
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.
Google Adds Privacy Link, Videos
By Ryan Calo • July 4, 2008 at 9:39 am
I notice that Google now has a privacy policy link on its homepage. Congratulations to Marc and others who pushed for this.
It's tempting to view this move cynically as a dragged-out response to a long-standing complaint from the privacy community. My understanding, however, is that there has been internal debate at Google over whether to include a privacy link on the homepage for some time. One argument against such a link is that it conveys the sense that a given company respects privacy, irrespective of the actual content of the policy (which, as we know, often goes unread).
I'm not saying Google did this on purpose, but I think that many more people are likely to click on the privacy link, given that it appeared suddenly on the zealously sparse Google homepage. (Unless, of course, they get distracted by the fireworks.) Read more » about Google Adds Privacy Link, Videos
Hi Rubber. Have You Met My Friend, The Road?
By Ryan Calo • July 2, 2008 at 11:43 am
Threadbare as it already is, the privacy rubber may not even be meeting the road. A recent study conducted by the Ponemon Institute implies a disconnect between the perception of privacy officers – charged with formulating company policy – and marketing departments – entrusted with actual custody of customer data – with respect to how consumer information may be used. Read more » about Hi Rubber. Have You Met My Friend, The Road?
City of (Big) Brotherly Love
By Ryan Calo • June 18, 2008 at 8:08 am
I imagine the subset of individuals that read the Center's blogs but not, for instance, Boing Boing to be in the (low) single digits. I still could not resist posting this news story about bearded, community-gardening, anti-surveillance activists in Philly whose house was raided, initially without a warrant. In fairness, the facts are disputed: for instance, local police are calling a structure on the top floor of the raided house a possible "bunker," whereas resident Daniel Moffat (pictured) is calling it a definite "greenhouse." Read more » about City of (Big) Brotherly Love
You Go, Google!
By Ryan Calo • June 16, 2008 at 11:06 am
Daniel Begun of Hot Hardware News reports that "Google will take an even more active role in the debate [over net neutrality] by arming consumers with the tools to determine first-hand if their broadband connections are being monkeyed with by their ISPs." Read more » about You Go, Google!
Oh (Big) Brother
By Ryan Calo • June 9, 2008 at 10:32 am
Author and fellow SLS fellow Laura K. Donohue brought this deliciously ironic picture to my attention. Click here for a close up.
If you happen to be in the DC area this week, Laura is speaking on her new book, "The Cost of Counterterrorism: Power, politics, and liberty," at GW Law School on Wednesday, June 11, and the Women's Foreign Policy Group on Friday, June 13. Read more » about Oh (Big) Brother
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The Future of Drones In America: Law Enforcement and Privacy Considerations
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
“The Future of Drones In America: Law Enforcement and Privacy Considerations”
March 20, 2013
Full PDF available on the Judiciary website.
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The Drone as Privacy Catalyst
The Drone as Privacy Catalyst, 64 STANFORD LAW REVIEW ONLINE 29 (2011) Read more » about The Drone as Privacy Catalyst
Against Notice Skepticism in Privacy
Against Notice Skepticism, 87 NOTRE DAME LAW REVIEW (forthcoming 2012) Read more » about Against Notice Skepticism in Privacy
Privacy's Broken Windows: An Invitation to Professor Abril
Privacy’s Broken Windows: An Invitation to Professor Abril, 1 WAKE FOREST LAW REVIEW ONLINE 69 (2011) Read more » about Privacy's Broken Windows: An Invitation to Professor Abril
The Boundaries of Privacy Harm
The Boundaries of Privacy Harm, 86 INDIANA LAW JOURNAL 1131 (2011) Read more » about The Boundaries of Privacy Harm
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Google's wearable Glass gadget: cool or creepy?
""The face is a really intimate place and to have a piece of technology on it is unsettling," Calo said. "Much as a drone is unsettling because we have some ideas of war."" Read more » about Google's wearable Glass gadget: cool or creepy?
Why Drones Make Us Nervous
"Ryan Calo, a law professor at the University of Washington, thinks that drones will give people the jolt they need to bring our privacy laws into the 21st century." Read more » about Why Drones Make Us Nervous
Airlines Can Keep You From Snapping, But Not Sharing Photos
A recent incident on a commercial airliner raises an interesting question: can an airline bar you from taking pictures on their plane? Read more » about Airlines Can Keep You From Snapping, But Not Sharing Photos
Boston bombings show future use for drones
""I don't think (the Boston bombing) will reframe the surveillance debate, and people will persist in their skepticism (of drones) even after this event," Calo said." Read more » about Boston bombings show future use for drones
Privacy Concerns Shouldn’t Ground Journalism Drones
"Drones put a fine point on that sense of vulnerability, and as eminent drone theorist and law professor Ryan Calo argues, can thus be seen as "privacy catalysts" that may well precipitate more comprehensive privacy protections." Read more » about Privacy Concerns Shouldn’t Ground Journalism Drones
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Brain-Computer Privacy: A Discussion with Ryan Calo (Past Event)
Presented by the Center for Law and the Biosciences
Brain-computer interfaces are on the rise, but they may be vulnerable to hacking that reveals users' private information. Join us as Ryan Calo discusses the privacy risks of this emerging technology.
This event is free and open to the public, and will feature lunch from Net Appetit.
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Robot Block Party 2013 (Past Event)
In celebration of National Robotics Week, the Silicon Valley Robot Block Party returns to the Volkswagen Automotive Innovation Lab @ Stanford on Wednesday, April 10 2013, from 1 to 6pm. Read more » about Robot Block Party 2013
We Robot: Getting Down to Business (Past Event)
The program committee for We Robot: Getting Down To Business invites you to join us for the second annual robotics and the law conference to take place April 8 and 9 at Stanford Law School. This year’s event is focused on the immediate commercial prospects of robotics and will include panels and papers on a wide variety of topics, including: Read more » about We Robot: Getting Down to Business
Weekend in Washington - What's The Big Idea? Technology & The Future of Privacy (Past Event)
Technology Reporter Steven Henn leads a conversation on new innovations in face recognition technology and the legal & ethical challenges they raise with two leading privacy experts: University of Washington Law's Ryan Calo and Carnegie Mellon University's Alessandro Acquisti
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Robots, Privacy & Society (Past Event)
It is not hard to imagine why robots raise privacy concerns. Practically by definition, robots are equipped with the ability to sense, process, and record the world around them. Robots can go places humans cannot go, see things humans cannot see. Robots are, first and foremost, a human instrument. And after industrial manufacturing, the principal use to which we’ve put that instrument has been surveillance. Read more » about Robots, Privacy & Society
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Artificial Intelligence - A Legal Perspective - Video
November 1, 2011
October 27, 2011
Stanford Center for Internet and Society
Speakers:
Ian Kerr
John O. McGinnis
Lawrence B. Solum
Mary-Anne Williams
Moderator:
Ryan Calo Read more » about Artificial Intelligence - A Legal Perspective - Video
Artificial Intelligence - A Legal Perspective - Audio
October 26, 2011
In the summer of 1956, several key figures in what would become known as the field of "artificial intelligence" met at Dartmouth College to brainstorm about the future of the synthetic mind. Artificial intelligence, broadly defined, has since become a part of everyday life. Although we are still waiting on promises of "strong AI" capable of approximating human thought, the widespread use of artificial intelligence has the potential to reshape medicine, finance, war, and other important aspects of society. Read more » about Artificial Intelligence - A Legal Perspective - Audio
Privacy and Robots
March 9, 2011
Ethics@Noon: M. Ryan Calo
Hosted by Bown H. McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society
January 21, 2011 Read more » about Privacy and Robots
Stanford Throws a Robot Block Party
January 20, 2011
From robots that help perform delicate medical procedures to NASA's rovers, the latest high-tech machines were in the spotlight last week at Stanford's Robot Block Party. The event, sponsored by the Stanford Program in Law, Science, and Technology, was part of National Robotics Week. It was a "celebration of robotics" designed to get people interested in them, said Ryan Calo, a residential fellow at the Law School who helped organize the event. Read more » about Stanford Throws a Robot Block Party
Stanford Expert Considers Robots and the Law
January 20, 2011
M. Ryan Calo, a residential fellow at the Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society, is looking at the possible legal ramifications robots and robotics manufacturers might face.
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