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The Backlash Against Drones
"As it stands, “there’s really not a lot in American privacy law that’s going to be much of a barrier to using drones,” University of Washington law profes…
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Tools for Civic Purposes
"Tools for Civic Purposes" It's somewhat "old hat" to note that networked information technology creates tremendous potential for socia…
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Good Versus Bad Smart: Some Thoughts On Morozov's Op Ed
I have yet to sit down and read Evgeny Morozov’s new book, To Save Everything, Click Here: The Folly of Technological Solutionism. I certainly found his last b…
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Firefox 22 will block third-party cookies
"Jonathan Mayer, a researcher at Stanford, has contributed a patch for Firefox that will block third-party cookies from installing on the user's browse…
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Firefox to follow Safari, start blocking cookies from third-party advertisers
"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 privacy a…
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Has Your Smartphone Hijacked Your Life?
CIS Affiliate Scholar Marvin Ammori debates the topic in this Slate article. * Date Published:02/22/2013 * Original Publication:Slate…
Innovation or Exploitation (Video)
Have you ever borrowed a smartphone without asking? Modified a URL? Scraped a website? Called an undocumented API? Congratulations: you might have violated fede…
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A National Priority and a Business Priority
Should Companies Tell Us When They Get Hacked? Lauren Gelman dicusses in this New York Times Op-Ed. * Date Published:02/21/2013 * Original Publication:New Yo…
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Petition forces White House to address why unlocking smartphones is illegal
"An attorney from Stanford’s Cyberlaw Clinic, Jennifer Granick, offered to help the 20-year-old Khanifar fight Motorola. The company eventually dropped its…
Innovation or Exploitation? (Audio)
Have you ever borrowed a smartphone without asking? Modified a URL? Scraped a website? Called an undocumented API? Congratulations: you might have violated fede…
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Washington Trade-Secret Theft Enforcement Weighs on Shareholders
CIS Junior Affiliate Scholar Richard Forno weighs in on White House talks about cracking down on international cyber espionage. The practicality of the endeavor…
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Innovation or Exploitation Wrap Up
Thanks to our speakers and everyone who came out last night for the Innovation or Exploitation event, highlighting problems the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CF…