Hillary, Email and the Problems With Policy
Posted on: 11 Mar 2015
Some years ago, I was sitting in a whirlpool at a health club and I noticed a printed sign above the whirlpool that noted, “Do Not Clip Toenails in the…
Hillary Mail – Unanswered Questions
Posted on: 11 Mar 2015
In the Oscar nominated movie “Whiplash,” J.K. Simmons’ character, music teacher Terence Fletcher says, “There are no two words in the English language more harmful than “good job.”” I think…
Run From the Border – CISOs, Employee Devices and Border Crossings
Posted on: 09 Mar 2015
Data tends to move from place to place. That’s kind of the point. But when it does travel, sometimes the government wants to take a peek. Any government. A recent…
Why Using Personal Email for Corporate of Government Purposes is A Bad Idea (But a Common One)
Posted on: 04 Mar 2015
Put aside politics and law for a minute. The stories about former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of her personal email account (exclusively) for her work at the State…
“Personal” Email, or Government Property? Did Hillary Clinton Violate Federal Laws?
Posted on: 03 Mar 2015
It was a Saturday evening at the Justice Department, and a colleague and I were finishing up a brief to be filed the following Monday. When we tried to put some documents into…
Court Hears FTC v. Wyndham Worldwide Corporation
Posted on: 03 Mar 2015
In a large brick and glass building on 6th and Market Streets in Philadelphia, across the street from the Yu Ya Nails and Spa, and only a few hundred yards from…
The Difference Between Phishing and Fishing- Supreme Court Renders Decision
Posted on: 25 Feb 2015
On February 25, 2015 the United States Supreme Court rendered the unremarkable decision that a fish – yes, a fish – is not a computer hard drive. Sure, you can buy thumb…
Will a Free Market Solution to Privacy and Security Work?
Posted on: 18 Feb 2015
AT&T recently unveiled a Gigabit Internet service in Texas, with a catch. There are different prices if you opt out of sharing your surfing habits than if you decide you…
Gag Me With A Court Order – Again
Posted on: 09 Feb 2015
I recently wrote about efforts by prosecutors and other government agents to keep their work secret, not only from the public, or from the targets of their investigations, but also…
Auto Roboticism
Posted on: 09 Feb 2015
On 60 Minutes last night, Lesley Stahl was shocked, shocked to see that modern automobiles collected vast amounts of information about their owners and drivers, had myriad sensors to collect information…