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CIS is hiring Summer Interns!

The Center for Internet and Society (CIS) at Stanford Law School is looking for volunteer Summer Interns to work on public interest issues involving technology,…

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National Robotics Week

I'm very happy to announce National Robotics Week, an effort by leading robotics companies, research universities, museums, and others to raise awareness of…

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Obama meets the House Republicans

This video was UTTERLY MEZMERIZING to watch.  Really an incredible event in modern American politics. Partial transcript: "Part of the reason I accepted…

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Does Mr. Roboto Need A Lawyer?

Ryan Calo, a residential fellow at the Center for Internet & Society, is featured in a NBC video interview on robotics and the law. He comments that robotic…

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The common ground foundation

Our President, last night: "I know how unpopular it is to be seen as helping banks right now, especially when everyone is suffering in part from their bad…

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Thoughts on Comcast v. FCC

I published the first of two pieces on CNET today about interesting and even encouraging developments in Washington over Internet policy.  (See “New Year, New P…

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Cyber Détente

Late last year the Obama administration reopened talks with Russia over the militarization of cyberspace and assented to cybersecurity discussion in the United…