Summary: In our 149th episode of the Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker, Michael Vatis, and Meredith Rathbone discuss: Google loses its Microsoft Ireland case, probably because it would have to be called the “Google Cyberspace” case; FSB relief spurs momentary political meltdown among Washingtonians who don’t listen to the Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast; Neil Gorsuch opines on computer searches and child porn; What’s happened to the cyber Executive Order?; The FSIA and suits against sovereign hackers; Brexit passes Commons and May promises data deal with EU; Google’s settlement approved despite cy pres objections; Austrian hotel guests inconvenienced but not imprisoned by ransomware; CFAA violations cost the Cardinals two high draft picks and $2 million. Our guest interview is with Jason Healey, Senior Research Scholar at Columbia University's School for International and Public Affairs. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of the firm.
