Summary: In our 147th episode of the Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker, Michael Vatis, Maury Shenk, and Alan Cohn discuss: The D-Link case: Another challenge for the FTC; The Obama administration reminds us why we'll miss them, and also why we won't: Retrospective on Obama cybersecurity, Obama Administration farewell statement on privacy; DHS issues a farewell report on incident response; The FCC's public safety team issues a white paper; EU judicial redress act squeaker: Europe designated, but not Brexiting UK; Trump's policy paper: "Cyberwarfare is an emerging battlefield, and we must take every measure to safeguard our national security secrets and systems. We will make it a priority to develop defensive and offensive cyber capabilities at our U.S. Cyber Command, and recruit the best and brightest Americans to serve in this crucial area."; The flap over WhatsApp security "back door"; and Alan Cohn’s special foreign correspondent report from Davos. Our guest interview is with Jack Goldsmith, Harvard Law Professor and co-founder of Lawfare. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of the firm.
