REMINDER: We Robot abstracts due Nov. 3
By Ryan Calo on October 29, 2014 at 11:09 am
Privacy has become one of the defining issue of the Information Age. CIS has received national recognition for its interdisciplinary and multi-angle examination of privacy, particularly as it relates to emerging technology.
By Ryan Calo on October 29, 2014 at 11:09 am
By David Levine on October 27, 2014 at 4:26 pm
Trade secrecy, arguably the most active but least understood and studied of intellectual property's doctrines, is on the rise. Over the past two years, there has been increased legislative activity in this space -- the most since the revision of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act in 1985. Most prominently, it has been the subject of an alarming report out of the White House documenting increasing risk to US corporations from state-sponsored cyberespionage. Read more about Trade Secrecy and the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: Secret Lawmaking Meets Criminalization
By Jennifer Granick on October 13, 2014 at 7:52 am
This week's Monday Reflection on Just Security is from me, spilling the beans about all of last week's secrecy news, from Twitter and EFF on NSLs to James Risen's Lovejoy Award and the Department of Defense's revisionist history of the Vietnam War. Check it out! Read more about Shhh! Last Week Was All About Secrets
By Chuck Cosson on October 4, 2014 at 3:53 pm
This blog draws a basic distinction - between “privacy” questions on one hand, and “fairness” questions on the other. I believe the “privacy” conversation is not well served when we fail to carefully distinguish “privacy” and “fairness” issues. Moreover, for much of current privacy law and policy, the debate is not really about privacy (solitude or a "right to be let alone") so much as it is about “fairness." Read more about “Tool Without A Handle” “Justified Regulation (Part 2 – Privacy)