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Wolverton: Battle for net neutrality isn't over
"And zero-rating programs also give broadband providers an incentive to further tilt the market in favor of their own services or those of preferred partne…
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T-Mobile urges FCC to “tread lightly” on video throttling and zero-rating
"T-Mobile has critics, including Barbara van Schewick, a law professor who directs Stanford’s Center for Internet and Society. She recently wrote a lengthy…
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When a Public Family Is Publicly Attacked
"Neil Richards, a law professor at Washington University and author of “Intellectual Privacy: Rethinking Civil Liberties in the Digital Age,” said he think…
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Twitter suspends more than 125,000 accounts for threatening or promoting terrorism
"Beth Van Schaack, a visiting human rights professor at Stanford Law during the 2014-15 school year, said during a panel discussion in January that the Isl…
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T-Mobile to FCC: ‘Tread lightly’ in Binge On investigation
"Stanford Law School professor Barbara van Schewick in a paper published Jan. 29, concluded Binge On “violates key net neutrality principles and harms user…
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T-Mobile US's BingeOn does break net neutrality, says law prof
"The T-Mobile US Binge On video service does in fact break network neutrality and so is illegal. That's according to Stanford law professor Barbara va…
J.K. Rowling got in trouble for how she talks about Africa. Here’s why she may have been right.
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is embroiled in a controversy. Pottermore, her official website for all things Harry Potter, made a big announcement over the w…
Siege Warfare and the Starvation of Civilians as a Weapon of War and War Crime
“Let me be clear: The use of starvation as a weapon of war is a war crime.” These are the words of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, uttered in connection with…
Syrian Government Blocks Aid To Starving Residents Of Madaya
People in the Syrian town of Madaya are still starving to death. A U.N. aid convoy was finally allowed into the town last month, but it wasn't enough. Secre…
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Police data could be labelling 'suspects' for crimes they have not committed
"“Soon it will be feasible and affordable for the government to record, store and analyze nearly everything we do,” writes law professor Elizabeth Joh in H…
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A ZERO SUM GAME? WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ZERO-RATING
"Is Zero-rating Really That Bad? Legal scholars have lambasted Zero-rating for violating Open Internet principles, for its discriminatory effects, and for…
Truth and Power - About The Issue: Cell Phone Surveillance
Jennifer Granick, Director of Civil Liberties, is in this episode discussing Stingray technology. "Truth and Power" highlights Daniel Rigmaiden, the…