Deep Dive: Cybersecurity and the Broad Geopolitical Risk of Digital Life
Cybersecurity is increasingly a major concern of modern life, coloring everything from the way we vote to the way we drive to the way our health care records ar…
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YouTube keeps deleting evidence of Syrian chemical weapon attacks
"However, a video for example showing Isis recruitment can violate the law in one context, but also be legal and important for purposes such as documenting…
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The Cybersecurity 202: Privacy advocates want Congress to fix gaps in Carpenter ruling
"What does that mean for a shorter period? Not clear, said Albert Gidari, consulting director of privacy at the Stanford Law Center for Internet and Societ…
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Cops May Unlock iPhones Without a Warrant to Beat Apple's New Security Feature
"On Friday, Riana Pfefferkorn, cryptography fellow at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, explored in an article for national security blog Just…
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Could DNA Testing Reunite Immigrant Families? Get the Facts.
"“I think we should be very wary of any proposals to create a DNA database, even if the intentions are good,” Elizabeth Joh, professor of law at the Univer…
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Failing the Real Test: SB 822 No Longer Restores All the Lost Net Neutrality Protections
On June 20, SB 822 had its first committee hearing in the California Assembly. The bill, authored by Senator Scott Wiener, sought to bring back net neutrality t…
Exigent Circumstances: iOS 12’s USB Restricted Mode and Warrantless iPhone Access
Apple recently confirmed the introduction of a new feature called “USB Restricted Mode” in the latest version of the iPhone’s mobile operating system, iOS 12. I…
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Using 23andMe to Reunite Families at the Border Comes With Serious Privacy Risks
"“I would be extremely concerned about this and [the possibility] that law enforcement would be interested in asking for that data,” says Jen King, directo…
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Police: Backup driver in fatal Uber crash was distracted
"Both Vasquez and Uber could still face civil liability in the case, Uber for potentially negligent hiring, training and supervision, said Bryant Walker Sm…
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AT&T Trickery Helps Kill California’s Looming Net Neutrality Law
"“There was no discussion of the amendments,” notes net neutrality activist and journalist Ryan Singel, fellow at Stanford Law School's Center for Inte…
How Facebook Programmed Our Relatives
Three years ago, on his birthday, a law professor watched his e-mail inbox fill with Facebook notifications indicating that friends had posted messages on his w…
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Massachusetts Welcomes Self-Driving Cars—With a Couple Caveats
"“I'm really pleased to see the coordination with and among cities,” says Bryant Walker Smith, who studies autonomous vehicle legislation at the Univer…