"These kinds of terms are pretty common these days, which is unfortunate, because some of them border on the ridiculous," says Woodrow Hartzog, an ass…
For instance: "Aspects of Autonomous Driving," the course offered at Stanford University Law School. "We can teach torts through 18th-century En…
In this post, I apply the “tool” metaphor to two common concerns with respect to online services and privacy: profanity in discussion fora and the publication…
"Florida, Nevada and California have all passed laws to make the cars street legal, thanks in large part to big lobbying efforts by Google, but according t…
"Microsoft may also be aiming to use privacy as a stick to beat rival Google with, Mayer said." * Date Published:12/13/2012 * Original Publication:…
Today, Senator Ron Wyden agreed to forego his procedural hold that would prevent the Senate from voting on extending the FISA Amendments Act, due to expire at t…
CIS Non-Residential Fellow Marcia Hoffman participated in a Hacker Hotshot session where she discussed legal issues in mobile security research. More Info.…
University of Washington law professor Ryan Calo said “preserving obscurity is the best way to protect privacy. This is an example of a company taking obscurity…
by Brett Frischmann and Evan Selinger Network neutrality prevents broadband Internet service providers from micromanaging our lives online. Constraining the ne…
The Federal Trade Commission has released a report taking to task the makers of mobile apps for children. It says apps are not transparent enough about the pers…
"It seems in some way the officers involved here were treating the DMV records like their own personal Facebook," says CIS Affiliate Scholar Ryan Calo…
"Law enforcement and civil parties could also get a public email provider to turn over messages with less than a warrant if the email isn't considered…