Trump's Immigration Order Signals Sharp Departure from Other Post-WWII Presidents
As "leader of the free world," every post-World War II US President has expressed some form of public support for refugees through speeches and White…
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Tech Could Do More to Oppose Trump—at a Price
"But standing up to a president also carries risks, especially for publicly traded companies, which face a legal obligation to put profit ahead of protest.…
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Facebook, Google, Apple Lead U.S. Business Charge Against Trump Travel Ban
"The upcoming letter will be another show of unity for the industry, said Andrew Bridges, a lawyer at Fenwick & West who is not involved in the draftin…
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Cybersecurity researchers halt work with law enforcement, cancel conferences in travel ban's wake
"University of Washington robotics law expert Ryan Calo said via email that while Homeland Security has “amazing and dedicated" people, “I'm not g…
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Trump’s SCOTUS Pick Needs to Get Tech—These Cases Show Why
"Now the Supreme Court, which will hear arguments in this case in February, must decide whether constitutional rights apply across US borders. That’s where…
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Gorsuch Might Play Key Role In Cell Phone Privacy Issues If Confirmed To The Supreme Court
"“We will see technical assistance to decrypt communications or facilitate access find its way to the court,” Albert Gidari, the director of privacy at Sta…
Downgrading U.S. to “Flawed Democracy” and the Trump Executive Order on Immigration
On Jan. 25, 2017, The Economist reported that United States had been downgraded from a “full democracy” to a “flawed democracy.” Coincidentally, on the same day…
This is how Donald Trump engineers applause
When Donald Trump visited the CIA over the weekend to make a speech, many commentators noted that his audience clapped and cheered enthusiastically. Now, accord…
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For the sake of national security, Donald Trump needs to trade in his cellphone
"If Trump or his aides insist on carrying commercial-grade phones, they should never be taken into high-level meetings, since there are known exploits that…
Trump’s Dangerous Attribution Message on Russian Hacking—and How to Counter It
President-elect Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on the Intelligence Community and denials of Russian involvement in the hacking of the Democratic National Commi…
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Trump's 'throw-up-your-hands' approach to cybersecurity worries experts
""The idea that you just sort of throw up your hands and say, 'nothing can ever be secure so why try,'—that's a really dangerous posture a…
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Silicon Valley execs need to grow a conscience on Muslim registry
"“The fact that we’re even having this conversation is very disturbing,” said Geoffrey King, when I phoned him for a comment. King is a constitutional lawy…