Andy (River) Peterson

Andy (River) Peterson @kansasalps

RT @JakeLaperruque: For journalists quick to shrug off Assange indictment because it's a computer crime, read the indictment. There are ele… — PolitiTweet.org

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@cmcmacmcmac I am here for this — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @natashanyt: How does a news outlet whose reporters investigate surveillance examine its own data-mining of readers? Times’ publisher A… — PolitiTweet.org

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And no matter where you read it, don't miss the fabulously spooky illustration from @cj_ostro https://t.co/tjYPzbPQ7C — PolitiTweet.org

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If you want even more info about CSRIC, check out the investigation on POGO's site, which includes a side-bar focus on the group one former staffer called "The place to send issues you wanted to die.” https://t.co/UqHOo8Q4Iq — PolitiTweet.org

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“The people and companies the FCC was charged with regulating wanted to see if they could get their jurisdiction moved to someone with less regulatory authority,”@tewheels told POGO. — PolitiTweet.org

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That lines up with common industry lobbying line, which former FCC Chairman (and former CTIA CEO) @tewheels says is basically a ploy to shift to oversight to agencies without the authority to set actual rules. — PolitiTweet.org

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In a November letter to Sen. @RonWyden, @AjitPaiFCC said the FCC “plays a supporting role, as a partner with DHS, in identifying vulnerabilities and working with stakeholders to increase security and resiliency in communications network infrastructure.” — PolitiTweet.org

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As an added bonus, the current leadership at the FCC doesn’t think his agency should play a major role in cybersecurity anyhow, despite its founding statute giving it authority to set rules related to security. — PolitiTweet.org

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Even though the working group quickly knew the technical fix, their final report didn’t recommend any actual rules, just non-binding best practices. — PolitiTweet.org

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Emails POGO obtained via FOIA show he dismissed research about SS7 as hyperbolic and at times failed to incorporate edits from DHS experts. — PolitiTweet.org

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A VP at major telecom trade group CTIA was the lead editor on the CSRIC Working Group’s final report on the issue. — PolitiTweet.org

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After @RepTedLieu let researchers track his phone via SS7 flaws for @60Minutes in 2016, the FCC turned to CSRIC yet again. — PolitiTweet.org

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So the FCC was increasingly relying on a group of experts from the very companies the agency was supposed to be regulating to help it figure out how to set rules for new tech. — PolitiTweet.org

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As new innovation sped up, expertise within the FCC struggled to keep up and became more and more reliant on CSRIC for troubleshooting. But CSRIC’s membership is heavily skewed towards industry. — PolitiTweet.org

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When major phone outages hit big cities including LA and DC in the early ‘90s, glitches in SS7, part of telephone software infrastructure, were to blame. But part of the supposed solution, a tech experts group chartered to advise the FCC called CSRIC, is now part of the problem. — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW @POGOBlog investigation out with @arstechnica about how industry influence at the FCC is compromising the security of our communications: https://t.co/N5OYrNugBr GET READY FOR A THREAD! — PolitiTweet.org

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@StrausReform @POGOBlog Blushing here thx — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @schwellenbach: Today is the 30th anniversary of the #Whistleblower Protection Act. But whistleblowers still aren't safe. Here are some… — PolitiTweet.org

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black hole looks like a donut and now I'm hungry https://t.co/iKnnTJkkcr — PolitiTweet.org

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@lucia_graves @juliaccarpenter yeah, I would be weirded out if asked about it while "casually seeing" someone — PolitiTweet.org

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Hrm maybe we shouldn’t blindly trust algorithms with crucial tasks — PolitiTweet.org

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@ChuckWendig Don’t forget the doorways just waiting to consume you—make you one with the elder gods of your nightmares — PolitiTweet.org

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@lucia_graves @juliaccarpenter Yup, house purchase is when we disclosed actual # too—but had been having a lot of talks re finances before so nothing was a surprise — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kira_lerner: Chicago is tracking kids pre-trial with GPS ankle monitors that can call and record them without consent. My latest at @th… — PolitiTweet.org

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Do we think they got this dude’s permission before putting him and his kid in this ad? — PolitiTweet.org

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@CW_CrazyXGF @rebleber update: satisfied — PolitiTweet.org

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(Ok, one cherry blossom pic before I go) https://t.co/6m3lqEWj2R — PolitiTweet.org

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@cmcmacmcmac I will keep you updated about our neighbors! If it looks really easy I could also see us getting like two or three long term — PolitiTweet.org

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@CW_CrazyXGF @rebleber (but probs to Insta stories, not here https://t.co/tIOEEOw3IE) — PolitiTweet.org