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Apple Tries to Peek at User Habits Without Violating Privacy
"One reason that differential privacy hasn’t been adopted more widely is that it is difficult to get right. “It’s not quite something you can deploy in a p…
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Human Rights and Cybersecurity Due Diligence: A Comparative Study
Abstract: No company, just like no nation, is an island in cyberspace; the actions of actors from hacktivists to nation states have the potential to impact the…
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The Cybersecurity 202: Apple's latest security fix is deepening divisions over FBI access
"But proponents of tough security on consumer devices, such as Riana Pfefferkorn, cryptography fellow at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, say…
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D.C. Circuit’s Net Neutrality Ruling Rejects Corporate First Amendment Expansionism
The D.C. Circuit today upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) 2015 network neutrality regulations, vindicating the agency’s decision to reclassify…
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7 lessons from BuzzFeed’s ‘FOIA-friendly newsroom’
"If BuzzFeed reporters are having trouble getting records, they can turn to Nabiha Syed, the company's assistant general counsel. She often handles the…
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This hacker is fighting ISIS by spamming its Twitter accounts with porn
"Shouting down web-based terrorist recruiting cells, that’s a good thing, said Ryan Calo, professor of law at the University of Washington and co-director…
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T-Mobile's Binge On Now 'Zero Rates' 90 Different Services
"Controversy has followed T-Mobile's Binge On since launch, with many, including Stanford lawyer Barbara van Schewick, stating that the program violate…
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'Net neutrality' rules for fair internet access win in court
"This decision is huge for the FCC's authority," said Marvin Ammori, a longtime net-neutrality advocate. "We won big on everything." Tha…
America’s founders hated general warrants. So why has the government resurrected them?
Laura Donohue is a professor of law at Georgetown University and was recently appointed as a public advocate to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Sh…
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T-Mobile adds PBS, other partners to Binge On
""Binge On allows some providers to join easily and creates lasting barriers for others, especially small players, non-commercial providers, and start…
Court upholds FCC net neutrality rules
"In a 2-1 ruling, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules that regulators. In a statement,…
The Age of Global Transparency
The age of global transparency is upon us. Whether you’re using mobile wiretaps, drones, or satellites, surveillance has become cheap and ubiquitous. And govern…