In (Partial) Defense of the Comey Plan
A terrorist assaults the Canadian Parliament, and is shot dead. Police, fearing a Mumbai-style mass attack, seize the gunman’s cell phone to look for contacts, communications, text messages, or other…
DetailsFBI Doubles Down on Apple Encryption
The FBI really hates data security and privacy. I mean HATES it. In a speech before the Brookings Institution last week, FBI Director Jim Comey called for a “legislative or regulatory…
DetailsYour Bank is Listening and Recording
“This call may be recorded for quality assurance purposes.” We have all heard this missive whenever we call an 800 number, or any big company. But when we “consent” to…
DetailsFakebook Crimes
Sondra Prince of Watertown, New York was a social media queen. She had a Facebook page with pictures of herself splayed out on a brand new BMW. She displayed her…
DetailsGag Me With a Court Order: Twitter Suing
Online social media site Twitter recently sued the U.S. government to allow the site to protect the privacy of its users. Generally, you see the U.S. government through the Federal Trade…
DetailsThe StealthGenie Spyware Indictment and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. When Ferris Bueller took his famous “Day Off,” he entrusted his…
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