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The Seven Deadly Sins of Social Media

Todd Rosenblum

The Seven Deadly Sins of Social Media

The Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data exploitation crisis seems to be waking up a new wave of Americans to the fundamental downsides of our [...] More

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Stopping the NSA’s “About” Collection Is Not Sufficient

The NSA recently said it would stop collecting signals intelligence solely “about” foreign targets by tapping the backbone of the internet resident [...] More

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The NSA’s Smart Play to Install a Greater Margin of Safety

The National Security Agency recently announced changes to its intelligence collection practices under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence [...] More

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Cipher Brief Expert View: Changing NSA’s Email Collection Program

The National Security Agency (NSA) announced on Friday a change in its intelligence collection under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence and [...] More

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China’s Cybersecurity Law: Controlling Information, Hamstringing Innovation

Like many other governments, China is seeking to reestablish its sovereignty over the digital sphere with a new Cybersecurity Law. But while the law [...] More

AsiaTech/CyberReporting

The UK Investigatory Powers Act: A Model for Europe

On November 29, Royal Assent was given to the UK Investigatory Powers Act, after eight months of intensive Parliamentary scrutiny, with hundreds of [...] More

EuropeTech/CyberReporting

The UK Investigatory Powers Act: A Bad Example for the World

Surveillance law is absolutely necessary because it compels the government to write down, for all to clearly see, the rules that they must abide by [...] More

EuropeTech/CyberReporting
The UK’s New Surveillance Law: Security Necessity or Snoopers’ Charter?

The UK’s New Surveillance Law: Security Necessity or Snoopers’ Charter?

On January 1st, the United Kingdom began the implementation of the Investigatory Powers Act, widely considered the most comprehensive—and [...] More

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Hacking Against Cybercrime: The FBI's New Approach

Hacking Against Cybercrime: The FBI's New Approach

What if the U.S. government could force entry—in other words, hack—into electronic devices around the world, using only one warrant, even if the [...] More

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DOJ’s Actions Risk Both Less Security and Less Liberty

On December 1, Congress authorized sweeping new government hacking and surveillance authorities by allowing changes to Rule 41 of the Federal Rules [...] More

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DOJ’s Changes Give Law Enforcement Necessary, Lawful Tools

With the growth of cybercrime facilitated by the global nature of the Internet, law enforcement is adapting their toolsets to better tackle the [...] More

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Obstructing Governance by Consent

At least twice in the past year, the U.S. was Twappled. That is, multibillion-dollar U.S. corporations used their significant position in their [...] More

ReportingTech/Cyber

Encryption is Here to Stay

All Americans – including both company executives and law enforcement officials across the nation – want to keep our country safe and secure. This [...] More

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