Going Dark
Law Enforcement Is Accessing Locked Devices Quite Well, Thank You
Susan Landau Mon, Dec 7, 2020, 8:01 AM
A new report shows the widespread use by law enforcement of tools that circumvent encryption barriers.
Susan Landau is Bridge Professor in The Fletcher School and Tufts School of Engineering, Department of Computer Science, Tufts University. Her new book, "People Count: Contact-Tracing Apps and Public Health" will be published by MIT Press in April 2021; she has also written several books on wiretap and encryption policy. Landau has testified before Congress and briefed U.S. and European policymakers on encryption, surveillance, and cybersecurity issues. Landau has been a Senior Staff Privacy Analyst at Google, a Distinguished Engineer at Sun Microsystems, and a faculty member at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, the University of Massachusetts and Wesleyan University. She is a member of the Cybersecurity Hall of Fame, a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and of the Association for Computing Machinery.
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FISA Reform
It's Never Too Late to Think about NSA's CDR Collection Program
Susan Landau Mon, Jun 22, 2020, 3:49 PM
My new paper examines three critical issues in the NSA’s collection of Call Detail Records.
Contact Tracing
The Importance of Equity in Contact Tracing
Susan Landau, Christy E. Lopez, Laura Moy Fri, May 1, 2020, 3:15 PM
Critics focus on the privacy cost of contact tracing. But it’s important to examine the disparate privacy implications for the most vulnerable communities.
Biodefense
Looking Beyond Contact Tracing to Stop the Spread
Susan Landau Fri, Apr 10, 2020, 8:00 AM
The novel coronavirus presents unique challenges. "Contact tracing” may not work. But other uses of cellphone data tracking could play some role in mitigating the virus’s spread.
Coronavirus
Location Surveillance to Counter COVID-19: Efficacy Is What Matters
Susan Landau Wed, Mar 25, 2020, 10:46 AM
Determining whether surveillance will help combat the virus requires understanding how the coronavirus spreads and how cellphone tracking works.
Encryption
If We Build It (They Will Break In)
Susan Landau Fri, Feb 28, 2020, 8:00 AM
As the debate over law enforcement access to encrypted communications continues, commentators and policymakers often overlook an instructive historical example.
Encryption
A Thoughtful Response to Going Dark and the Child Pornography Issue
Susan Landau Tue, Nov 5, 2019, 7:21 AM
Rep. Anna Eshoo and Sen. Ron Wyden have written a thoughtful letter calling on law enforcement to employ currently available digital investigative capabilities.