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As Facebook Grows Up, What Lies Ahead?
"Andrea Matwyshyn, a Wharton legal studies and business ethics professor, says that some drop off in teen usage is to be expected. “The shelf life of cooln…
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Who’s tracking your porn?
"I asked Mayer if he believed there was reason to worry that one’s porn-browsing history could be sold — say, to a potential employer — or made public. “I’…
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Revenge Porn Site Operator Charged With Being a Creep (and Other Crimes)
"Ryan Calo writes in Forbes that Bollaert may be protected from some charges because though he facilitated the transaction, he didn't upload photos him…
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Could California's "revenge porn" arrest mean future relief for Staten Island victims?
"The websites themselves often have "broad immunity," Marcia Hofmann, a senior staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation and a membe…
Creative Revenge Porn Charges Filed In California
Cross-posted from Forbes. The Attorney General of California, Kamala Harris, announced today that her office is seeking criminal charges against the operator o…
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Brazilian Court holds Facebook User liable for 'sharing' offensive content posted by another user
A decision this week by the Court of Appeals of São Paulo dominated local news on Internet liability, triggering passionate discussions amongst Brazilian intern…
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The NSA's Reach Might Be Even Bigger Than We Thought
"Now, new research from Stanford graduate students Jonathan Mayer and Patrick Mutchler suggests that the NSA's dragnet could be bigger -- much bigger.…
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NSA uses Google cookies to pinpoint targets for hacking
"Privacy advocates have pushed to create a "Do Not Track" system allowing consumers to opt out of such tracking. But Jonathan Mayer of Stanford&#…
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MetaPhone Stanford University crowdsourced project shows NSA’s three-hop reach
"To put it simply, said Mayer, “Suppose, for example, that a suspicious number is phoned by a Skype user; a different Skype user has called FedEx; and you…
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NSA uses Google cookies to pinpoint targets for hacking
"Marvin Ammori, a lawyer who advises technology companies including Google on surveillance issues, wrote in USA Today that "limiting bulk data collect…
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The NSA's Reach Might Be Even Bigger Than We Thought
"Now, new research from Stanford graduate students Jonathan Mayer and Patrick Mutchler suggests that the NSA's dragnet could be bigger -- much bigger.…
Cellphone Companies Reveal How Often They Hand Your Data Over to Law Enforcement
Cross-posted from Slate. Cellphones are the spies in our pockets, gathering information about whom we befriend, what we say, where we go, and what we read. Tha…