Edward Snowden and the search for asylum
Throughout the morning of July 3, Australian news media were reporting that the aircraft carrying Bolivian President Evo Morales had been forced to make an unscheduled stopover in Vienna, en route from…
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Behind the scenes at the start of the Snowden era – Citizenfour is crucial viewing
Laura Poitras’s much-anticipated Citizenfour is now on general release. A documentary about the whistleblower Edward Snowden, the film provides an admirable summary of the issues raised by the beginnings…
Panama Papers: how do leakers leak?
When major data breaches happen, how are they carried out? And is there anything companies can do about them?
Section 702 foreign surveillance law lives on, but privacy fight continues
Privacy advocates lost out when Congress reauthorized Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act without major reforms. But the renewal fight returns in 2 years.
An online ‘erasure service’ for California minors – but can it work?
Privacy is often thought of as the right to be left alone. Yet, our lives are embedded in relationships – with people, with corporations, with government, and with technological devices – that can’t be…
FBI tries to crack another smartphone: 5 essential reads
Scholars dig in to the debate on whether police should be able to defeat or circumvent encryption systems.
Can Latin America and the United States overcome the past?
The attention lavished on the handshake between Obama and Castro belies the hard work needed to create true, equal partnerships between the United States and Latin America.
Impending demise of Roe v. Wade puts a spotlight on a major privacy risk: Your phone reveals more about you than you think
Even a burner phone paid for with cash can reveal your identity and where you’ve been. A data privacy expert explains.
US‑China cybersecurity talks should focus more on trade secret theft than espionage
The protection of trade secrets is an area of concern for both countries and is more likely to lead to an agreement.
FTC lawsuit spotlights a major privacy risk: From call records to sensors, your phone reveals more about you than you think
Even a burner phone paid for with cash can reveal your identity and where you’ve been. A data privacy expert explains.
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