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Bits and Bytes
Two cyber related items today: The FCC is now in the cybersecurity business. It's $10M fine is the first of its kind to be levied against a telecom that, allegedly, stored personal information with ina... -
Look Who Else Has Drones: ISIS and Al Nusra
Since the introduction of drone technology to the battlefield, countless academics, policymakers, and military planners have pondered a disturbing question: what happens when other countries or non-state... -
U.N. Special Rapporteur Report on Mass Digital Surveillance and Article 17 of the ICCPR
Here it is, via First Look. The latest from the U.N. Special Rapporteur for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms While Countering Terrorism, Ben Emmerson QC, concludes a... -
Hawk v. Drone
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New Tech and National Security Law -- 3D Printing Redux
Just as Ben seems taken with Drone technology, I've become a fan of 3D Printing (otherwise known as Additive Manufacturing) and its national security implications. And it's becoming a bit of a "thing"... -
So How <em>Does</em> Vladimir Putin Feel About Cyber, Anyway?
Two days ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a significant cybersecurity speech to Russia’s Security Council. For all you Russian speakers, the original text and video can be found on the Kremlin’... -
The Need for a New Agency to Regulate Robots
Joshua Bleiberg has a post on the Brookings Tech Tank blog summarizing Ryan Calo's new paper, which argues for a Federal Robotics Commission to broker the regulatory and legal issues new robotic technolo... -
Securing Phones - and Securing US
Apple has encrypted its iPhone6 for real, that is, removing the backdoor for government warrants. The FBI is erupting, claiming that that this will create problems for law enforcement, raising the specte... -
Drone Dance
Austrian drone-swarm dance with lights. Very cool. -
Government Files Reply in Klayman v. Obama, ACLU Moves to Participate in Oral Argument
On Friday the government filed its response and reply brief in Klayman v. -
The Encryption Wars Continue
For quite a while it has been the case that properly implemented encryption will defeat efforts to crack it (at least using current technology). Yet it has been the case for an equally long time that ver... -
The FBI's Facial Recognition Program
Earlier this week, the FBI announced the completion of its "next generation" facial recognition program. The system, now "fully operational" will house more than 52 million faces, which (assuming no dup...
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