Ilan Ben Zion reports: After sprinting ahead in the race to inoculate its population against the coronavirus, Israel has struck a deal with Pfizer, promising to share vast troves of medical data with the international drug giant in exchange for the continued flow of its hard-to-get vaccine. Proponents say the [Read More…]
Arooj Ahmed writes: If you believe that your data and information is perfectly safe and is well-protected by your phones, or if you think that when your phone offers you ‘end-to-end’ encryption and it really keeps your data protected, then you are wrong! Recently, three researchers from Johns Hopkins University carried [Read More…]
To say some of us have been distracted since January 6 would be an understatement. Thanks to Joe Cadillic, maybe we can get caught up a bit. Here are some news items of note recently: How Law Enforcement Gets Around Your Smartphone’s Encryption https://www.wired.com/story/smartphone-encryption-law-enforcement-tools/ The European Data Protection Supervisor Website [Read More…]
Paul Cassell writes: In an amicus brief for leading crime victims’ rights organizations, I explain why ex-FBI lawyer Clinesmith’s crime of altering an email as part of an effort to renew a warrant to surveil Dr. Carter Page made Page a “victim” under the Crime Victims’ Rights Act. On January [Read More…]