Last Week Tonight with John Oliver covers encryption, and man does he do a good job.
Thus began the Crypto Wars. The government warned that unrestrained crypto would empower "bad guys" (terrorists, drug lords, kiddie porn purveyors). Business interests and privacy advocates argued that the only ones hurt would be citizens seeking to protect their information.
Eventually the Clinton administration ended the first skirmish in the Crypto Wars. The FBI has re-ignited the conflict.
A huge milestone has just been reached in the field of artificial intelligence: AlphaGo, a program developed by Google's DeepMind unit, has defeated legendary Go player Lee Se-dol in the first of five historic matches being held in Seoul, South Korea.
On June 9, 1997, 25 officials of the National Security Agency — members of a security squad known as the "Red Team" — hacked into the computer networks of the Department of Defense, using only commercially available equipment and software. It was the first high-level exercise testing whether the U.S. military's leaders, facilities, and global combatant commands were prepared for a cyber attack. And the outcome was alarming.
The path to hell starts at the backdoor, and we need to make sure that encryption technology remains strong.
— Brad Smith, Chief Legal Officer, Microsoft
In short, whatever else the AWA's "usages and principles" clause may be intended to accomplish, it cannot be a means for the executive branch to achieve a legislative goal that Congress has considered and rejected.
— US Magistrate Judge James Orenstein, New York
A big win for Apple and one that possibly sets up a circuit split between the 2nd and 9th Circuits.
Thieves stole 14 global positioning system devices from a New York public-works department on Monday night. Police located them almost immediately.
At every level of our legal system - from the Constitution, to our statues, common law, rules, and even the Department of Justice's own policies - society has acted to preserve certain rights at the expense of burdening law enforcement's interest in investigating crimes and bringing criminals to justice.
Forceful and compelling, with notable citations of the First and Fifth Amendments and CALEA.
Microsoft Corp. will file an amicus brief next week to support Apple Inc. in its fight with the U.S. government over unlocking a terrorist's iPhone, President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith said at a congressional hearing Thursday to discuss the need for new legislation to govern privacy.
About time.
NHTSA will interpret 'driver' in the context of Google's described motor vehicle design as referring to the (self-driving system), and not to any of the vehicle occupants.
A big win for Google, AI, and autonomous vehicle technology.