The Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School is a leader in the study of the law and policy around the Internet and other emerging technologies.
The August 2017 edition of Retrospect is now available.
This edition brings news about the recognition of the fundamental right to privacy in India, efforts in…
"Every day we use countless digital devices and web services to shop, track our fitness, chat with friends, play games, check-in at stores and restaurants,…
"The proposed act represents a “surprisingly bipartisan approach” to regulation, said Stanford University researcher Bryant Walker Smith.
“This is a reaso…
To hear some in industry and government tell it, the answer to our modern privacy dilemma is simple: give users more control. There is seemingly no privacy-rel…
Tool Without A Handle: Metaphors of Gender
It’s difficult to recall an internal memo gone viral that has sparked as much commentary as James Damore’s statemen…
"University of California, Davis law professor Elizabeth Joh came to a similar conclusion about Winner’s case. “She certainly could have a valid argument,”…
Abstract
Encryption shields private information from malicious eavesdroppers. After years of slow adoption, encryption is finally becoming widespread in consum…
"Open internet advocates argue that net neutrality is especially important for marginalized populations that feel threatened by the Trump administration. &…
"Ryan Calo, a law professor at the University of Washington, says that we tend to talk about robots as if they are a future technology, ignoring the fact t…
"Neil Richards, a law professor at Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, compared social networks to town squares of centuries past — an analog…