Ryan Calo

Ryan Calo is an assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Law and a former research director at CIS. A nationally recognized expert in law and emerging technology, Ryan's work has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, NPR, Wired Magazine, and other news outlets. Ryan serves on several advisory committees, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Electronic Privacy Information Center, and the Future of Privacy Forum. He co-chairs the American Bar Association Committee on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence and serves on the program committee of National Robotics Week.

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Consumer Genomics Panel Monday @ 5:00PM

By Ryan Calo • November 8, 2008 at 10:55 am

Consumer Genomics: Law and Policy

November 10, 2008 from 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Stanford Law School, Room 190

With a credit card and a saliva sample, consumers can now unlock the secrets carried in their DNA. Consumer genomics offers direct access to one's genetic code, plus interpretations of health risks, family lineage, opportunities for social networking, and more. But how should consumer genomics be regulated? Join us for a panel discussion with Stephen Moore (General Counsel, Navigenics), Anne Wojcicki (Co-founder, 23andMe), and Alexis Madrigal (Wired), moderated by bioscience and law expert Hank Greely (Stanford Law School). Open to the public.

Brought to you by the Stanford Law School Center for Law and the Biosciences and co-sponsored by the Center for Internet and Society. Read more » about Consumer Genomics Panel Monday @ 5:00PM

Portolan Charts: The First Wikis?

By Ryan Calo • November 4, 2008 at 11:14 am

Thirteenth-century sailors circulated navigational maps known as “portolan charts,” which they supplemented and edited based on their individual knowledge and experiences. These authorless, communal, and evolving charts became increasingly accurate over time. Wiki much? Read more » about Portolan Charts: The First Wikis?

Packets Vol. 6 No. 1 Now Available

By Ryan Calo • October 19, 2008 at 3:36 pm

Packets Vol. 6 No. 1 is online here.

Packets is production of the Stanford Center for Internet & Society (CIS). It is written by members of the Stanford Law and Technology Association (SLATA), and edited by CIS staff, fellows and volunteer attorneys. Our purpose is to provide the legal community with a concise description of recently decided cyberlaw-related cases, and where possible, to point to the original decisions. We urge you to forward Packets wherever you please, and to take from it any content you would like. The writers on the Packets Editorial Board are: Jenny Kim, Yuki Ide, José Mauro Decoussau Machado, Matt Kellogg, Robert Orlando Lopez, Allison Pedrazzi Helfrich, Stuart Loh and Evan Berquist. Read more » about Packets Vol. 6 No. 1 Now Available

Congress Contemplates Protecting Travelers

By Ryan Calo • October 1, 2008 at 5:21 pm

As Jennifer Granick noted noted in April, the Ninth Circuit has held that government agents need not have reasonable suspicion in order to search laptops or other digital devices at the border. In apparent response to this practice, legislation has recently been introduced in both chambers of Congress to raise the privacy protections of travelers. The text of the Travelers' Privacy Protection Act, introduced by Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) and three co-sponsors in the Senate and Representative Adam Smith (D-WA) in the House, has not been released. As I read an ACLU press release, however, the bill would require a warrant before a search can be conducted of a travelers' personal electronic devices. Read more » about Congress Contemplates Protecting Travelers