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By Barbara van Schewick • September 17, 2012 at 6:00 am
By Brett Frischmann • September 8, 2012 at 10:45 am
We inherently depend on each other and on shared infrastructures of various types. It is too easy to lose sight of this basic fact. We like to celebrate individual achievement and independence. Unfortunately, we make the mistake of thinking in binary terms, individual or social, private or public, market or government. This leads to great distortions in our perceptions about the world. Reality is more complicated. Read more » about Appreciating what we’ve built (or dismissing the myth of the "romantic" business owner / entrepreneur / free market)
By Omer Tene • September 1, 2012 at 5:39 pm
Photo: Basking & masking. In China, where sun tan is negatively stigmatized, beach goers wear masks. Read more » about Privacy, Masks and Religion
By Daniel Nazer • August 28, 2012 at 3:24 pm
The Australian government has proposed sweeping changes to its surveillance and national security laws. The government’s wish list includes mandatory data retention, surveillance of social networks, criminalization of encryption, and lower thresholds for warrants. As it seeks to expand its surveillance powers, the government also wants to dilute oversight by jettisoning record-keeping requirements. This week I submitted detailed comments opposing the changes to the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Intelligence and Security. Read more » about Australia Moves To Massively Expand Internet Surveillance
By Ryan Calo • August 21, 2012 at 8:27 am
Earlier this month, U.S. Read more » about Does The Fourth Amendment Have A Posse (Comitatus)?
By Ryan Calo • August 17, 2012 at 1:36 pm
If you read this blog, chances are you're aware of SXSW, a unique festival exploring music, film, and emerging technology. Recent years have seen one or two robotics panels at SXSW Interactive; I would be surprised if robotics did not feature prominently this March. You can help ensure an appearance by one robot in particular: the drone. There are at least three, drone-related panels currrently submitted for SXSW. Please vote for one or more if inclined. Thanks, and I hope to see you there. Read more » about Help Drones Invade SXSW
By Stuart Soffer • August 17, 2012 at 9:55 am
Apparently cell phones are prohibited at Norman Thomas High School in Manhattan. Read more » about NYC High School Prohibits Electronic Devices.
By Jennifer Granick • August 14, 2012 at 9:24 pm
Today the Sixth Circuit ruled in United States v. Skinner that police do not need a warrant to obtain GPS location data for mobile phones. Investigators obtained an unspecified court order, but not a warrant, to obtain subscriber information, cell site information, GPS real-time location, and “ping” data regarding two different prepaid cell phone numbers.
The Court does not explain the technology used for tracking the defendant. Read more » about UPDATED: Sixth Circuit Cell Tracking Case Travels Down the Wrong Road
By Jennifer Granick • August 13, 2012 at 2:46 pm
From my opinion piece today on CNN: Read more » about How to build effective cyber defenses
By Arvind Narayanan • August 10, 2012 at 11:00 am
The Do Not Track war has raged for well over a year now. There are, broadly, two Do Not Track proposals: one chiefly backed by the ad industry, and another advanced by privacy advocates. These proposals reflect vastly different visions for Do Not Track with vastly different practical consequences. Read more » about The Trouble with ID Cookies: Why Do Not Track Must Mean Do Not Collect
