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New Research Paper on Federal AI-CSAM Prosecutions
Together with Cyndie Demeocq at U of Edinburgh, today I’m releasing a paper analyzing 71 federal criminal cases, filed around the US from 2022-2025, that someho…
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California Is Being Asked to Give Up 14 Years of Broadband Protections. It Doesn't Have To.
Accepting $1.42 billion in federal broadband funding would require California to give up enforcing its net neutrality, affordability, and public-safety laws aga…
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Comment to the California State Bar on AI-related proposed ethics rule changes
I submitted a comment to the California State Bar's Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct (COPRAC) on its proposed amendments to the…
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Call For Papers: The Cambridge Handbook of Surveillance and Race
The editors of the forthcoming Cambridge Handbook of Surveillance and Race seek additional contributors. This volume will bring together the work of leading sch…
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A sad irony for Governor Ducey after Uber's fatal crash
Following Uber’s fatal crash in Arizona, Governor Doug Ducey is attracting attention for what he did and did not do. This is not surprising; as I noted in 2016,…
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Tool Without A Handle: Online Confessions
In my last post,[1] I wrote of moral hazards created by privacy, using extramarital affairs as just one example (really, any legal or moral wrongdoing facilitat…
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Uber's Fatal Crash
An automated vehicle in Uber’s fleet fatally struck a woman crossing a street in Arizona. A few points pending more information: 1. This sad incident will tes…
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SB 822 Would Secure Net Neutrality for California
On Wednesday, Senator Scott Wiener introduced the text of California Senate Bill 822, which would adopt net neutrality protections for California. The bill is c…
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Blockchain -- panacea or bubble?
Blockchain technology is taking the world by storm. From banking to health care, many tout blockchain and the cryptocurrencies it enables as a cure-all. Others…
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Intermediary Liability 101
Attached to this post are Powerpoint slides introducing intermediary liability basics. This particular deck comes from a great CIDE program in Mexico City. It i…
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New Paper on The Risks of "Responsible Encryption"
I've just released a new whitepaper called The Risks of "Responsible Encryption" in response to recent comments by Deputy Attorney General Rod Ros…
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A Mixed Result for Cox in the Fourth Circuit
The Fourth Circuit has issued its decision in BMG v. Cox. In case you haven’t been following the ins and outs of the suit, BMG sued Cox in 2014 alleging that th…
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A Glossary of Internet Content Blocking Tools
This piece is exerpted from the Law, Borders, and Speech Conference Proceedings Volume, where it appears as an appendix. The terminology it explains is relevant…
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Law, Borders, and Speech: Real Power, Real Outcomes, Realpolitik - Platforms and the Law
This piece is exerpted from the Law, Borders, and Speech Conference Proceedings Volume. The conference, convened by Stanford's Center for Internet and Socie…
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Popularity doesn't equal truth.
Popularity doesn't equal truth. And yet Facebook's recent proposal to rank the trustworthiness of news sources based on popularity is loosely equating t…