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More Questions about the CLOUD Act and the US-UK Agreement - Can the US direct UK Providers to Wiretap their Users in Third Countries?

By Albert Gidari on November 13, 2019 at 11:20 am

In my first blog post on the CLOUD Act and US-UK Agreement, I noted that the wiretap provision of the CLOUD Act - as opposed to the stored content provisions resolving the Microsoft Ireland case - hardly had been discussed, but it was sure to raise concerns in those third countries where users were targeted by US or UK law enforcement. Read more about More Questions about the CLOUD Act and the US-UK Agreement - Can the US direct UK Providers to Wiretap their Users in Third Countries?

Safeguarding User Freedoms in Implementing Article 17 of the Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive: Recommendations from European Academics

By Giancarlo Frosio on November 12, 2019 at 8:09 am

The implementation of Art. 17 of the Copyright in the Digital Single Market (C-DSM) Directive is ongoing. In particular, the multi-stakeholder dialogue under Art. 17(10) of the C-DSM Directive is happening as I write. To the end of promoting public interest in the implementation process, a group of European academics (including João Quintais, Stef van Gompel, P. Bernt Hugenholtz, Martin Husovec, Bernd Justin Jütte, Martin Senftleben and myself) has drafted a document with recommendations on user freedoms and safeguards included in Article 17 of the DSM Directive. Read more about Safeguarding User Freedoms in Implementing Article 17 of the Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive: Recommendations from European Academics

US and UK CLOUD Act Wiretapping in Third Countries: It Is a Real Problem

By Albert Gidari on October 24, 2019 at 10:17 am

My blog post on the big interception flaw in the CLOUD Act and US-UK Agreement generated some interesting responses, mostly offline, arguing that it is legal for the US or UK to use providers in their countries to wiretap users in third countries without the consent or knowledge of the third country. Read more about US and UK CLOUD Act Wiretapping in Third Countries: It Is a Real Problem

Court Decision Clears Way for State Net Neutrality Laws

By Barbara van Schewick on October 1, 2019 at 10:58 am

On Tuesday, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling on the challenge to the FCC’s 2017 net neutrality repeal. The ruling barely upheld the repeal, but sent it back to the FCC for failure to deal with public safety and for deficiencies related to Lifeline subsidies and access to utility poles by broadband-only providers.
Crucially, the court ruled that the FCC’s abdication of oversight over broadband providers left it with no power to prevent states from providing their own net neutrality protections. Read more about Court Decision Clears Way for State Net Neutrality Laws

Deepfakes Article in the Washington State Bar Association Magazine

By Riana Pfefferkorn on September 11, 2019 at 5:20 pm

I'm pleased to have written the cover story for the latest issue of NWLawyer, the magazine of the Washington State Bar Association. The article, available here, discusses the impact that so-called "deepfake" videos may have in the context of the courtroom. Are existing authentication standards for admission of evidence sufficient, or should the rules be changed? What ethical challenges will deepfakes pose for attorneys? How will deepfakes affect juries? Read more about Deepfakes Article in the Washington State Bar Association Magazine

Filtering Facebook: Introducing Dolphins in the Net, a New Stanford CIS White Paper - OR - Why Internet Users and EU Policymakers Should Worry about the Advocate General’s Opinion in Glawischnig-Piesczek

By Daphne Keller on September 5, 2019 at 8:51 am

Filtering Facebook: Introducing Dolphins in the Net, a New Stanford CIS White Paper
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Why Internet Users and EU Policymakers Should Worry about the Advocate General’s Opinion in Glawischnig-Piesczek

White Paper: Dolphins in the Net: Internet Content Filters and the Advocate General’s Glawischnig-Piesczek v. Facebook Ireland Opinion Read more about Filtering Facebook: Introducing Dolphins in the Net, a New Stanford CIS White Paper - OR - Why Internet Users and EU Policymakers Should Worry about the Advocate General’s Opinion in Glawischnig-Piesczek

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