Even as the Federal Trade Commission seems poised to extend its power to regulate privacy and data security under Section 5 of the FTC Act, a ruling in a pendin…
"UW law professor Ryan Calo is among the researchers wondering — do companies’ outsized data advantage put the rest of us at a disadvantage?" * Date…
""The way the law works, there is a structure for product liability," says Peter Asaro, a professor at New York City's New School and a schol…
""The fact they decided to say something is important. If they're serious about it, they can make a difference," said Jennifer Stisa Granick,…
Eight guys with laptops gathered one Saturday in a Prince George’s County office park for a hunt. Joined by four companions logged in from elsewhere, these cybe…
"The tech geeks, though, were almost outnumbered by those of another stripe: philosophers, lawyers, and critics who propose that drones are "a differe…
"“What will happen is everybody will get sued,” Smith told the conference. “Some (defendants) will win and some will lose. And those with the deepest pocke…
A talk show on KZSU-FM, Stanford, 90.1 FM, hosted by Center for Internet & Society Resident Fellow David S. Levine. The show includes guests and focuses on…
NOVEMBER 1 UPDATE: I fixed the chart to correctly reflect that both bills authorized Amici participation and also allow the Constitutional Advocate to initiate…
""There is going to be an economic incentive to find out when people are most impulsive and vulnerable," said Ryan Calo, assistant professor at t…
"“These protections are important,” says the ACLU lawyer, Catherine Crump, “because where people go reveals a great deal about them, from who their friends…
"“It’s certainly striking to hear the companies’ use of fiery rhetoric to criticize mass collection of bulk data since they themselves are engaging in mass…