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Killer Finnish Chainsaw Drone and the High-Tech Weapon that Takes it Down
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The McCaul-Warner Digital Commission Can Be a Value-Add. Here’s How.
On February 29, 2016, Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul and Senator Mark Warner, a bipartisan team, introduced legislation to create a National Commission on Security and Technology Cha... -
The ‘Palestinian Idol’ that Hacked Into Israel’s Drones
Nothing is completely secure -- not even the secure communications link between the Israeli Defense Force and its drones. As Small Wars Journal reports: -
Comey Announces “Going Dark Early Intervention Initiative”
FBI Director James Comey isn’t backing down following the Justice Department’s decision this week to drop the court case to force Apple to help crack the San Bernardino iPhone. In a major speech at Broo... -
The Apple v. FBI Respite Was Non-Existent
Two days ago, Ben predicted that the respite from the Apple v. FBI fight would not be long. He was right. The FBI has now annouced that it will help the Arkansas police unlock an iPhone in an unrelate... -
My Money's on the FBI Telling Apple...
As readers know, the FBI has accessed the phone of Sayed Farook and the government has withdrawn its motion to compel Apple’s assistance. Paul Rosenzweig and Jason Healy have a wager as to whether or not... -
Enjoy the Respite; It Won't be Long
Hold that sigh of relief. If you think the "Going Dark" debate is "Going Away" just because the FBI has figured out a way into the San Bernadino iPhone, think again and remember these words that might a... -
Apple v. FBI -- Broader Implications
Last Thursday I participated in a discussion (not really a debate) about the broader implications of the Apple v. FBI dispute. The event was hosted by George Washington University. I was joined by Ari ... -
Eye in the Sky -- A Movie Review
Run -- don't walk, run -- to your nearest movie theater and see Eye in the Sky. This new release is playing as an "artistic movie" with limited publicity and I do not know how long it will be in theater... -
The Apple Vulnerability Disclosure Question -- A Testable Proposition
As Ben has reported, Apple has said publicly that it expects the FBI to disclose to it any vulnerability that a third party outsider might discover. Ben characterizes this as "digital chutzpah" in light... -
A Response to Susan's Post
Ben Wittes and Susan Hennessey deserve many responses to their ongoing arguments about Apple and the court case. It's very much on my to-do list, but I have been busy. I will confine myself here to corre... -
NSA Isn’t the Going Dark Solution, Part III: “Beat Me If You Can”
In the first two parts of this series, I noted the general tendencies of the FBI’s critics to assume away the problems posed by Going Dark by insisting that the NSA—or the intelligence community more bro...
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