by Angela Guess A new press release out of the FBI announces that, “The FBI is hiring its first senior level data scientist (SLDS) position and is currently seeking applicants across both public and private sectors. The new SLDS will serve as a senior-level adviser and consultant to the Cyber Division Assistant Director and other […]
Will Legal Hassles Lead to Companies Retaining Less Big Data?
by Angela Guess George Leopold recently wrote in Datanami, “At least part of the technological and political blowback from the recent legal battle between the FBI and Apple over government access to encrypted data is a shift among some Silicon Valley startups away from retaining large amounts of customer and other data. The decision reportedly […]
The Internet of Things, Cryptography, and Surveillance
by Angela Guess Mark Anderson reports in IEEE Spectrum, “In the rock-paper-scissors game of technology, the Internet of Things beats cryptography. This is the conclusion of a new Harvard Law School report focusing on the FBI’s claims that increasing levels of cryptography in consumer devices means that law enforcement loses. The report retorts that even […]