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Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #45: An Interview with Troels Oerting
Our guest for the week is Troels Oerting, the head of EC3, Europe’s new cybercrime coordination center. He talks about EC3’s role in the recent take down of over 400 darknet sites, arrests of travelers ... -
Senator Feinstein Intends to Introduce Drone Safety Legislation
Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA) has announced that she plans to introduce new legislation aimed to "significantly strengthen drone safety laws to protect U.S. airline passengers and U.S. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
In the final days of the 113th Congress, the Senate and House of Representatives will likely pass a new defense authorization bill. According to the National Journal, the NDAA will reach the House floor ... -
Rules of Engagement for the War in Afghanistan in 2015
As reported in an article in the New York Times back on November 21, President Obama recently decided to expand the set of circumstances in which the U.S. military might use force in Afghanistan during 2... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
A little over a week after Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced he was leaving his post, CNN reports that President Obama has decided on Ashton Carter, who served as Deputy Defense Secretary under ... -
WaPo: Ashton Carter to be Nominated As Next SecDef
The Washington Post reports: President Obama will nominate Ashton B. -
Cyber Supply Chain Security
There are many ways to think about enhancing cybersecurity. One, for example, is the prospect of software liability, which would, drive safer code. -
Senators Leahy and Cornyn on CIA's Proposed E-Mail Destruction Policy
Senators Patrick Leahy and John Cornyn yesterday joined other Senators in expressing concern over a CIA proposal regarding the destruction of agency E-mail. Their letter to the National Archives and Re... -
On Civil Liberties Groups, Threats and Free Speech (A Further Thought on Elonis)
I might react to the Elonis case a bit less stridently than I did last night had I not recently been involved in a horrid case of online threats directed at someone I know over material she wrote for a w... -
Labor Relations and Chemical Security
You wouldn't think that labor relations were related to chemical security, but they are (or at least they may be). The security of our chemical facilities is governed by the CFATS -- the Chemical Facili... -
White House Proposes Funds for Police Body Cameras
The privacy- and oversight-relevant news comes to us via this Associated Press story. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The U.S.-led coalition to fight back the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq struck Raqqa, an IS stronghold in Syria, hard last night. CNN reports at least thirty airstrikes were launched against the city, ...
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