Hardware Hacking and the Law
Presentation at Defcon 18 by CIS Civil Liberties Director Jennifer Granick and EFF Senior Staff Attorney Matt Zimmerman Hardware hacking raises some novel lega…
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cyberbullying
Jan Hoffman in the NYT today: "The seventh-grade guidance counselor says she can spend up to three-fourths of her time mediating conflicts that began onli…
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How Facebook Has Changed Our Idea Of 'Too Much Information'
Ryan Calo, a residential fellow at the Center for Internet & Society, is quoted on how Facebook has changed the nature of privacy on the Internet. Scott Duk…
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Viacom v Google: Who is the Least Cost Avoider?
I’m late to the party, but I wanted to say a few things about the District Court’s decision in the Viacom v. YouTube case this week and. This will be a four-…
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ACTA Communique: “ACTA is the predictably deficient product of a deeply flawed process”
Representatives from the US, the EU, Japan, South Korea, Canada, Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand will convene this Monday in Lucerne for the Ninth round of A…
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Apply Now: CIS Seeks Affiliates, Fellows
The Stanford Center for Internet and Society seeks scholars and practitioners interested in a formal affiliation with the Center for the 2010-2012 academic year…
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They've got to want it
Friedman in the NYT today: "Why do we have to recruit and train our allies, the Afghan Army, to fight? That is like someone coming to you with a plan to re…
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10th Circuit Reverses Golan: URAA Passes First Amendment Test
Last year, we won an important victory for our clients when the District Court held the URAA violates the First Amendment insofar as it suppresses parties'…
Golan v. Holder - Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Order
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals holding that the URAA does not violate our clients' First Amendment rights. * Publication Type:Litigation Brief * Publicat…
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Computers Freedom Privacy... And Robotics
ACM Computers Freedom Privacy is in its 20th year. This year was exciting to me in that robots entered the mix. My panel on the topic featured forecaster and…
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Abusive Customers
Jamie Smarr on the NYT City Room blog: "Let’s face it, folks. The customer is not always right. In fact, some are just plain old abusive, cheap and crass.…
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Once Again for the First Time: What is Net Neutality?
Not surprisingly, FCC Commissioners voted 3 to 2 yesterday to open a Notice of Inquiry on changing the classification of broadband Internet access from an “info…