillance to gather data on pe…