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Second panel
09:55 Missed first 5 minutes. Sorry. Panel: Chris Sprigman, Stanford CIS Fellow (moderator); Len Sassaman, Anonymizer; Chris Wysopal, @Stake CS: [missed t…
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Introduction
PREFACE: Initially I'm focusing more on note-taking, and as time permits over the course of the day I will add in personal commentary, pictures, and other…
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Watch this space
Welcome to Traceroutes, the Stanford Center for Internet and Society's new student blog. Watch this space for coverage of our upcoming conference CyberSecur…
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SFBG: Grassroots Internet
Lauren Gelman's "Grassroots Internet: S.F. activists want to bring WiFi to your neighborhood – for free" in the San Francisco Bay Guardian is now…
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LA Times: Code of Conduct Is Not Very PC
Jennifer Granick is quoted in this front page article in the LA Times about security vulnerablities. (free registration required)…
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Highest EU Court Issues First Ruling Under Data Protection Directive
EU Directive 95/46, the so-called Data Protection Directive, was promulgated by the European Union in 1995 to protect the privacy rights of its citizens by limi…
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Federal District Court Dismisses Class Action Against Pharmatrak that Alleged Violation of Electronic Communications Privacy Act
Plaintiffs, in a consolidated class action, sued Pharmatrak, Inc., an Internet marketing service company for the healthcare industry specializing in website tra…
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FCC Approves “Broadcast Flag” DTV Content Protection Scheme
On November 4, the Federal Communications Commission published a Report And Order And Further Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking approving the “broadcast flag” schem…
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Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Overturns Interspousal Wiretapping Exception
Defendant James Glazner filed for divorce from the plaintiff, Elisabeth Glazner. During the divorce proceedings, the defendant put a recording device on a tele…
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Ninth Circuit Rules that Sampling of Jazz Composer’s Copyright is De Minimis Noninfringement
In a decision regarding the prevalent practice of musicians “sampling” others’ sound recordings, the Ninth Circuit granted hip hop group Beastie Boys summary ju…
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ECJ Upholds Restriction on Online Sports Betting
A large group of defendants, including Gambelli, was criminally prosecuted in Italy for organizing Internet sports betting operations in violation of Italian la…
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eBay Ruled Not Responsible for Retracted Bid
E-Bay, Inc. was absolved of liability for fraud, common law fraud, breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and breach of contract in New Jersey state…