The FCC Floats a Net Neutrality Trial Balloon
The Wall Street Journal and New York Times have reported that controversial FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is floating a “trial balloon” for its net neutrality rule.…
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The Legal Challenges of Robotics
"We are entering the age of robotics. Robots will soon be assisting us in our homes; stacking our warehouses; driving our cars; delivering our Amazon purch…
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Argentine Supreme Court Decides Landmark Intermediary Liability Case
(with Paula Vargas) On October 29, the Argentine Supreme Court issued a landmark decision on intermediary liability in the case “R.M.B c/Google y ot. s/ Ds y P…
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Silicon Valley Privacy Push Sets Up Arms Race With World’s Spies
“What a number of big companies have started to do is anchor their brands on privacy,” said Brian Nussbaum, a University of Albany professor. “Law enforcement h…
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Tracking the trackers: Investigators reveal pervasive profiling of Web users
""What's unfortunate is the huge gap of information — understanding what's happening on the Web and what users know about tracking," said…
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Navigating the roadblocks
"“For the trucking industry, the risk is magnified: we’re no longer talking about two-tonne vehicles of steel and glass, but up to 40-tonne vehicles that m…
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Privacy Pros Want More Say In Marketing and Ad Decisions
""Marketing departments have become much more savvy, and sometimes aggressive about their data-use strategy," said Omer Tene, the IAPP's VP-…
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School shooting shows need to reach troubled kids via social media
""In many jurisdictions you could literally walk past a drowning person, do nothing and not be liable," said Ryan Calo, a UW professor specializi…
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Verizon, AT&T tracking their users with ‘supercookies’
"One security researcher, Stanford’s Jonathan Mayer, said, “I don’t know any computer scientist who takes that ‘It’s anonymous’ argument seriously. It’s be…
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Hybrid Net Neutrality Makes No One Happy
""It's either a disaster for the open Internet, or it will be struck down in court," Stanford Professor Barbara van Schewick said. She warned…
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Marysville deaths show need to reach troubled teens online
"“In many jurisdictions you could literally walk past a drowning person, do nothing and not be liable,” said Ryan Calo, a UW professor specializing in Inte…
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FCC 'Close' to Hybrid Net Neutrality Rules
"But according to Stanford Professor Barbara van Schewick, a leading net neutrality advocate, the Mozilla plan won't hold up in court. Using different…