Siri Is Judging You
In a fresh and recent whitepaper, Brookings Institution senior fellow Benjamin Wittes and law student Jodie Liu turn the standard privacy argument on its head:…
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Online dating is more normal than ever. But it also comes with new risks.
"Unfortunately, consumers don't have a lot of options for evaluating the security of dating services, according to Jonathan Mayer, a computer scientist…
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Regarding the Politics of Surveillance Reform
Since 9/11 the spectre of 'terrorism' and the ethos of what I term 'Everwar' and the permanent state of national emergency have permeated the Co…
Ireland’s voters approve same-sex marriage. Here’s how that happened.
The official results make it clear that Ireland has voted yes to marriage equality. The final vote was 62.4% in favor of same sex marriage and 37.6% against. Th…
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Academic Perspectives on Automotive Software Licensing
There's recently been some great reporting and advocacy regarding the legal status of the software running modern motor vehicles. Here are a few academic pe…
Popularity of Drones Raises Privacy Concerns
CIS Affiliate Scholar Ryan Calo on Good Morning America segment "Popularity of Drones Raises Privacy Concerns," many have reported drones with cameras…
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Sound Off for May 22nd: Are you worried about your privacy with the increase in drones?
"University of Washington law professor Ryan Calo says, "There is very little in American privacy law today that really restricts the use of drones by…
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Is your design inspired or stolen?
"Am I a crook?" A design client recently asked me this question about one its designs, and whether is was legally inspired by or stolen from other wor…
Sen. Paul’s Great Surveillance ‘Filibuster’ and What to Expect Next
By Patrick Eddington and Jennifer Granick Senator Rand Paul, joined by Senator Wyden and other surveillance reform advocates, as well as five members of the Ho…
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Tesla and Liability
An interesting article in last week’s Wall Street Journal spawned a series of unfortunate headlines (in a variety of publications) suggesting that Tesla had som…
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5 Ways We Must Regulate Drones at the US Border
"Because one thing we can’t overlook is that drones at the border can be invaluable. “Let’s not have a failure of imagination of how useful these things ar…
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Cyberattack affects 1.1 million CareFirst customers
""The information they got may or may not be useful directly, but it could help a bad guy get more clues about a person's identity," he said.…