Facebook’s New Controversy Shows How Easily Online Political Ads Can Manipulate You
The questions surrounding the role of Facebook and other social media sites in the politics of our time have been coming at what feels like an accelerating pace…
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Politicians worldwide raise questions about Cambridge Analytica’s use of Facebook data
"“What they did was a straightforward strategy already used by advertisers selling toothpaste and shoes,” said Ben Scott, an outside technology adviser to…
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'They'll squash you like a bug': how Silicon Valley keeps a lid on leakers
"“These tools are common, widespread, intrusive and legal,” said Al Gidari, consulting director of privacy at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society.…
Most lawyers don’t understand cryptography. So why do they dominate tech policy debates?
On Wednesday, the Trump administration appointed the renowned computer science professor Ed Felten to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB). T…
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California Senator Revamps Proposal to Match Original Net Neutrality Protections
"The Wiener bill is more comprehensive than the others and would “match the level of protection” of the FCC’s 2015 net neutrality rules, at least within Ca…
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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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California bill looks to preserve net-neutrality rules
""The bill ensures that ISPs like Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon can't use their power over the on-ramps to the internet to interfere with the fre…
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Calif. weighs toughest net neutrality law in US—with ban on paid zero-rating
"The legislation "is the first state-level bill that would comprehensively secure all of the net neutrality protections that Americans currently enjoy…
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Could California Effectively Restore Net Neutrality for the Entire Country?
"Barbara van Schewick, a law professor at Stanford University who specializes in internet regulation, doesn’t believe the the FCC’s pre-emption clause will…
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The US Senate Is on Track to Pass the Section 230 Bill. Here's What You Need to Know.
"Daphne Keller, a former Google lawyer now at Stanford’s Center for Internet and Society, agreed that the “knowingly” language is problematic. “It creates…
New Bill That Would Give Foreign Governments a Fast Track to Access Data
For decades, U.S. policies on international data sharing have balanced privacy, principles of comity (respect for the jurisdiction of other countries), and resp…
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Smart Speakers Will Soon Talk to Police. That’s Not As Bad As It Sounds.
"“Personalized computing devices are incredibly valuable in terms of the data they collect about us and the data they provide to us,” said Brian Nussbaum,…