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Harvard Business School professor Shane Greenstein provides a tongue-in-cheek look at notable digital technology events and people from 2020.

George Washington University law professor Daniel Solove provides his list of notable books on privacy and security from 2019.

Berkeley privacy law scholar Chris Hoofnagle explains how using a “deterrence by denial” strategy has been having surprising results in policing cybercrime.

Law professor Andrea Matwyshyn, University of Pennsylvania, testified before a Congressional hearing on data breach notification requirements. Among the arguments highlighted from her testimony is Professor Matwyshyn’s stand that “limiting states' rights to impose liability for information security misconduct will further erode consumer trust and damage innovation in the United States.”

Professor Ed Felten, Princeton University, examines the ambiguity of the language, “exceeding authorized access,” in the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Jumping off from a post Professor James Grimmelmann wrote on this topic, Professor Felten goes on to question if the design of a system could be a reliable guide to authorization.

By discussing the case of two alleged video-poker cheats being prosecuted under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Professor James Grimmelmann examines the ambiguity of the concept of “circumvention” in the law.

Last Friday’s 2011 Cybercrime Conference, jointly hosted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Washington, and the University of Washington School of Law, examined the current trends in cybercrime, security in the cloud; and keynote speaker, Edward Felten, Chief Technologist with the Federal Trade Commission, discussed what government can do to help address the issues. In this post, TAP reports on the trade-offs between sharing and securing private information.

Last Friday’s 2011 Cybercrime Conference, jointly hosted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Washington, and the University of Washington School of Law, examined the current trends in cybercrime, security in the cloud, and the trade-offs between sharing and securing private information. Keynote speaker, Edward Felten, Chief Technologist with the Federal Trade Commission, discussed why cybercrime losses continue to rise and what government can do to help address the issues.

Friday’s 2011 Cybercrime Conference, jointly hosted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Washington, and the University of Washington School of Law, examined the current trends in cybercrime, security in the cloud, and the trade-offs between sharing and securing private information. Keynote speaker, Edward Felten, Chief Technologist with the Federal Trade Commission, discussed why cybercrime losses continue to rise and what government can do to help address the issues.