The Cyberlaw Podcast

In our 316th episode of The Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker interviews Peter Singer, author of the new novel, Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution. Stewart is also joined by David Kris (@davidkris), Mark MacCarthy (@mark_maccarthy), and Nick Weaver (@ncweaver) to discuss: The Senate passed FISA reform and reauthorization, but significant changes require House action.; The Trump Administration is looking for self-sufficiency in chipmaking.; The United States formally accused Chinese and Iranian hackers of trying to steal COVID-19 research.; An increasing number of university professors are being arrested and jailed for undisclosed ties to China.; France is threatening €1.25 million fines for failure to remove “hate speech.”; Will there be a “Great European Firewall”?; The Department of Homeland Security has cast doubt on online voting.; And more! The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of their institutions, clients, friends, families, or pets.

In our 315th episode of The Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker is joined by Anthony Anscombe, David Kris (@davidkris), Nate Jones (@n8jones81), and Matthew Heiman to discuss: China is using foreign chat app users to develop censorship at home.; Germany has indicted the man who hacked both the DNC and the Bundestag.; The United States has drafted a rule to allow US firms to cooperate with 5G standards bodies.; The Seventh Circuit may have resolved standing conflicts concerning the Illinois biometric privacy law.; Google and Apple limited use of location tracking for contact tracing purposes.; The Senate again tried to pass the House FISA bill.; And more! The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of their institutions, clients, friends, families, or pets.

In our 314th episode of The Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker is joined by David Kris (@davidkris), Mark MacCarthy (@mark_maccarthy), and Nick Weaver (@ncweaver) to discuss: President Trump issued an Executive Order to protect the power grid from attack.; Xiaomi was caught tracking “private” phone use.; Australia has implemented contact tracing, the United Kingdom has rejected the Google and Apple proposal, the CDC looks receptive to that same proposal, and Senate Republicans plan to legislate privacy relating to tracing.; Jack Goldsmith’s article in The Atlantic on Internet censorship received a response from Matt Taibbi.; Facebook can’t shake its sex-trafficking suits.; Lawmakers are calling on Jeff Bezos to testify regarding Amazon’s antitrust probe, and Sen. Josh Hawley has called for a criminal antitrust investigation.; China’s cybersecurity reviews will focus on “supply chain security” in “critical” industries.; And more! The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of their institutions, clients, friends, families, or pets.

In our 313th episode of The Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker interviews Harriet Moynihan, Senior Research Fellow at Chatham House. Stewart is also joined by Maury Shenk, David Kris (@davidkris), and Nick Weaver (@ncweaver) to discuss: A Senate panel seeks to scrutinize the government’s “Team Telecom.”; Vietnam may have hacked the Chinese government following the coronavirus outbreak.; France says Apple’s Bluetooth policy is blocking its coronavirus tracker.; Senators want Cyber Command and CISA to do more to deter coronavirus hackers.; A lawyer faces a malpractice suit after promising and then failing to protect a client from Chinese government hackers.; A researcher identified a new APT from the Shadow Brokers leak.; Facebook says that NSO Group used US servers in operations against WhatsApp users.; A researcher disclosed four IBM zero-days after the company refused to patch them.; Amazon scooped up data from sellers before launching competing products.; And more! The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of their institutions, clients, friends, families, or pets.

In our 312th episode of The Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker interviews Thomas Rid, Johns Hopkins professor and author of the new book, Active Measures: The Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfare. Stewart is also joined by David Kris (@davidkris), Matthew Heiman, and Nick Weaver (@ncweaver) to discuss: The Supreme Court will hear its first big Computer Fraud and Abuse Act case.; Lapse in FISA authorization may be impacting investigations.; There may have been some Russian disinformation in the Steele "dossier."; The Pentagon's inspector general concluded the investigation into the JEDI cloud contract.; China's "Electric Panda" hackers are targeting the United States.; The Syrian government is using a coronavirus app to spread spyware.; Hackers are selling a Zoom zero-day for $500,000.; The United Kingdom's National Health Service is in a fight with Google and Apple.; And more! The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of their institutions, clients, friends, families, or pets.

In our 311th episode of The Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker interviews Senator Angus King (@SenAngusKing) and Dr. Samantha Ravich. They discuss the report issued by the Cyberspace Solarium Commission. Stewart is also joined by Brian Egan, Maury Shenk, and Nick Weaver (@ncweaver) to discuss: Google and Apple have a contact tracing proposal.; The United States will allow Google to use the Pacific Light Cable Network, but only if it cuts out Hong Kong.; China Telecom may lose its US market access.; Team Telecom was finally formalized through an Executive Order.; The Ninth Circuit ruled that Facebook must face a renewed privacy lawsuit.; Europe will continue pursuing AI regulation amid the coronavirus pandemic.; A French regulator has determined that Google must pay news sites to send them traffic.; The United Kingdom has experienced a 5G-coronavirus conspiracy hysteria.; Your “smart” lock may be leaking data.; And more! The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of their institutions, clients, friends, families, or pets.

In our 310th episode of The Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker is joined by Nate Jones (@n8jones81), Paul Rosenzweig (@RosenzweigP), and Matthew Heiman to discuss: The Great Zoom-lash of 2020.; The Justice Department Inspector General found widespread procedural issues in FISA applications, and the surveillance court responded with its own order.; Twitter took down posts by Rudy Giuliani and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for containing coronavirus misinformation.; The Saudis may have conducted a phone spying campaign in the United States.; A court ruled that violating a website’s terms of service is not criminal hacking.; Washington State adopted a facial recognition law that Microsoft likes.; Iran-linked hackers appear to have targeted WHO staff emails during the coronavirus pandemic.; And more! The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of their institutions, clients, friends, families, or pets.

In our 309th episode of The Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker interviews Yuval Shany, a noted Israeli human rights expert and professor at Hebrew University. Stewart and Yuval discuss Israel’s technology- and surveillance-heavy approach to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of their institutions, clients, friends, families, or pets.

In our 308th episode of The Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker interviews evelyn douek, an affiliate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and an SJD candidate at Harvard Law School. Stewart and evelyn are also joined by David Kris (@davidkris), Nate Jones (@n8jones81), and Paul Rosenzweig (@RosenzweigP) to discuss: More on location surveillance during the COVID-19 pandemic.; Will Big Tech emerge stronger than ever? Will it retain its favor in Washington, DC?; China is learning lessons on disinformation from Russia.; Australian ISPs will continue blocking graphic violent content.; The White House released the National Strategy for 5G Security.; And more! The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of their institutions, clients, friends, families, or pets.

In our 307th episode of The Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker interviews Jason Healey, senior research scholar and adjunct professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. Stewart and Jason are also joined by Alan Cohn, Matthew Heiman, David Kris (@davidkris), and Nick Weaver (@ncweaver) to discuss: Governments turn to surveillance to track coronavirus patients.; Will FISA ever be renewed?; The United States dropped charges from the Robert Mueller probe.; Russia’s FSB wants a cyberweapon to knock entire nations offline.; CISA issued a memo identifying “essential critical infrastructure workers” during the COVID-19 pandemic.; The European Union says Russia is distributing coronavirus disinformation.; Could the Norsk Hydro attack be a blueprint for future attacks?; Ex-Uber executive Anthony Levandowski pleaded guilty to trade secret theft. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of the firm.

In our 306th episode of The Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker interviews Elsa Kania, an Adjunct Senior Fellow with the Technology and National Security Program at the Center for a New American Security. Stewart and Elsa are also joined by Maury Shenk, Mark MacCarthy (@Mark_MacCarthy), and Nick Weaver (@ncweaver) to discuss: Chinese companies are selling AI-based censorship tools.; The Cybersecurity Solarium Commission issued its final report.; A hacking group has been hacking other hackers with trojanized hacking tools.; The House passed a FISA reauthorization bill.; Sweden has fined Google $8 million for right-to-be-forgotten violations.; Microsoft, not the government, took down a botnet.; An FSB asset may have had an important role in connecting hackers.; Will the US-China trade fight have a negative impact on the US chip industry?; And more! The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of the firm.

In our 305th episode of The Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker interviews Travis LeBlanc, a Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. Stewart and Travis discuss NSA’s call detail records program and the PCLOB’s recent oversight report, “Report on the Government’s Use of the Call Detail Records Program under the USA Freedom Act.” The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of the firm.

In our 304th episode of The Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker interviews Glenn Gerstell, the former general counsel of the National Security Agency and now senior adviser at the Center for Strategic & International Studies. Stewart is also joined by Paul Rosenzweig (@RosenzweigP), Nate Jones (@n8jones81), and Nick Weaver (@ncweaver) to discuss: The Justice Department charged and the Treasury Department sanctioned two Chinese nationals for helping North Korean hackers launder money.; Law enforcement agencies are using apps to track phone locations.; More negative reporting on Clearview AI.; The Justice Department issued guidance for threat researchers.; A new FAA rule has riled aviation hobbyists.; Tech companies have joined law enforcement on child abuse crackdown.; A new bill aims to prepare Australia for the US CLOUD Act.; And more! The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of the firm.

In our 303rd episode of The Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker interviews FTC Commissioner Noah Phillips. They discuss Commissioner Phillips’s speech at the Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society, titled, “Should We Block This Merger? Some Thoughts on Converging Antitrust and Privacy.” (Commissioner Phillips last appeared on the podcast in Episode 228.) The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of the firm.

In our 302nd episode of The Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker interviews Daphne Keller, director of the Stanford University Cyber Policy Center’s Program on Platform Regulation. They discuss her paper, “Who Do You Sue? State and Platform Hybrid Power over Online Speech.” Stewart is also joined by Matthew Heiman, Mark MacCarthy (@Mark_MacCarthy), and Nick Weaver (@ncweaver) to discuss: The upcoming renewal of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act powers may be in doubt.; The Department of Defense adopted new AI ethics, as did the Vatican.; China is “hunting down” critics amid the coronavirus outbreak.; Deterrence appears to have at least some effect on Chinese military hackers.; It looks like everyone is using Clearview, but maybe not for long.; Authoritarian governments are using Internet access as a tool for control.; And more! The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of the firm.