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Groundbreaking patent-abuse settlement
"Daniel Nazer, an attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said, “The Electronic Frontier Foundation applauds the New York Attorney General for work…
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Women And Internet Harassment
Danielle Citron featured guest. Amanda Hess writes for Slate, Wired, The Los Angeles Times, ESPN The Magazine and more. These days, that means Amanda Hess is on…
The Net Neutrality Battle Has Been Lost
Cross-posted from Slate. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals just issued its long-awaited decision striking down the FCC’s network neutrality rule. This is the s…
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Could data collection have stopped 9/11? White House thinks so
"The "big question … [is] whether our government is going to spy on Americans," said Michelle Richardson, legislative counsel for the ACLU."…
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Judge reaffirms 'Constitution-free zones' near border, teeing up high court fight
""I think Americans are justifiably becoming increasingly surprised and even outraged by the extent to which the national security state seems to be m…
They're watching. How can that be a good thing?
Cross-posted from Stanford Magazine. WHAT IS IT ABOUT ROBOTS? Our fascination with these machines dates back centuries. The ancient Greeks built them. Robots h…
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What Secrets Your Phone Is Sharing About You
"Places where people didn't think they were being watched are now repositories for collecting information, says Ryan Calo assistant professor at the Un…
New Report Questions Value of Section 702 Warrantless Surveillance
Cross-posted from Just Security. Today over at the New America Foundation, researchers have published a paper examining the role of dragnet programs in the Uni…
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New Report Questions Value of Section 702 Warrantless Surveillance
Cross posted from Just Security. Today over at the New America Foundation, researchers have published a paper examining the role of dragnet programs in the Uni…
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NSA makes final push to retain most mass surveillance powers
"Michelle Richardson of the American Civil Liberties Union, who was at the meeting, said the coalition’s main message to the White House was to end bulk do…
Trade Promotion Authority Bill Falls Short of Ensuring Transparency and the Public Interest
Cross-posted from Infojustice.org. Contacts: Sean Flynn, American University Washington College of Law, 202-274-4157, sflynn@wcl.american.edu Margot Kaminski,…
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Bullying 2.0
"According to Shaheen Shariff, an associate professor at McGill whose research focuses on bullying and cyberbullying, “Bringing in laws may not really solv…