The Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School is a leader in the study of the law and policy around the Internet and other emerging technologies.
Privacy
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.
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FBI Still Struggling With Supreme Court's GPS Ruling
CIS Non-Residential Fellow Catherine Crump interviewed in this NPR story about the FBI struggling with Supreme Court's GPS ruling. Read more about FBI Still Struggling With Supreme Court's GPS Ruling
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Employers Want Facebook Passwords
CIS Affiliate Scholar Woodrow Hartzog interviewed in this CBS-42 story about employers wanting Facebook passwords of their employees: "There are certain things employers can ask, and there are certain things that they are not allowed to ask. And a lot of that information is potentially included in a social media profile." Read more about Employers Want Facebook Passwords
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Want a Scholarship? Watch What You Post Online
CIS Affiliate Scholar Danielle Citron quoted in this article about scholarship providers checking out applicant's social media.
"Friends on Facebook have information about you, and they can pass it on to other people," said Danielle Citron, a professor at the University of Maryland School of Law who specializes in Internet privacy. "They don't need your permission to share it with someone."
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