Internet Freedom Day: This Year We Go to War for Net Neutrality
The loss of net neutrality this week was even bigger than expected. This time of year is always the worst of times and best of times for internet freedom. Inte…
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Bad news from the world of fracking and, even more importantly, corporate control of information
A few days ago, the hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) industry was able to successfully lobby (via Halliburton) to weaken North Carolina's proposed fracking…
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Obama lays down new limits on NSA, with more reforms to come
"“Some of the most disturbing revelations that came out over the last few months were the ones surrounding the NSA's attempts to weaken or circumvent e…
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After Obama's NSA Speech, Tech Companies Wait and See
""Because they've negotiated this with the government, we still don't even have a concrete sense of the number of the things" they hand o…
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Obama NSA Reform Speech Promises Modest Changes
""It’s a good first step, but it is not nearly as far as his Review Group recommended nor as far as Congress has proposed," Michelle Richardson,…
Promote Transparency, Secure the Internet, and Codify the Reforms
Cross-posted from Slate. The president on Friday will give a long-awaited speech addressing what he intends to do about National Security Agency surveillance p…
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Surveillance threatens U.S. business climate, democracy, say Stanford researchers
""We are no longer seen as a safe business climate," said Aleecia M. McDonald, director of privacy at Stanford's Center for Internet and Soci…
Barbara van Shewick on Net Neutrality
Listen to the full interview here: http://www.cbc.ca/spark/full-interviews/2014/01/16/bonus-barbara-van-she... Could your ISP intentionally slow down Netflix o…
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Net Neutrality Is Gone: AT&T, Verizon And Comcast Now Control What Sites Users Can Access
""AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast will be able to deliver some sites and services more quickly and reliably than others for any reason," telecommu…
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Meeting of the Stanford Intermediary Liability Lab with Eric Goldman
The next meeting of the Stanford Intermediary Liability Lab (SILLab) will take place on Thursday, January 16 at 4pm in Room 230 at Stanford Law School.Professor…
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Changes to Export Control Arrangement Apply to Computer Exploits and More
Last month, changes to the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies (“Wassenaar Arrangement”) placed “…
Changes to Export Control Arrangement Apply to Computer Exploits and More
Cross-posted from Just Security. Last month, changes to the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies…