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Six Constitutional Hurdles for Platform Speech Regulation
Laws regulating platforms can also regulate their users. Some laws may protect users, as privacy laws often do. Others, including many well-intentioned regulati…
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“Tool Without A Handle: Spirituality, Virtue, and Technology Ethics - Part 2”
This post visits some additional concepts of virtue found in Christian teaching supplementing concepts from other traditions such as Aristotle (natural law trad…
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Banning Trump from Twitter and Facebook isn’t nearly enough
Social media finally pulled the plug on Donald Trump. Days after Trump incited a riot at the U.S. Capitol, Twitter permanently banned the president from its pla…
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When You Hack Phones on the Fly, but Won’t Confirm or Deny, That’s a Glomar!
In late December, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), challenging the FBI’s “Glomar” re…
Taking Fundamental Rights Seriously in the Digital Service Act’s Platform Liability Regime
(with Christophe Geiger) This study highlights how the fundamental rights framework should inform the liability regime of platforms foreseen in secondary EU la…
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What Will 2021 Hold for Tech Policy?
Out of the 7.5 billion people on Earth, I’m guessing that approximately zero percent will be sad to see this benighted year come to an end. Looking back is too…
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The Supreme Court Will Hear Its First Big CFAA Case
“The Supreme Court’s opinion in this case could decide whether millions of ordinary Americans are committing a federal crime whenever they engage in computer ac…
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New Role at Stanford
"Some personal news," as they say: After five wonderful years at CIS, starting tomorrow (December 1) I'll be transitioning into a new role as a Re…
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Google must disclose emails in Russian oligarch's divorce
Albert Gidari of Stanford University's Center for Internet and Society said the judge probably didn't want to hold up a trial set for Nov 30 in London.&…
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Deep-Dive Discussion about Cybersecurity with Riana Pfefferkorn
Riana Pfefferkorn is the Associate Director of Surveillance and Cybersecurity at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society. Riana’s work focuses on investiga…
The FTC Zoom Case: Does the FTC Need a New Approach?
It was inevitable. On Monday, Zoom joined an exclusive club of tech companies – Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Microsoft, Google, Uber, Snap, and more. This club…
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With the increased focus of ransomware attacks in health care, what other sector or type of business should be on high alert?
We pay a lot of attention to the potential for attacks on critical infrastructure in areas such as energy (power plants, electrical grid, etc.), but I'm won…