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Our FTC Privacy Story And Its Critics
On June 28, ProPublica published a story by Peter Maass about the Federal Trade Commission and its efforts to protect the online privacy of consumers. The headl…
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Announcing Speaker Panel & Fundraiser for Without My Consent
Earlier this month, Without My Consent (my CIS fellow project) reached its one-year anniversary. To celebrate, we're pleased to announce our first speaker p…
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The Humboldt Internet Law Clinic Launched
Anyone who has ever attended law school in the United States knows what legal clinics are about. In recent years, clinical work with students in law school sett…
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Your FTC Privacy Watchdogs: Low-Tech, Defensive, Toothless
Jonathan Mayer had a hunch. The young computer scientist suspected that online advertisers might be following consumers around the web — even when they set the…
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Announcing A Speaker Panel & Fundraiser for Without My Consent
My fellow project for CIS, Without My Consent, just reached the one-year anniversary of its June 2011 launch. We recently gained our 501(c)(3) status and are no…
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Is Orbitz being creepy or smart?
That "creepiness" might in itself be cause for concern, says Ryan Calo, a privacy expert with Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Societ…
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Debate Club: Should Police Need A Warrant To Get Your Location From Your Mobile Phone Provider?
Also on his side (in this debate) is Rep. Jason Chaffetz, who makes a straightforward 4th Amendment argument, the ACLU's Catherine Crump, who not surprising…
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How will driverless cars affect liability and insurance?
“It’s accepted in our world that there will be a shift,” says Bryant Walker Smith, a legal fellow at Stanford University’s law school and engineering school who…
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Orbitz Asks: Are You A Mac Or A PC?
If you visit Orbitz.com and search for hotels, the offers you're shown might differ depending on whether you're using a Mac or a PC. Specifically, if yo…
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Safety Is Big Concern for Autonomous Cars
Researchers are hard at work to make sure that autonomous cars will be safe. In doing so, a wealth of technology is making its way into today's vehicles. W…
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'Do Not Track' Web System Falls Off The Rails
CIS Resident Fellow Aleecia McDonald and Student Fellow Jonathan Mayer interviewed on All Things Considered about Do Not Track. Read full transcript at origina…
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Without Regulation, GPS Technology Easily Abused by Authorities
Article by Director of Civil Liberties Jennifer Granick for US News. Police should be required to get authorization from a judge before they use technological…