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How Google got states to legalize driverless cars
"Bryant Walker Smith, who teaches the law of self-driving cars as a fellow at Stanford University, described one rule-drafting session where Google — not t…
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Just how much personal information does phone metadata reveal?
"Stanford University Ph.D. student Jonathan Mayer and his research partner created an Android app called MetaPhone that asked users to volunteer their phon…
Just how much personal information does phone metadata reveal?
View the CBS News Broadcast here. "Stanford University Ph.D. student Jonathan Mayer and his research partner created an Android app called MetaPhone that…
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US appeals court weighs GPS tracking, warrants
""These are the types of decisions that should be made by judges," lawyer Catherine Crump argued Wednesday for the American Civil Liberties Union…
Evan Selinger - Hearsay Culture Show #214 - KZSU-FM
A talk show on KZSU-FM, Stanford, 90.1 FM, hosted by CIS Affiliate Scholar David S. Levine. The show includes guests and focuses on the intersection of technolo…
Lessons from the Elliot Rodger Attack: Taking Online Threats Seriously
Cross-posted from Forbes. To New York Times reporter Jennifer Medina, Professor Adam Winkler wisely remarked that although there isn’t an easy solution to mass…
Even as cyberwar rages, we can't really decide what cyberwar is
Listen to the full interview at PRI. "Rick Forno can describe in a broad sense what it means. He directs the University of Maryland Baltimore County's…
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Facebook removes fan pages glorifying California killer
"Although sites such as Facebook and YouTube try to create a community with civil, respectful discourse, they are "often outpaced" by the amount…
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New College grads, many in costume, hear powerful keynote message
"Jennifer Granick, herself a New College 1990 graduate, delivered a powerful commencement address concerning threats to the Fourth Amendment of the United…
Charges Against Chinese, and U.S. Policy on Hacking
Cross-posted from The New York Times Opinion Pages. To the Editor: Re “5 in China Army Face U.S. Charges of Cyberattacks” (front page, May 20): On Monday, fe…
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California Wants to Make Online Privacy Policies a Little More Understandable
"Since the dawn of the Internet, the design of privacy notices has remained much the same—miles of dense print that it would take a heroic effort to read.…
What the Debate About Internet Fast Lanes Is Missing
Cross-posted from Slate. Last Thursday, the FCC proposed authorizing Verizon to make an exclusive deal with MSNBC making it the exclusive premium news provider…