Blog
•
CISPA, Redux.
CISPA, Redux. Given the recent high-profile incidents regarding the systemic hacking of prominent news organizations, it’s not surprising to see cybersecurity…
Recent posts
Eran Kahana - Hearsay Culture - Show #178 - 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…
Press
•
Congress' horse-and-buggy computer laws
""Congress tries to write technology-neutral laws," says Jennifer Granick, an Internet law expert at Stanford, "but there's been a whole…
Blog
•
Trolls and Tribulations
Patent trolls — companies that assert patents as a business model instead of creating products — have been in the news lately. This is hardly surprising, given…
Press
•
APPS Act implications: What developers should know about user privacy, consent
"According to Aleecia McDonald, director of privacy at the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School, the APPS Act is fairly well-tailored to…
Press
•
Privacy worries may stall commercial use of drone aircraft
""If we don't fix the privacy problems for civil liberties, we'll never realize the benefits from drones," said Ryan Calo, a law professo…
Press
•
When the drones come home
"“The rising hostility in Pakistan and now Yemen is causing a bit of a pullback in global and U.S. opinion. I sense people becoming more and more doubtful…
Press
•
Hackers asked to help revise outdated digital laws
"Citing the legendary Hacker Manifesto and tragic suicide of digital activist Aaron Swartz, Jennifer Granick, Director of Civil Liberties at the Stanford C…
Press
•
Liability Roadblocks For Self-Driving Cars
"Smith was behind a November White Paper analyzing the current legality of driverless cars, the short version of which is: driverless cars are probably alr…
Press
•
Almost jailed? Stanford wants researchers to recall the story
""Have you ever been sued, threatened, or investigated because of security research you performed?" Granick wrote." * Date Published:01/30…
Blog
•
Have You Committed the Crime of Outsmarting?
The Hacker Manifesto lauds the world of the electron and the switch, where the talented are treated equally and the values of curiosity and exploration reign su…
Press
•
Self-Driving Cars Are Still 'Years Away'
""We don't actually have a fully self-guided car," Stanford Law School lecturer Bryant Walker Smith told The Wall Street Journal." * D…