In the recently released Mueller report, we learned that Russian hackers executed highly targeted attacks which gave them access voter registration data, as well as,…
A Look Back: Peter Neumann on Computer System Vulnerabilities
“There are vulnerabilities in every part of our computer systems,” says Peter Nuemann, Computer Scientist and EPIC Advisor. After 10 years at Bell Labs in…
A Look Back: Stephanie Perrin on the Rights of Digital Citizens
“Change has been so rapid with the internet that we don’t really conceptualize what the internet is,” said Stephanie Perrin, President of Digital Discretion, Inc.…
Blue Wireless: Ray Ozzie’s Latest Venture
Ray Ozzie is an independent software entrepreneur and EPIC Advisor. He founded Talko – a company focused on next generation mobile communication apps and services.…
Erin Murphy on Junk Science, Wrongful Convictions and Race
Erin Murphy is a professor of law at New York University Law School and EPIC Advisor. Her research focuses on technology and forensic evidence in…
A Look Back: Alice Marwick Discusses Web 2.0
Alice Marwick, Director of the McGannon Communication Research Center and EPIC Advisor, talked to a group of students about Web 2.0 and online social status.…
Employer Access To Employee Pregnancy App Data
EPIC Advisors Dr. Deborah Peel and Prof. Helen Nissenbaum were recently quoted in the Washington Post and Boston Globe regarding the Ovia pregnancy app. Ovia allows…
The Importance of Science: A Talk by Dr. Rush Holt
Dr. Rush Holt, CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and EPIC Advisor, recently spoke to a group of undergraduate science…
Pamela Jones Harbour Receives the Spirit of Excellence Award
Attorney and EPIC Advisor Pamela Jones Harbour received the Spirit of excellence award earlier this year. Ad Astra Per Aspera is the award motto which means:…
A Look Back: Stefan Brands’ Take on a British National Identity Scheme
From time-to-time EPIC looks back at issues that give context to a current debate. Some discussions should be viewed as guideposts that can help shape…