Encryption is a vital tool, not just for privacy, but for cybersecurity as well. However, law enforcement and legislators have been pushing to undermine access to encryption, often in the name of preventing crime and protecting children. Jim Baker, director of national security and cybersecurity at the R Street Institute and former general counsel for the FBI, joins the show to discuss the latest threat to encryption. For further information, see his recent post on Lawfare.
#264: Is the WHO Blowing Smoke about Vaping Dangers?
#263: A Tech Update from the West Coast
#261: Florida’s Sharing Economy
#260: How America Can Keep Leading Innovation
#259: Section 230 and Online 'Censorship'
#258: Protecting creativity with Pinterest
#257: The Future of 5G with T-Mobile
#256: Driving Out Flexibility
#255 How Much Should We Worry About Deep Fakes?
#254: Bridging the Digital Divide through Internet Essentials
#253: The Road Ahead for Self-Driving Cars
#252: Harm-Reducing E-Cigs Might Go up in Smoke
#251: SESTA/FOSTA Hurts the Victims It Aims to Protect
#250: Mapbox
#249: Information Fiduciaries: The Privacy Awakens
#248: Everything You Wanted to Know about Information Fiduciaries but Were Afraid to Ask
#247: Seeing the Silver Lining in the Current Techlash
#246: Talking Privacy with DuckDuckGo
#245: Does the Internet Actually Need Saving?
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