The Pegasus Spyware Scandal
- August 15, 2021
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
Human rights experts at the United Nations issued a statement last week calling for a global moratorium on the sale and transfer of surveillance technology until regulations are in place that guarantee its use in compliance with international human rights…
Chinese Prosecutor Indicted in Extralegal Operation Fox Hunt
- July 31, 2021
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
Operation Fox Hunt is a global covert program administered by the People’s Republic of China that uses threats and intimidation to target dissidents in the Chinese diaspora under the guise of a campaign to repatriate corrupt Communist Party members to…
The Ethics of Voice Cloning
- July 17, 2021
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
Digital cloning is a technology that uses deep learning algorithms to manipulate audio, photographs and videos making it difficult to distinguish what is fake from what is real. Although the technology has been used for beneficial educational purposes, such as…
Privacy and Genetic Genealogy Sites
- June 30, 2021
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
Investigative genetic genealogy is a technique used by law enforcement to identify suspects in criminal investigations. It involves uploading a crime scene DNA profile to one or more genetic genealogy databases with the object of identifying a suspect’s relatives and,…
The Colonial Pipeline Cyberattack
- May 30, 2021
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
On May 7, 2021, Colonial Pipeline Co. sustained a ransomware cyberattack disabling the computerized equipment that manages its pipeline. The pipeline carries gasoline, diesel and jet fuel from Texas to New York and services much of the eastern seaboard. It…