New from me for Tech Policy Press: By undermining encryption with the #EARNITAct and #STOPCSAMAct, Senate Dems are aiding the GOP's war on abortion. https://techpolicy.press/threatening-encryption-senate-democrats-aid-gop-war-on-abortion/

Once again, child welfare is being used as a vehicle to push for draconian legislation to undermine our privacy. #InfoSec #privacy #law #USpol #stopcsamact

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Happy Monday! Over the weekend I posted a longread about how the #STOPCSAMAct tries in two different ways to threaten end-to-end encryption. https://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2023/04/stop-csam-act-anti-encryption-stalking-horse

Happy Saturday! Here, have a 3600-word blog post about how Sen. Durbin's #STOPCSAMAct tries in two different ways to attack encryption. https://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2023/04/stop-csam-act-anti-encryption-stalking-horse

I'm on the "Moderated Content" podcast with @evelyndouek & @alex, talking about #EARNITAct & #STOPCSAMAct: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1uZj2xr8QaHiCvaqe2bl45?si=4LHDVMICQLO07_JuxXY92w

N.B.: Do not mistake this dispassionate bill analysis for my personal approbation of any of these bills.

In particular, the new #STOPCSAMAct bill has some deeply scary stuff in it - including multiple ways it poses a threat to encryption.

I'll be writing about that soon, but that's not what the Lawfare piece is about.