
State of the Practice - The Chips & Science Act
08/24/22 • 41 min
- Good WashPo article: A new era of industrial policy kicks off with signing of the Chips Act
- General relationship between semiconductors/cyber: Cybersecurity and Semiconductors: How are they related?
- Helpful article for context: How the 'chips-plus' bill grew by nearly 1,000 pages - Roll Call
- Read “Discussion of the CHIPS Act Section: The US CHIPS Act.
- From Grace - AAPI Amendment that was removed
- Skim DoD Statement for the national security angle (re microelectronics): CHIPS Act Advances DOD's Emphasis on Microelectronics
- Chips Act Summary by the Department of Commerce
- Industry Matching of Chips Act
- Bloomberg's "The Big Hack - How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate US Companies"
- "Bloomberg Stands Firm as Story Denials Mount"
- AAPI Profiling amendment that was removed from the CHIPS Act
- Good WashPo article: A new era of industrial policy kicks off with signing of the Chips Act
- General relationship between semiconductors/cyber: Cybersecurity and Semiconductors: How are they related?
- Helpful article for context: How the 'chips-plus' bill grew by nearly 1,000 pages - Roll Call
- Read “Discussion of the CHIPS Act Section: The US CHIPS Act.
- From Grace - AAPI Amendment that was removed
- Skim DoD Statement for the national security angle (re microelectronics): CHIPS Act Advances DOD's Emphasis on Microelectronics
- Chips Act Summary by the Department of Commerce
- Industry Matching of Chips Act
- Bloomberg's "The Big Hack - How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate US Companies"
- "Bloomberg Stands Firm as Story Denials Mount"
- AAPI Profiling amendment that was removed from the CHIPS Act
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Michaela dives deeper into the nexus of cyber and vulnerable populations through an interview with Eva Galperin, the Director of Cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). Listen in on our conversation about stalkerware, privacy, and activism! Listen to the end of the episode to hear what the Cyber.RAR team is up to (plus the prospect of Season 2!?). If you'd like to reach out to us, send an email to [email protected]!
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Resources for vulnerable populations:
--EFF: https://www.eff.org/pages/tools
--Access Now: https://www.accessnow.org/help/
--Department of Homeland Security: https://www.ready.gov/cybersecurity
--Consumer Reports: https://securityplanner.consumerreports.org/
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Show Notes:
- Corinna Fehst: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/corinna-fehst
- Security:
- Scams:
- Exploiting vulnerabilities in smart contracts/wallets/code:
- Money laundering / enabler of illegal activity:
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- Crypto Crime Trends for 2022: Illicit Transaction Activity Reaches All-Time High in Value, All-Time Low in Share of All Cryptocurrency Activity - Chainalysis
- Mid-year Crypto Crime Update: Illicit Activity Falls With Rest of Market, With Some Notable Exceptions - Chainalysis
- https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/18/china-is-second-biggest-bitcoin-mining-hub-as-miners-go-underground.html
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