What can you find with MetaData
Watch the full video at PBS NewsHour. "A conversation with Jonathan Mayer of Stanford on recent experiments studying metadata information that can be coll…
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US transitioning Internet DNS control
Washington insiders know the best time to release potentially controversial news is after 5PM on a Friday afternoon -- when most journalists likely are heading…
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'Don't Be Fat Like Her!' Plus-size blogger's rage after diet company stole her image to promote products
"Still, Venus Factor could be held liable for 'stealing' the photo whether the company was directly responsible or not, according to law professor,…
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Top Democrat on House intelligence panel offers new NSA reform plan
"“This certainly doesn’t go as far as the USA Freedom Act,” said Michelle Richardson, the ACLU’s surveillance lobbyist. “Of course, the devil will be in t…
Understanding Cybersecurity
Listen to the full panel on the World Affairs Council website. Cybersecurity in both the public and private sectors is of increasing importance and growing con…
FAA Appeals Drone Decision
Cross-posted from Concurring Opinions. Last week, an administrative law judge invalidated a fine against Raphael Pirker by the Federal Aviation Administration…
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Volunteers in metadata study called gun stores, strip clubs, and more
"“At the outset of this study, we shared the same hypothesis as our computer science colleagues—we thought phone metadata could be very sensitive,” Jonatha…
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Bethesda Lawyer Grappling with Balance between National Security and Privacy
"Michelle Richardson of the American Civil Liberties Union said her organization “was concerned about (the privacy board’s) functioning and being understaf…
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Freedom of Linking in Europe?
Recently, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) decided in Svensson et al v Retriever Sverige that links to authorized works freely available online do not infrin…
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Hollywood's Copyright Lobbyists Are Like Exes Who Won't Give Up
"Recently, I spoke to Andrew Bridges, a copyright lawyer in Silicon Valley and a partner at Fenwick & West. He said that he’s been involved in four cas…
Hollywood's Copyright Lobbyists Are Like Exes Who Won't Give Up
You know when you break up with someone and they just don’t get the message? A few months later, they’re trying again, testing the waters with a few small thing…
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Playing by the Rules: The Success of Unlicensed Spectrum
"Professor Brett Frischmann, affiliate scholar at the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School, provides a succinct explanation of why rule-b…