Data Extraterritoriality
Data’s intangibility poses significant difficulties for determining where data is located. The problem is not that data is located nowhere, but that it may be l…
Privacy
Would the United States Be Responsible for Private Hacking?
Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA) and Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) introduced the Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act (H.R. 4036) in the House of Representatives on Oct. 13.…
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Report Probes Social Media's Threat to Democracy
"It's not surprising that Russia or any other outside entity would try to influence U.S. elections, said Richard Forno, assistant director of the UMBC…
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Facebook scrubbed potentially damning Russia data before researchers could analyze it further
""If Facebook has no reason to think that it should retain the data (subpoena, court order), then it can make choices about what appears on its platfo…
Body cameras are only as effective as the policies that govern them
Last month, the city of St. Louis unanimously opted to accept a year of free body-worn cameras from Axon, formerly known as TASER and the nation’s largest camer…
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Smart cities are making the places we live more vulnerable to attacks
"Brian Nussbaum, assistant professor at the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs at the State University of New York at Albany, said in the report that “t…
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A Response to “Responsible Encryption”
On October 10, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein gave a speech at the U.S. Naval Academy about encryption. I have a lot to say about his remarks, so this w…
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US deputy attorney general just called for 'responsible encryption.' Don't fall for it.
""Contrary to Rosenstein's inflammatory digs, strong encryption does help prevent crime, such as identity theft -- something 'responsible'…
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This is why tech companies won’t disclose content of Russian ads
"“I've worked with this statute for 20 years and I learn something new every time I look at it,” Albert Gidari, the Director of Privacy at the Stanford…
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The European Commission, for One, Welcomes Our New Robot Overlords
This is my third and most intemperate blog post about the European Commission’s recent Communication on platforms and illegal content. The first two point out s…
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Two men sentenced for violating Minnesota's revenge-porn law
"“The past two years have seen some real strides,” said Danielle Citron, a law professor at the University of Maryland and the author of the book, “Hate Cr…
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Most people saw the Las Vegas shooting as a tragedy. Propagandists saw an opportunity.
"To learn more about what the motives behind this kind of behavior might be, I spoke to University of Maryland law professor Danielle Citron. She’s the aut…