WannaCry
WannaCry's Warning: Unpatched Operating Systems and Third-Party Harm
Robert Chesney Mon, May 15, 2017, 5:45 PM
The most important policy question raised by the WannaCry ransomware fiasco is not the most obvious one.
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Privacy Paradox
The Microsoft Ireland Case: A Brief Summary
Nora Ellingsen Fri, Jul 15, 2016, 10:34 AM
Yesterday, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the United States Government in the case Microsoft v. United States, stating that the government cannot compel Microsoft, or other companies, to turn over customer emails stored on servers outside the United States. Here's a brief summary of the opinion.
Cyber & Technology
2nd Circuit Rules Against US Government in Microsoft Case
Cody M. Poplin Thu, Jul 14, 2016, 11:06 AM
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today in the case Microsoft v. United States, finding that Stored Communications Act "does not authorize courts to issue and enforce against U.S.-based service providers warrants for the seizure of customer e-mail content that is stored exclusively on foreign servers."
Cybersecurity
NSA's Word Problem
Nicholas Weaver Fri, Jun 10, 2016, 4:23 PM
There is an interesting exchange in the new Snowden FOIA release (h/t Marcy Wheeler) that has me concerned as a technologist. In it Snowden provides some technical support from NSA Hawaii to NSA headquarters.
Privacy Paradox
ACLU Seeks to Join Microsoft in ECPA Challenge
Isaac Park Fri, May 27, 2016, 3:04 PM
Yesterday, the ACLU filed a motion to join Microsoft’s ongoing challenge to the constitutionality of § 2705(b) of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), which permits the government to obtain gag orders that prohibit technology companies like Microsoft from disclosing to anyone that the government has obtained customer data. The case began last month when Microsoft filed a complaint in the District Court for the Western District of Washington.
Surveillance
Lowering the Temperature on the Microsoft-Ireland Case
Andrew Keane Woods Fri, Sep 11, 2015, 10:10 AM
The Second Circuit heard oral argument Wednesday in Microsoft’s dispute with the Department of Justice over access to emails stored in Ireland.
Surveillance
Second Circuit Oral Argument in the Microsoft-Ireland Case: An Overview
Alex Ely Thu, Sep 10, 2015, 5:08 PM
Yesterday, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit heard oral argument in a high-profile dispute between the United States and Microsoft.