Department of Justice
Legal Tetris and the FBI’s ANOM Program
Stewart Baker, Bryce Klehm Thu, Jul 22, 2021, 9:55 AM
It turns out that running a fake encryption company leaves a lot for the lawyers to sort out.
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Encryption
The Revised EARN IT Act Proposes a Better Process for Encryption Policy
Alan Z. Rozenshtein Tue, Mar 10, 2020, 8:47 PM
Lawmakers have made significant and welcome revisions to the draft bill limiting Section 230 immunity in cases of child-exploitation material.
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
Congress, Not the Attorney General, Should Decide the Future of Encryption
Alan Z. Rozenshtein Wed, Feb 12, 2020, 9:00 AM
If Congress wants to restrict end-to-end encryption, it should do so directly and not, as in the EARN IT Act, pass the buck to someone else.
Encryption
The EARN IT Act Raises Good Questions About End-to-End Encryption
Stewart Baker Tue, Feb 11, 2020, 2:53 PM
Critics are right that the draft legislation from Sens. Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal could affect the deployment of end-to-end encryption. But the bill makes sense as social policy.
Cybersecurity
The WhatsApp-NSO Group Lawsuit and the Limits of Lawful Hacking
Alan Z. Rozenshtein Tue, Nov 5, 2019, 1:16 PM
A recent lawsuit by WhatsApp against a spyware company may signal the beginning of the end for lawful hacking as a solution to the problem of law enforcement access to encrypted data.
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.
Disinformation
Focusing on Privacy Won’t Solve Facebook’s Problems
Kareeda Kabir, Ilari Papa Sun, Oct 27, 2019, 2:00 PM
Editor’s note: This article grew out of work done in our Georgetown University class on national security and social media. The class tackled an array of questions related to how hate groups exploit social media, exploring issues ranging from privacy and human rights concerns to technological and legal barriers. Working in teams, students conducted independent research that addressed a difficult issue in this problem space. —Dan Byman & Chris Meserole
Encryption
Encryption and Combating Child Exploitation Imagery
Nicholas Weaver Wed, Oct 23, 2019, 9:00 AM
Child exploitation images are a horrific problem. Even the most clinical descriptions (such as the 23 sites described in the Freedom Hosting NIT warrant application) turn the stomach and chill the soul. Many individuals and companies, such as Facebook, go to extraordinary efforts to fight this menace.
Cyber & Technology
Rethinking Encryption
Jim Baker Tue, Oct 22, 2019, 2:06 PM
I. Embrace Reality and Deal With It