In this episode, Nick Weaver and I discuss new Internet regulations proposed in the UK. He’s mostly okay with its anti-nudge code for kids, but not with requiring proof of age to access adult material. I don’t see the problem; after all, who wouldn’t want to store their passport information with Pornhub?
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Episode 252: In the cyber adversary Olympics, it’s Russia for the gold and North Korea (!) for the silver
Posted in China, Cybersecurity and Cyberwar, International, RussiaWe interview Dmitri Alperovitch of CrowdStrike on the company’s 2019 Global Threat Report, which features a ranking of Western cyber adversaries based on how long it takes each of them to turn a modest foothold into code execution on a compromised network. The Russians put up truly frightening numbers – from foothold to execution… Continue Reading
Episode 248: Tomayto, Tomahto: Right to be Forgotten Meets Right to Die
Posted in China, European Union, International, Privacy Regulation, RussiaIf the surgeon about to operate on you has been disciplined for neglecting patients, wouldn’t you like to know? Well, the mandarins of the European Union privacy lobby beg to differ. Google has been told by a Dutch court not to index that story, and there seems to have been a six-month lag in… Continue Reading