The Need to Be Open: U.S. Laws Are Killing the Future of Robotic
Cross-posted from Mashable. The next step in transformative technology is already here, and the United States runs the risk of getting left behind. The amount…
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2013: The Year of Privacy
If there ever was a “year of privacy,” surely it was 2013. A year that ends with dictionary.com selecting “privacy” as “word of the year;” with privacy making f…
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Prediction for 2014: The Fourth Amendment Evolves to Regulate Mass Surveillance
When should courts follow legal precedent and when should the law change? This is a debate that underlies this month’s contrary decisions about the constitutio…
Prediction: Fourth Amendment Evolves in 2014
Cross-posted from Just Security. When should courts follow legal precedent and when should the law change? This is a debate that underlies this month’s contra…
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Stanford Researcher Proves NSA Can Probably Identify Individuals From Phone Records
"The National Security Agency likes to claim that intelligence officers are only collecting the phone records of millions of Americans, safely omitting the…
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Spy on Your Metadata
Co-authored with Patrick Mutchler. This is a project of the Stanford Security Lab. Just over a month ago we launched MetaPhone, an Android app for crowdsourcin…
The best week for privacy in a long time
Cross-posted from CNN. When President Barack Obama responded to this summer's torrent of disclosures about the National Security Agency by commissioning a…
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Hearsay Culture to Celebrate Show #200
As I've recently mentioned on a few shows, despite my reservations about not making the show "about me," Show #200 will be guest host Denise Howel…
Barnacles, Blackouts, and Blue Ribbons
This Week in Law #240. Fair use decision for the NFL, NSA surveillance ruling, car for hire services and more. Guests: Julie Ahrens and Larry Downes.…
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Tool Without a Handle: “Getting A Grip”
“Tool Without A Handle: Getting a Grip” In my last post, I explored how law influences use of information technology through both rules and a concomitant degr…
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Foreigners and the Review Group Report: Part 2
Yesterday, I wrote that the report from the President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies--"Liberty And Security In A Changing W…
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President's Review Board Says Protect Thy Neighbor’s Privacy
Today’s report from the President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies–”Liberty And Security In A Changing World”—is impressive in a n…