On Wednesday, FBI Director James Comey left the door open for a law that would require tech manufacturers like Apple or Google to come up with a way to decrypt data for the feds. "I could imagine a world that ends up with legislation saying if you are going to make devices in the United States you figure out how to comply with court orders," Comey said during a Senate … [Read more...] about Anti-encryption Legislation Under Trump? The FBI Director Thinks It’s Possible
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Judge Rules Phone Passcodes Are Not Protected By 5th Amendment
The big question: Can authorities access potentially incriminating information on your phone by compelling you to reveal your passcode? Or is access to your phone's secrets protected under the Constitution? The answer, at least in this case, is that phone passcodes are not protected, a judge ruled Wednesday. Source: 'Sextortion' case fuels legal debate over phone … [Read more...] about Judge Rules Phone Passcodes Are Not Protected By 5th Amendment
Anti-Porn Law Gives UK Police Power to Disable Phones on a Whim
UK police have quietly acquired a new power. Last Friday, the Digital Economy Act became law, much of which focuses around restricting access to online pornography, and what sort of sexual acts can legally be included in porn. But with the legislation's passing, law enforcement agencies can remotely disable or restrict a mobile phone if it is suspected of being used for drug … [Read more...] about Anti-Porn Law Gives UK Police Power to Disable Phones on a Whim
Pew Cybersecurity Survey: Americans Don’t Trust Gov’t or Industry
The new Pew Survey on American's attitudes and practices related to cybersecurity is out. Basically, it's not good. A majority of Americans (64%) have personally experienced a major data breach, and relatively large shares of the public lack trust in key institutions – especially the federal government and social media sites – to protect their personal information. via … [Read more...] about Pew Cybersecurity Survey: Americans Don’t Trust Gov’t or Industry
The Law that Could Allow Trump to Shut Down the U.S. Internet
In a pair of recent essays, Timothy Edgar, the academic director of law and policy at Brown University's Executive Master in Cybersecurity program, has outlined the legal basis for how a President Donald Trump could potentially shut down the U.S. internet in response to a national security crisis. Edger's concerns stem from Trump's statements on the campaign trail about "the … [Read more...] about The Law that Could Allow Trump to Shut Down the U.S. Internet