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Whitney Merrill
@wbm312
DPO. Privacy/infosec lawyer. Hacker. Fighting for privacy, digital civil liberties & the users. Ex @EA @FTC |views=own| Also at @wbm312@infosec.exchange
Dec 27, 2023 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
As a former federal government official who has been actively participating in DEFCON since 2012 (while in the government), here are some key things I think this piece by @ericgeller misses.

themessenger.com/tech/jeff-moss… First there have been meaningful policy interactions at DEFCON since at least 2014.

The @FTC held a contest at DEFCON in 2014- leveraging hackers to solve the robocall problem.

Far from superficial. pcmag.com/news/hackers-g…
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Dec 6, 2023 • 16 tweets • 3 min read
As an engineer and lawyer, I’m often asked by young aspiring individuals how they can be successful in privacy, and whether they should also become technical and learn to code.

Here are my thoughts on skills I think make the best privacy experts:

/1 1. Be infinitely curious. Ask a lot of questions. You’ll never know everything.

/2
May 23, 2023 • 17 tweets • 4 min read
100% agree. Everyone. It will either change the way the internet works forever or widely be ignored as a result. It upends how 99% of global companies operate.

Remember access to data = a transfer of data. Global support and engineering teams will be siloed to regions. Everyone is in the same boat & there’s nothing you can do to comply w/o drastically change the way your company operates.
1. Cease to operate in the EU
2. Localize completely in the EU (including supporting staff that needs to access that data)
3. E2E encryption (very difficult)
Nov 23, 2022 • 25 tweets • 6 min read
I want to recount what I believe to be the best theory on the Max Headroom Broadcast Signal Intrusion that happened 35 years ago. It was shared with me recently, & I believe it to be the most probable account of what happened.

I have no idea if this story is already out there. I wanted to make this thread on 11/22, but was on the fence as to whether or not to put it on Twitter. Thanks to the person who sought me out to tell me. I'm not sure if they're on Twitter (so DM me if you see this & I'll credit you).
Feb 26, 2022 • 34 tweets • 10 min read
A full account of the way the internet has responded to the last week and the way world leaders have leveraged the internet over the last week will be a fantastic book to read. Remarkable and history making. Here are some of the things that stand out: 🧵