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Keeping The Zombies At Bay: Fourth Amendment Problems In The Fight Against Botnets, Danielle Potter
Keeping The Zombies At Bay: Fourth Amendment Problems In The Fight Against Botnets, Danielle Potter
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
You may not have heard of a botnet. If you have, you may have linked it to election shenanigans and nothing else. But if you are reading this on a computer or smartphone, there is a good chance you are in contact with a botnet right now.
Botnets, sometimes called “Zombie Armies,” are networks of devices linked by a computer virus and controlled by cybercriminals. Botnets operate on everyday devices owned by millions of Americans, and thus pose a substantial threat to individual device owners as well as the nation’s institutions and economy.
Accordingly, the United States government has been …
Civil Liberty Or National Security: The Battle Over Iphone Encryption, Karen Lowell
Civil Liberty Or National Security: The Battle Over Iphone Encryption, Karen Lowell
Georgia State University Law Review
On June 5, 2013, Edward Snowden released what would be the first of many documents exposing the vast breadth of electronic surveillance the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National Security Agency (NSA) had been conducting on millions of United States citizens. Although the federal agencies had legal authority under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to collect metadata from companies such as Verizon, many Americans considered this data collection to be a massive invasion of privacy.
Equipped with the knowledge of sweeping domestic surveillance programs, citizens and technology firms fighting for strong privacy and security protection, have started …
Is Wifi Worth It: The Hidden Dangers Of Public Wifi, Ellie Shahin
Is Wifi Worth It: The Hidden Dangers Of Public Wifi, Ellie Shahin
Catholic University Journal of Law and Technology
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Security Vs. Privacy: Reframing The Debate, Shaun B. Spencer
Security Vs. Privacy: Reframing The Debate, Shaun B. Spencer
Faculty Publications
This essay explores several dimensions of the debate between security and privacy that accompanies many anti-terrorism and law enforcement proposals.