Pick a network, any network. Now tap it. When the Taft Supreme Court made its first pass on the legality of electronic eavesdropping (Olmstead v. United States in 1928), the issue at hand was that of wiretapping. Today, however, communication… Continue Reading
Recently, I heard news of U.S. Army Col. Lawrence Sellin’s dismissal from his duties as a staff officer at the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. Sellin was sacked for his highly critical United Press International (UPI) column, which… Continue Reading
Two years ago, my colleagues and I here at the Baker Institute published policy documents for the Obama administration’s transition team. As we approach the 2010 mid-term elections, it makes sense to look at those recommendations and compare them to… Continue Reading
Dr. Dan Wallach, the head of Rice’s Computer Security Lab, has offered his opinion as to how Harris County should proceed in rebuilding its capacity to conduct elections following last Friday’s blaze at the county warehouse, which destroyed its entire… Continue Reading
Earlier this month, Google and Verizon announced a joint set of policy recommendations for the enforcement of net neutrality. This comes hot on the heels of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) throwing up its hands in frustration on the matter.… Continue Reading
Ironically, “The Archives” advertisement on the Rolling Stone web page for “The Runaway General,” journalist Michael Hastings highly controversial feature on Gen. Stanley McChrystal, points to Cameron Crowe’s travelogue of a Led Zeppelin tour from the 1970s. It is ironic… Continue Reading
This week I have been participating in the European Science Foundation’s workshop “Europe and the Global Information Society Revisited: Developing a Network of Scholars and Agenda for Social Science Research on Cyber Security.” The event in Budapest, Hungary, has brought… Continue Reading