If you think Edward Snowden and Glenn Greenwald have stopped attacking NSA, you haven’t been following them closely enough. While American media have largely lost interest in Snowden and Greenwald, the pair continue to campaign outside the United States against
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Cyberblog, published by Steptoe LLP, focuses on legal developments and regulatory updates in cybersecurity and data protection within the European Union and beyond. The blog covers topics such as EU cybersecurity directives and regulations, including the NIS2 Directive, Cybersecurity Act, and Cyber Resilience Act, as well as enforcement trends and procedural rules under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It also addresses landmark court judgments affecting online operators, privacy law developments in the United States, and the evolving landscape of cross-border data protection enforcement. The blog provides insights into compliance obligations, certification schemes, and the interplay between cybersecurity, privacy, and competition law.
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Inside Europe’s Censorship Machinery
Three months ago, I tried hacking Google’s implementation of Europe’s “right to be forgotten.” For those of you who haven’t followed recent developments in censorship, the right to be forgotten is a European requirement that “irrelevant or outdated” information…
As Evidence Mounts, It’s Getting Harder to Defend Edward Snowden
The evidence is mounting that Edward Snowden and his journalist allies have helped al Qaeda improve their security against NSA surveillance. In May, Recorded Future, a predictive analytics web intelligence firm, published a persuasive timeline showing that Snowden’s revelations about…
More On The Microsoft Search Warrant Case
Few people are as widely cited as Orin Kerr when it comes to the Stored Communications Act, so in the Microsoft search warrant case it’s nice to have him as an ally – even (or perhaps especially) an ally who…
9/11 Commission Gingerly Embraces “Direct Action” Against Hackers
I’ve long been an advocate for fewer restraints on how the private sector responds to hacking attacks. If the government can’t stop and can’t punish such attacks, in my view the least it could do is not threaten the victims…
A Privacy Law’s “Unintended” But Remarkably Convenient Results
HIPAA is an arguably well-intentioned privacy law that seems to yield nothing but “unintended” consequences. I put “unintended” in quotes because the consequences are often remarkably convenient, at least for those with power. I’m not sure you can call something…
And Who’s Protected by Taxpayer Privacy Laws? Hint: Not Taxpayers
When you’re in the business of pointing out how often privacy law ends up protecting power and privilege, you never run out of material.
Everyone remembers Lois Lerner, the IRS official who pleaded the fifth amendment and refused to testify…
China’s Use of Privacy Law Raises Questions for Privacy Advocates
China seems to have found a reliable legal tool for suppressing dissent. A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer, Pu Zhiqiang, has been arrested after a meeting in a private home to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the killings at Tiananmen…
The NYT makes the case for surveillance cameras
“Fast Eddie” Snowden’s Problem with the Truth
The NBC interview with Edward Snowden was instructive in several ways. He continues to present himself as a reasonable man who tried to stop illegal programs but was left with no option but to go public. But the more closely…