In our sixty-ninth episode of the Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Michael Vatis, Maury Shenk, and Jason Weinstein discuss: the reauthorization of Section 215; Sixth Circuit ruling in the private search doctrine; the Criminal Division considers guidance on defensive countermeasures; class action for Yahoo! goes south; adult friend finder database goes on sale; New York’s bid to license bitcoin; and developments in Europe: European Union legislation – combining cybersecurity and data breach, Skype in Belgium, Microsoft and the United Kingdom. In our second half we have an interview with Jason Brown, Jason Brown, Assistant to the Special Agent in Charge in the Secret Service’s Criminal Investigative Division. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of the firm.

In our sixty-eighth episode of the Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker, Alan Cohn, and Michael Vatis are joined by Julian Sanchez, senior fellow at the CATO Institute. They discuss: this week in NSA: the fate of the 215 metadata program; insurance coverage for data breaches; the US indictment of six Chinese economic espionage agents; CCIPS and the Justice Department release a draft paper private cyber-investigation; the personal data orphaned by Radio Shack’s bankruptcy; and Julian and Stewart mix it up over the new, revived Crypto Wars. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of the firm.

In our sixty-seventh episode of the Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker, Alan Cohn, Michael Vatis, and Jason Weinstein are joined by Dan Geer, Chief Information Security Officer at In-Q-Tel. They discuss: this week in NSA: what’s on top this week for the 215 metadata program; border laptop searches; an FTC FOIA case; hacking airplanes in flight; FBI’s Stingray guidance; and the first anniversary of the “Right to be Forgotten.” In our second half we have an interview with Dan Geer, a legendary computer security commentator and current CISO for In-Q-Tel. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of the firm.

In our sixty-sixth episode of the Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker and Michael Vatis are joined by Ben Wittes, Tamara Wittes, and Shane Harris from the Lawfare and Rational Security podcasts at the Triple Entente Beer Summit. They discuss: this week in NSA: the Second Circuit’s decision on Section 215; Mike Morell’s book, "The Great War of Our Time;" and this week in French and German hypocrisy. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of the firm.

In our sixty-fifth episode of the Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker, Michael Vatis, and Jason Weinstein discuss: Congress introduces new bills to end bulk NSA surveillance; the Supreme Court will decide who can sue under privacy law; Cryptowall spread via faked flash-based ads on HuffPo and other sites; FCC says it doesn’t regulate Stingrays; and the DOJ releases cybersecurity guidance. In our second half we have an interview with Bruce Schneier, cryptographer, computer science and privacy guru, and author of "Data and Goliath." The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of the firm.

In our sixty-fourth episode of the Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker, Michael Vatis, Jason Weinstein, and Maury Shenk discuss: the New York Times coverage of the Uranium One deal and the corresponding cash flow into the Clinton Foundation; the House passes two cyber information sharing bills; the EU’s digital commissioner urges regulation of US tech companies; UK police chief calls US internet companies ‘terrorist-friendly’; news from RSA; and another FTC privacy case is settled. In our second half we have an interview with Mary DeRosa, former Deputy Assistant and Deputy Counsel to the President, and National Security Council Legal Adviser in the Obama Administration, and currently a Distinguished Visitor from Practice at the Georgetown University Law Center. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of the firm.

In our sixty-third episode of the Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker, Michael Vatis, Jason Weinstein, and Doug Kantor discuss: cyber week in Congress; the EU launches two competition cases, an e-commerce sector inquiry and Google; law enforcement officials pay megacode ransom; Google Wallet privacy suit; the SEC takes heat for its ECPA stand; Wikileaks posts searchable Sony database; and China bank technology regulation causes turmoil. In our second half we have an interview with Alan Cohn, former Assistant Secretary for Strategy, Planning, Analysis & Risk in the DHS Office of Policy and a recent addition at Steptoe. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of the firm.

In our sixty-second episode of the Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker and Michael Vatis are joined by Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder and CTO of CrowdStrike Inc. and former Vice President of Threat Research at McAfee, to discuss: the Mississippi Attorney General’s loss to Google on subpoenas; the DEA’s bulk collection program; AT&T pays $25 million for data breach; the comeback of split-key escrowed encryption; copies of “The Interview” are dropped into North Korea by balloon; Verizon’s super cookie is under investigation; Sprint settles DOJ lawsuit over wiretap cost reimbursement; and podcast patent is ruled invalid. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of the firm.

In our sixty-first episode of the Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker, Michael Vatis, Meredith Rathbone, Ben Cooper, and Maury Shenk discuss: the Obama Administration’s new sanctions program on cyber attackers; the Ninth Circuit decision refusing to apply disability accommodation requirements to web-only businesses; arguments over the data protection Safe Harbor before the European Court of Justice; China boosts military cyber budget by up to 30%; Secret Service, DEA agents indicted for stealing bitcoins; and Raspberry Pi devices are being used for “war shipping”. In our second half we have an interview with Joseph Nye, former dean of the Kennedy School at Harvard, three-time national security official for State, Defense, and the National Intelligence Council, and author of “Is the American Century Over?”. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of the firm.

In our sixtieth episode of the Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker and Michael Vatis are joined by Paul Rosenzweig, founder of Red Branch Consulting PLLC and Senior Advisor to The Chertoff Group to discuss: Australia and Belarus embracing data retention as the EU backs away; the US taking its concern over China's proposed technology regulations to the World Trade Organization; Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act is still a hot topic in cyberlaw; whether Florida's intercept law has been eviscerated by the 11th Circuit; the House cybersecurity information sharing bill; the latest developments in ICANN; and Germany’s privacy laws and what role they played in the Germanwings crash. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of the firm.