Episode 312: Russia's online disinformation has a 100-year history




The Cyberlaw Podcast show

Summary: 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.