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Petraeus case triggers concerns about Americans' online privacy
Currently the government doesn't need a search warrant -- just a subpoena -- to access emails stored longer than 180 days, said Jennifer Granick, director o…
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Maryland Cyber Challenge with UMBC's Richard Forno
Dr. Rick Forno, UMBC's Cybersecurity Program Director, speaks at the Maryland Cyber Challenge.…
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FISA Amendments Act Is Way Worse for Privacy Than Title III
Advocates for renewal of the FISA Amendments Act (FAA) often argue that the statute poses no more harm to the privacy of innocent Americans than does the Wireta…
How an (Autonomous Driving) Bill Becomes Law (Audio)
An Oral History of Nevada's Groundbreaking Regulation of Self-Driving VehiclesTwo years ago, no state legislature had even contemplated self-driving cars. N…
How an (Autonomous Driving) Bill Becomes Law (Video)
Audio Version of Panel Talk Related publication: Automated Vehicles Are Probably Legal in the United States An Oral History of Nevada's Groundbreaking Reg…
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FISA Amendments Act Misconceptions Fueled by Confusion in the Senate Committee Report
Taking a close look at the Senate Intelligence Committee report on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Act (FAA) renewal helps explain w…
Intermediary Liability on the Internet - Ashley Hurst - Video
From Ashley Hurst's CIS Speaker Series talk on October 25, 2012. The extent to which internet intermediaries such as Facebook and Google should be liable f…
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Famed quotation isn't dead -- and could even prove costly
"Fair use is a "very gray area," says Julie Ahrens, who runs the Fair Use Project at Stanford University's Center for Internet and Society. &…
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Alcohol in "Flight" puts trademark laws in focus
"Trademark laws "don't exist to give companies the right to control and censor movies and TV shows that might happen to include real-world items,&…
Intermediary Liability on the Internet - Ashley Hurst - Audio
Stanford Center for Internet and Society Speakers Series Talk - Ashley Hurst - October 25, 2012 The extent to which internet intermediaries such as Facebook an…
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Who owns a link? Google vs. European publishers...
Cross-posted from The Knockoff Economy. We have a new post up on the Freakonomics blog about the dispute between Google and a group of European newspapers. Th…
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The FISA Amendments Act Authorizes Warrantless Spying on Americans
Next week, the lame duck Congress will take up the issue of whether to extend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Act (FAA) of 2008. Th…