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Google Hastens to Show Its Concern for Privacy
"“Google is just as concerned, if not more concerned, about public perception than it is about paying a few fines,” said Ryan Calo, a law professor at the…
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Boot up: brains v games, Windows 8 v the 90%, shrinking tablets grow, and more
"The Verge Firefox is set to start blocking cookies from third-party ad networks by default, thanks to a patch submitted by Stanford law student and online…
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Rand Paul filibusters the domestic drone
"According to University of Washington law professor Ryan Calo, drones may yield commercial and societal benefits and by targeting drone use rather than in…
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Congressional Hearing Tomorrow on CFAA Reform
Tomorrow, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on reforming the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). Before you start thinking, "it'…
Can the FTC Save Uber?
Taxi commissions are crushing disruptive transportation apps. Marvin Ammori discusses in this Slate article. * Publication Type:Other Writing * Publication D…
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Can I Get Some Privacy?
Jennifer Granick, Aleecia McDonald, Jonathan Mayer and Arvind Narayanan discuss data privacy in this cover story by Stanford Magazine. * Date Published:03/11/…
Towards learning from losing Aaron Swartz
Al Jazeera republished Jennifer Granick's two part blog postTowards learning from losing Aaron Swartz. * Publication Type:Other Writing * Publication Dat…
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New Phone Unlocking Bill
Senator Klobuchar's bill to legalize phone unlocking would require the Federal Communications Commission to direct wireless providers to unlock mobile devic…
Rediscovering Cumulative Creativity from the Oral Formulaic Tradition to Digital Remix: Can I Get a Witness?
For most of human history the essential nature of creativity was understood to be cumulative and collective. This notion has been largely forgotten by modern po…
Prof. Gabriella Coleman - Hearsay Culture - Show #179 - KZSU-FM
A talk show on KZSU-FM, Stanford, 90.1 FM, hosted by CIS Affiliate Scholar David S. Levine. The show includes guests and focuses on the intersection of technol…
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ECPA Reform Bill Announced
Today, Rep. Zoe Lofgren in conjunction with Reps. Ted Poe and Suzan DelBene announced a bill reforming the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) to requi…
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New robots in the workplace: Job creators or job terminators?
"“There will certainly be winners and losers,” said Ryan Calo, a professor of law at the University of Washington who focuses on robotics and public policy…