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Charlie Hebdo and the Problem of Structural Surveillance
With the horrifying attacks in Paris yesterday, we were witness, once again, to the remorseless brutality that can arise from extremist thinking that refuses to…
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Sony Case Statements Could Cause Bind, Depending on Evidence
""Once the government says it has good reason to believe North Korea did it, then that is good reason to believe that the defendant did not do it unle…
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FCC head plans to heed Obama blueprint to ban Web fast lanes
"Marvin Ammori, a lawyer who represents technology companies, said that “all afternoon, in fact, I’ve received e-mails and calls from entrepreneurs across…
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Canadian Dental Students Suspended, Face Life Ban over Facebook Misogyny
"McGill University professor Shaheen Shariff, an expert on the legal and policy aspects of cyber-bullying, noted that the case comes to light after a wave…
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Aaron Swartz and Cybercrime Prosecutions
Aaron Swartz died this month two years ago. On the evening of January 21, the American Bar Association White Collar Crime Committee is hosting an event about Aa…
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CIS Affiliates 2014-2016 Announced
We are happy to announce the new 2014-2016 CIS Affiliates. The new affiliates are the following:Affiliate ScholarsMarvin AmmoriAnnemarie BridyPeter AsaroRyan Ca…
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The Sony Hack: A Warning for Internet Policy
The Sony incident reminds us again about the fragile yet constantly shifting state of cybersecurity and Internet policy. Clearly the international political ra…
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Lawsuit Threat Helps Textbook Price-Comparison Tool Go Viral
"Were Follett to take legal action, it would have a high bar to clear says Andrew Bridges, a partner at Fenwick and West who specializes in copyright law.…
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Lawyering Up for Autonomy - Technologue
"University of South Carolina law professor Bryant Walker Smith pointed out that the technology has the potential to reduce incidents of certain types of a…
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“Tool Without A Handle”: Privacy and Regulation – An Expanded Rationale
In the previous blog, I noted that the logical next step in understanding “privacy as fairness” was to examine if it is possible to identify principles that wou…
A Robot Really Committed A Crime: Now What?
It is always fun, and sometimes worrying, to see imagination come to life. I was on a panel last year at UC Berkeley around robotics and law. We talked about so…
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New Year's Resolution: Be better at blogging
I've been a CIS non-resident fellow (or now faculty afflilaite) now for a decade, beginning in 2004. I love being associated with CIS, and many of my close…