The Cyberlaw Podcast
The Cyberlaw Podcast: Hats off to the French! (And I Don’t Say that Often.)
Stewart Baker Wed, Jul 8, 2020, 10:20 PM
In the News Roundup, Dave Aitel (@daveaitel),
Stewart A. Baker is a partner in the Washington office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP. He returned to the firm following 3½ years at the Department of Homeland Security as its first Assistant Secretary for Policy. He earlier served as general counsel of the National Security Agency.
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The Cyberlaw Podcast: Bill Barr Crosses the Rubicon
Stewart Baker Wed, Jul 1, 2020, 11:51 AM
For the first time in twenty years, the Justice Department is finally free to campaign for the encryption access bill it has always wanted. Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced the Lawful Access To Encrypted Data Act.
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The Cyberlaw Podcast: Using the Internet to Cause Emotional Distress is a Felony?
Stewart Baker Tue, Jun 23, 2020, 4:19 PM
This is the week when the movement to reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act got serious.
Section 230
The Justice Department’s Thoughtful Proposals for Section 230 Reform
Stewart Baker Fri, Jun 19, 2020, 5:18 PM
Without grandstanding, the Justice Department’s report on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act offers several proposals that ought to have bipartisan appeal.
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The Cyberlaw Podcast: Hackers for Hire
Stewart Baker Wed, Jun 17, 2020, 11:19 PM
Our interview this week is with Chris Bing, a cybersecurity reporter with Reuters, and John Scott-Railton, Senior Researcher at Citizen Lab and PhD student at UCLA.
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The Cyberlaw Podcast: Whaling at Scale
Stewart Baker Tue, Jun 9, 2020, 4:08 PM
Our interview with Ben Buchanan begins with his report on how artificial intelligence may influence national and cybersecurity. Ben’s quick takes: better for defense than offense, and probably even better for propaganda. The best part, in my view, is Ben’s explanation of how to poison the AI that’s trying to hack you—and the scary possibility that China is already poisoning Silicon Valley’s AI.
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The Cyberlaw Podcast: Dark Mirror–Interviewing Bart Gellman
Stewart Baker Tue, Jun 2, 2020, 10:53 AM
This episode features an in-depth (and occasionally contentious) interview with Bart Gellman about his new book, Dark Mirror: Edward Snowden and the American Surveillance State, which can be found on his website and on Amazon.