Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast: What Donald Trump and “Occupy Wall Street” Have in Common

We interview two contributors to CSIS’s Cybersecurity Agenda for the 45th President. Considering the track record of the last three Presidents, it’s hard to be optimistic, but Davis Hake and Nico Sell offer a timely look at some of the most pressing policy issues in cybersecurity.

In the news roundup, it’s more or less wall to wall President-elect Trump. Michael Vatis, Alan Cohn, and I talk about Russian hacking, the American election, Putin’s longtime enthusiasm for insurgent movements from “Occupy Wall Street” to “Make America Great Again,” and the President-elect’s relationship with the intelligence community.

In other news, I’m forced to choose between dissing the New York Times and dissing Apple’s surrender to Chinese censorship. Tough call, but I make it. Speaking of censorship, Russia is rapidly following China’s innovation in app store regulation. For legal antiquarians, I suggest that the Foreign Agent Registration Act deserves a comeback.

It seems to be solidarity week. Lots of amici have leapt to support LabMD in court now that it looks like a winner. Meanwhile I stick up for Mike Masnick, the man who puts the dirt in Techdirt. He may be an colorfully opinionated jerk, but he doesn’t deserve to be a defendant. And I congratulate Lawfare for joining the Europocrisy campaign on Schrems and China.

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