In our 179th episode of The Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker, Stephen Heifetz, and Jennifer Quinn-Barabanov discuss: President blocks Lattice acquisition; House Judiciary committee leaks plans for 702 weakening; Equifax: How bad will the litigation be?; How it happened; the Federal Trade Commission; the lawsuits pile up; plus Congress, plus the states; not to mention derivative suits; Administration uses April Fools' Day sanctions against Iranian hackers; more trouble for Facebook over the Russia probe; and for Silicon Valley in general; not to mention the "racist ad" controversy; Google; Twitter; everyone; California's Eighth Circuit clarifies breach standing law? Our guest interview is with Jeanette Manfra, Assistant Secretary, Office of Cybersecurity and Communications at the Department of Homeland Security. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of the firm.

In our 178th episode of The Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker, Michael Vatis, and Maury Shenk discuss: The Equifax breach spurs ugliness. Russia's use of social media gets attention in Washington. The European Court of Human Rights trims employers' right to monitor employees. Symantec reports that US electric grid systems penetrated, likely by Russians. The European Court of Justice sends Intel's $1.26 bn fine back for more scrutiny. Hack of the week: the "Evil Dolphin" attack. Lenovo settles with FTC (cheap!). More fallout: Best Buy dumps Kaspersky. Uber, not content with God mode, also runs Hell. Gets FBI probe. Our guest interview is with Elizabeth (Liza) Goitein, Co-Director of the Brennan Center for Justice’s Liberty and National Security Program and Rebecca (Becky) Richards, Civil Liberties & Privacy Officer/Transparency Officer at the National Security Agency. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of the firm.

In our 178th episode of The Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker, Michael Vatis, and Maury Shenk discuss: The Equifax breach spurs ugliness. Russia's use of social media gets attention in Washington. The European Court of Human Rights trims employers' right to monitor employees. Symantec reports that US electric grid systems penetrated, likely by Russians. The European Court of Justice sends Intel's $1.26 bn fine back for more scrutiny. Hack of the week: the "Evil Dolphin" attack. Lenovo settles with FTC (cheap!). More fallout: Best Buy dumps Kaspersky. Uber, not content with God mode, also runs Hell. Gets FBI probe. Our guest interview is with Rebecca (Becky) Richards, Civil Liberties & Privacy Officer/Transparency Officer at the National Security Agency, and Elizabeth (Liza) Goitein, Co-Director of the Brennan Center for Justice's Liberty and National Security Program. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of the firm.

In our 177th episode of The Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker, Alan Cohn, Maury Shenk, and Paul Rosenzweig discuss: Foreign espionage drives government tech market, Kaspersky Lab, Dajiang Innovation Corporation (DJI), Apple loses control of its secure enclave software and Tim Cook explains why Apple accommodates China abut not the FBI, Internet of Things security act advances, UK looks to the future of data protection, DNA malware, Election hacking still making news, Maersk lost $300m to NotPetya ransomware, Cyber Command gets the Playtex cross-your-heart treatment, US designated as adequate by … Colombia. Our guest interview is with Michael Mainelli, Co-Founder and Chairman of Z/Yen. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of the firm.

In our 177th episode of The Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker, Alan Cohn, Maury Shenk, and Paul Rosenzweig discuss: Foreign espionage drives government tech market, Kaspersky Lab, Dajiang Innovation Corporation (DJI), Apple loses control of its secure enclave software and Tim Cook explains why Apple accommodates China abut not the FBI, Internet of Things security act advances, UK looks to the future of data protection, DNA malware, Election hacking still making news, Maersk lost $300m to NotPetya ransomware, Cyber Command gets the Playtex cross-your-heart treatment, US designated as adequate by … Colombia. Our guest interview is with Michael Mainelli, Co-Founder and Chairman of Z/Yen. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of the firm.

In our 176th episode of the Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker, Markham Erickson, Stephanie Roy, Anthony Rapa, and Maury Shenk discuss: Tough Russia sanctions law looks like a lock. Hollywood advance surrender to Russian hacking. Hacking Trump hotels isn't just fun; looks like it's also profitable. Hacking a Segway in mid-ride. Silicon Valley reluctant to risk Privacy Shield by fighting 702? Microsoft sues the GRU to dismantle its infrastructure. The European Court of Justice will rule on authority to censor what Americans read. Gag orders win in CA9. Dutch police reel in dark market users with fake dark market. China gets good at suppressing images. Our guest interview is with David Aitel, Founder and CEO of Immunity, Inc. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of the firm.

In our 176th episode of the Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker, Markham Erickson, Stephanie Roy, Anthony Rapa, and Maury Shenk discuss: Tough Russia sanctions law looks like a lock. Hollywood advance surrender to Russian hacking. Hacking Trump hotels isn't just fun; looks like it's also profitable. Hacking a Segway in mid-ride. Silicon Valley reluctant to risk Privacy Shield by fighting 702? Microsoft sues the GRU to dismantle its infrastructure. The European Court of Justice will rule on authority to censor what Americans read. Gag orders win in CA9. Dutch police reel in dark market users with fake dark market. China gets good at suppressing images. Our guest interview is with David Aitel, Founder and CEO of Immunity, Inc. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of the firm.

In our 175th episode of the Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker, Michael Mutek, Alan Cohn, Quentin Johnson, and Gus Hurwitz discuss: longtime USG suspicions of Kaspersky boil over into action; Knight First Amendment Institute brings first amendment claim against Trump for using Twitter's block function; Booz Allen has a plausible explanation for the weirdness of NotPetya’s otherwise self-defeating ransomware pose; impenetrable cybersecurity unit downgraded to dialogue; also, Administration is downsizing international cyber norming to a coalition of the willing; Senator Klobuchar should claim credit' Jeanette Manfra named a/s for cybersecurity; China news: Xi’s crackdown continues as China moves to ban VPN usage; Woe is WoSign, also StartCom, as Google drops them from certificate authority lists; what does that say about the relative Chinese ties of Google, Mozilla, Apple and Microsoft?; speaking of which, Apple caves again. Our guest interview is with Eric Hysen, former Executive Director of the Department of Homeland Security’s Digital Service. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of the firm.

In our 175th episode of the Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker, Michael Mutek, Alan Cohn, Quentin Johnson, and Gus Hurwitz discuss: longtime USG suspicions of Kaspersky boil over into action; Knight First Amendment Institute brings first amendment claim against Trump for using Twitter's block function; Booz Allen has a plausible explanation for the weirdness of NotPetya's otherwise self-defeating ransomware pose; impenetrable cybersecurity unit downgraded to dialogue; also, Administration is downsizing international cyber norming to a coalition of the willing; Senator Klobuchar should claim credit' Jeanette Manfra named a/s for cybersecurity; China news: Xi's crackdown continues as China moves to ban VPN usage; Woe is WoSign, also StartCom, as Google drops them from certificate authority lists; what does that say about the relative Chinese ties of Google, Mozilla, Apple and Microsoft?; speaking of which, Apple caves again. Our guest interview is with Eric Hysen, former Executive Director of the Department of Homeland Security's Digital Service. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of the firm.

In our 174th episode of the Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker, Brian Egan, and Joshua Holtzman discuss: Trump goes to Warsaw, meets Putin; DeepMind ICO NHS flap; background on the Google EU fine; China’s regulatory association demands “core socialist values” and in-house auditors for internet content sites; fight shaping up over FB warrants and gag order. Our guest interview is with Jim Miller, President of Adaptive Strategies, LLP and co-chair of the Department of Defense Science Board Task Force on Cyber Deterrence. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of the firm.