Computer Crime Law reaches the Supreme CourtLet’s catch up on the oral arguments heard this week by the Supreme Court, which are... By: Dave Sobel/December 3, 2020/Newsletter, Regulation
EU pushes on right to repair – will the US be dragged?The EU is focused on right to repair and has voted overwhelmingly in support of a... By: Dave Sobel/November 30, 2020/Regulation
Is the EU moving on the next GDPR?Let’s take on a bit more regulation – the EU’s executive arm has proposed new legislation... By: Dave Sobel/November 25, 2020/Regulation
An IoT law heads to the President’s deskThe Senate passed by unanimous consent legislation last week to mandate certain security requirements for internet... By: Dave Sobel/November 24, 2020/Regulation, Security
What is the CISA and why do we careNot leaving politics for a moment, let’s jump into the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency. This agency... By: Dave Sobel/November 24, 2020/Regulation, Security
Zoom settles with the FTCThe Federal Trade Commission has settled with Zoom over user privacy and encryption discrepancies. The video... By: Dave Sobel/November 10, 2020/Business Strategy, Regulation
Two results in from the elections we care aboutFollowing up on that vote in Massachusetts, the right to repair law in that state has... By: Dave Sobel/November 4, 2020/Regulation
Financial earnings season for ransomware operatorsIt’s financial earnings season for tech… and that appears to include ransomware operators, as the REvil... By: Dave Sobel/November 2, 2020/Newsletter, Regulation, Security
The iPhone 12 may be harder to fixiFixit is reporting that the iPhone 12 will be even more difficult than previous iPhones for... By: Dave Sobel/November 2, 2020/Product & Company Updates, Regulation
The Right to Repair: Broad interestThe New York Times is highlighting the right to repair movement. Quoting the story: A movement... By: Dave Sobel/October 27, 2020/Regulation
“Learning Engineers”, and the opportunity in educationLet’s talk education – at a recent panel discussion hosted by GeekWire, the focus was on... By: Dave Sobel/October 27, 2020/Business Strategy, Regulation
Louisiana calls up the National GuardThe Louisiana National Guard was called in to stop a series of cyberattacks aimed at small... By: Dave Sobel/October 26, 2020/Regulation, Security
Law enforcement has far more access than previously thoughtPer a report from Upturn, your phone may not nearly be as protected from law enforcement... By: Dave Sobel/October 23, 2020/Regulation
Transportation agencies are lacking cybersecurityMore data on cybersecurity – new research from the Mineta Transportation Institute indicates that US transit... By: Dave Sobel/October 16, 2020/Regulation, Security
US CyberCommand moves on a botnetUS CyberCommand recently focused on the Trickbot botnet – an army of 1 million computers run... By: Dave Sobel/October 15, 2020/Business Strategy, Regulation
Is National 5G a thing?Let’s talk 5G – but this time, how about the idea of a government mandated 5G... By: Dave Sobel/October 14, 2020/Newsletter, Regulation
Governments big and small weigh in on cyberThe G7 has issued a joint statement from finance ministers and central bankers over the rising... By: Dave Sobel/October 14, 2020/Regulation
Paying Ransomware may break the law: A discussion of the implicationsThe US Treasury says that paying on ransomware may be illegal. Why? What does it mean?... By: Dave Sobel/October 12, 2020/Newsletter, Regulation
Oracle vs Google in the Supreme CourtThe US Supreme Court heard arguments from Oracle and Google over their copyright fight. It’s a... By: Dave Sobel/October 8, 2020/Regulation
Congress says Big Tech is a monopolyThe House Judiciary Committee has released its report on Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Apple, and they... By: Dave Sobel/October 7, 2020/Regulation