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Why did it take so long to ban revenge porn?
"“No one wanted to commit to anything,” said Citron. “There used to be a period of time where I would talk about this issue and people would say, ‘Stop bei…
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Sloppy Cyber Threat Sharing Is Surveillance by Another Name
Cross-posted from Just Security. This post is the latest installment of our “Monday Reflections” feature, in which a different Just Security editor examines th…
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“Tool Without a Handle”: 21st Century Data Privacy – A Quantum Puzzle – Part 2
“Tool Without a Handle”: 21st Century Data Privacy – A Quantum Puzzle – Part 2 In part 1 of my observations on quantum principles and privacy, I noted that po…
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Venezuela-based fraud ring stole UPMC identities to buy electronics from Amazon, federal indictment says
"“Once data is breached, it is almost impossible to know whether or not, or when, that data has made its way into these black markets,” said Brian Nussbaum…
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Why a top net neutrality activist took a gig with an Internet provider
""It certainly wasn't 'Marvin, cheerlead for us,'" said Ammori. "It was, 'Give us advice,' and I definitely signaled to…
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Charter: We won’t impose data caps after buying Time Warner Cable
"Charter hired net neutrality advocate Marvin Ammori to advise the company on merger commitments. "Charter hired me—which, to be honest, took some hu…
Google's action on revenge porn opens the door on right to be forgotten in US
Co-authored by Evan Selinger. Google’s recent decision to delist “revenge porn” from its search results is a big deal, and not just for victims. Beyond opposin…
Here’s How Charter Will Commit to an Open Internet
The nation's network neutrality drama isn’t over: the FCC’s landmark rules are in court again—after courts threw out two previous FCC net neutrality orders.…
Who’s lying in the negotiations over Greece and the euro?
Over the last several weeks, European newspapers have been consumed with a debate over Greece’s role in Europe’s common currency, the euro. Greece has suffered…
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Facebook Has to Identify Uploader of Revenge Porn, Says Dutch Court
A Dutch Court today ruled that Facebook has a duty to identify a person who has uploaded a revenge porn video on its social network. In this case, the video dis…
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Brazilian Supreme Court Adopts Common Law Tests for Intermediary Liability in Copyright Case
Last month, the Superior Tribunal de Justiça (STJ), the highest appellate court in Brazil for non-constitutional questions of federal law, awarded a landmark de…
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Should a Driverless Car Decide Who Lives or Dies?
"“This is going to set the tone for all social robots,” says philosopher Patrick Lin, who runs the Ethics and Emerging Sciences Group at California Polytec…