Mason Kortz, an instructional fellow at Harvard University’s Cyberlaw Clinic, said what will likely be a hurdle for Democracy Partners is the manner in which the conversations were recorded.

Source: James O’Keefe’s undercover video stings damaged liberal icons. Can a new lawsuit take him down? – The Washington Post

Even if your phone is only a year or two out of date, it’s vulnerable to some very simple hacks, says Nathan Freitas, a fellow at Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society. “It doesn’t take much for your adversary to get into your [Android] device, and that’s a big problem.”

Source: Why smartphone security is a luxury for those who can afford it – Jun. 7, 2017

Judith Donath of Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society says that isn’t actually a choice you get.

Source: The Internet Of Things Is Becoming More Difficult To Escape : All Tech Considered : NPR

Bruce Schneier, chief technology officer of IBM Resilient and a fellow at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, said the report shows the weaknesses of US election systems. “This (attack) feels more exploratory than operational, but this is just one piece. There are lots of vulnerabilities,” Schneier said.

Source: Leaked documents show US vote hacking risks – Breitbart

“The problem we have is that voting security doesn’t matter until something happens, and then after something happens, there’s a group of people who don’t want the security, because whatever happened, happened in their favor,” said Bruce Schneier, a cybersecurity expert at Harvard’s Berkman Center who has written frequently about the security vulnerabilities of U.S. election systems.

Source: Top-Secret NSA Report Details Russian Hacking Effort Days Before 2016 Election

Bruce Schneier, chief technology officer of IBM Resilient and a fellow at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, said the report shows the weaknesses of US election systems.”This (attack) feels more exploratory than operational, but this is just one piece. There are lots of vulnerabilities,” Schneier said.

Source: Leaked documents show US vote hacking risks

In May, the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard released a study on the effects of the Wikimedia Foundation’s switch to HTTPS-only.

Source: Wikipedia seems to be winning its battle against government censorship.

“The back of a car *probably* doesn’t qualify, because the driver could easily overhear any conversation taking place,” Mason Kortz, an instructor at Harvard Law School’s Cyberlaw Clinic, told Quartz in an email.

Source: Uber drivers are filming their riders with dash-cams to protect against bad reviews and false accusations — Quartz

New technologies like AI, virtual reality and blockchain are having a huge impact on the way we consume content. But how do we prevent this revolution from going haywire?

Source: These four technologies will shape the creative economy – for better or worse

At the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard, professors Meryl Alper and Elizabeth Ellcessor explored how ‘accessible’ digital media really is for people with disabilities.

Source: Despite its promise, modern technology often fails to help disabled users – TechRepublic