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EDITORIAL: Thwarting domestic spies
"“These protections are important,” says the ACLU lawyer, Catherine Crump, “because where people go reveals a great deal about them, from who their friends…
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The Information-Gathering Paradox
"“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…
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New Post: Hands Off Encryption! Say New Amici Briefs in Lavabit Case
Over at Just Security, I have a new post looking at the legal issues and new amici briefs in the Lavabit case. The case is really important because the Fourth C…
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The European Court of Human Rights Holds Delfi.ee Liable for Anonymous Defamation
A recent decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) may expand considerably web portals’ liability for hosting users’ comments. In Delfi AS v. Estoni…
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ACLU: Lavabit 'fatally undermined' by US request for encryption keys
""Lavabit's business was predicated on offering a secure email service, and no company could possible tell its clients that it offers a secure ser…
Why Is Facebook Putting Teens at Risk?
Cross-posted from Bloomberg View. When Facebook Inc. recently lifted its restriction on public posts by teenagers, some privacy scholars applauded the move as…
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Privacy and the Canadian Speech From the Throne
The Government of Canada released its Speech From the Throne (SFT) last week, spelling out its priorities and governing agenda for the next two years. While th…
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The Reasonable Observer on Remand: Fair Use Project Teams with the Andy Warhol Foundation and Robert Rauschenberg Foundation in Filing Amici Curiae Brief in Cariou v. Prince (S.D.N.Y.)
On Tuesday, the Fair Use Project, along with the good folks at Bingham McCutchen LLP and Virginia Rutledge, filed a brief amici curiae on behalf of the Andy War…
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Fined Drone Pilot Tests U.S. Industry Seen Reaching $89 Billion
"“They really occupy a new space and it’s very difficult to figure out how to regulate them,” Peter Asaro, an assistant professor at the New School in New…
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And yet it moves
Like the Catholic Church’s Congregation of the Index of 1616, which outlawed the movement of the Earth around the Sun, so too did the European Parliament restri…
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Appellate court: Nope, feds can’t just GPS track your car without a warrant
""It's awesome," Jennifer Granick, the director of civil liberties at Stanford Law School, told Ars. "On whether the Fourth Amendment ap…
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Episode 434 - Moon Zappa
"Daniel Nazer of the Electronic Frontier Foundation gets on the phone to update everyone on the latest news regarding the fight to save podcasting from pat…