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If Twitter were to turn over the user's identity at the first request, it could be liable for any mistake or potential invasion of privacy, according to Jennifer Granick, the director of civil liberties for Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society. Read more » about NYPD Battles Twitter for Identity of User Promising Violence 'Just Like in Aurora'
Congratulations are in order to those who worked hard to promote the cause of an Open Internet. Last month I Interviewed Marvin Ammori, general counsel for the Free Press, which was one of several groups leading the charge. At the time, Kevin Martin had recommended the Federal Communication Commission vote to punish Comcast for blocking some types of Internet traffic. Read more » about FCC confirms decision to punish Comcast, support open Internet
The hacker who goes by the pseudonym CyFi won't share her real name and declines to be photographed without her signature aviator sunglasses.
At one point, Jennifer Granick, the director of civil liberties at the Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society, asked the large audience of security professionals who they trusted less, Google or the government? The majority raised their hands for Google. Read more » about Is the government doing enough to protect us online?
A few days ago, my colleague Eric Jackson wrote a post on speculation that recent changes to Skype’s architecture may have made it easier for Microsoft to tap the service’s VoIP calls. The piece was hyperbolically headlined, “It’s Terrifying and Sickening that Microsoft Can Now Listen In on All My Skype Calls.” There are several problems with this piece. Read more » about This Is What Is Actually 'Terrifying' About Microsoft's Skype Policy
Jennifer Granick, director of civil liberties at Stanford University, asked the crowd to raise their hands for a quick straw poll: “Who is more afraid of Google? The government?” The crowd overwhelming raised their hands to signal their fear of Google. Read more » about The government thinks you should focus on the adversary, but who is the adversary?
To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Black Hat Conference here, a panel of experts got together to expound on what they see as the privacy and security mess of our times, and they had plenty to say about the U.S. government, cyberwar and Google. Read more » about Black Hat panel: Which do you trust less with your data, the U.S. government or Google?
The 2012 Black Hat conference is kicking off in Las Vegas, and this year's session will see Apple presenting for the first time, as well as a reunion of some of the team behind the first briefings 15 years ago.
... Read more » about Black Hat draws world hacking gang – and Apple – to Sin City
"A probable cause standard is what's required to protect Americans, and it's what's required under the Constitution," said Catherine Crump, staff attorney for the ACLU, in an earlier interview.
The current crop of cases are an important opportunity for an appellate standard, said Julie Ahrens, an attorney and associate director of the Fair Use Project at Stanford Law School. Ahrens filed an amicus brief supporting Electronic Arts in the Hart case on behalf of three nonprofit organizations, including the Digital Media Law Project, and 10 individual law professors. "We're looking for a clear, predictable rule that limits the application of publicity rights and protects free speech rights," Ahrens said.
Read the full story at the original publication link below. Read more » about Publicity rights up in the air
“We have moved to cars that have millions of lines of code and advanced systems that will think about where you want to go and will change the brakes and steering to allow you to actually get there,” said Bryant Walker Smith, a legal fellow at Stanford University working on the law and policy of autonomous vehicles. “So we’re far along on the spectrum of automation.” Read more » about Self-Driving Cars: Coming Soon to a Highway Near You
On a Friday night in early June, eight strangers came up with an idea to help poor Americans on government assistance gain access to healthier food. They designed a website and business model to help overcome a problem referred to as urban “food deserts –– that many low-income Americans in big cities live miles from the nearest grocery store. After three days, the eight strangers, which included the two authors of this piece, pitched the company and won a little prize –– the invitation to present the solution at an international summit organized by the World Bank and the White House. Read more » about Government Needs a Trip to Startup Land
By Ben Adlin
"The First Amendment concerns jump right out at you," said Julie Ahrens, associate director of Stanford Law School's Fair Use Project. "This seems to limit the ability to talk about these products or describe what they do or how they work."
Read the full story at the original publication link below. Read more » about Music artists claim website promoted infringement