How Facebook Stymies Social Science
What exactly was the extent of Russian meddling in the 2016 election campaign? How widespread was its infiltration of social media? And how much influence did i…
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Remarks at IGF 2017 Session on Encryption
The following are my opening remarks for the encryption panel during the IGF 2017 main session, "Local interventions, global impacts: How can international…
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Right to be forgotten and global delisting: some news from Spain
In a recent ruling, the Spanish Audiencia Nacional – the high court that referred the Google Spain case to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) – h…
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Thoughts on the Manhattan DA’s Latest Report on Encryption
In November 2017, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office released its third annual report on smartphone encryption, available in PDF here. I appreciate that t…
Clerkships are invaluable for young lawyers. They can also be a setup for abuse.
Last week, The Washington Post reported that six women, all former law clerks and legal externs, have accused federal appeals court Judge Alex Kozinski of “inap…
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Dominique White’s family asks for privacy after city grants access to shooting video
"Harlan Yu is executive director of Upturn, a nonprofit research organization focused on technology and public policy. He said viewing the body camera foot…
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FCC’s rushed, technically flawed decision will harm the economy
Today the FCC Commissioners voted 3-2 to eliminate longstanding net neutrality protections, reclassify internet service providers as ‘information services’ unde…
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The Secret Savior of Net Neutrality?
"Even if Fort Collins’s network succeeds, it’s not likely to send Comcast scrambling to revamp the way it treats customers or content. The future of the fr…
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FCC repeals net neutrality amid criticism from politicians, startups
"Barbara van Schewick, a Stanford law professor, said she expects the FCC’s order to be overturned in the courts. “Today’s vote is a stain on the FCC,” va…
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“Net neutrality is the secret sauce that has made the internet awesome”
"Pai maintains that his proposal is a standard rollback in government regulation that gives ISPs more freedom for things like infrastructure investments. B…
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How You'll Know Net Neutrality Is Really Gone
""The easiest way for ISPs to enact tolls on the internet is simply by charging online services at the point where those sites or services enter a bro…
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Stolen email accounts used to target the Net neutrality repeal, study finds
"SPL Chief Executive Charles Belle, who co-authored the TiPC study, worries that interference in the Net neutrality debate is only one of many such attempt…