Stanford CIS

Recent posts

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Are you a tyrant?

Interview in the NYT: "Q. You tell business owners to forget about being likable. Is there something wrong with employees liking you? A. You have to trea…

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One-Way Mirror Society

Pam Dixon of World Privacy Forum has released an eye-opening new report (PDF) about offline consumer surveillance.  Pam describes a quiet revolution in digital…

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The Privacy/Law Enforcement Legal Whipsaw

Even as the issue of privacy continues to confound much brighter people than me, the related problem of securing the Internet has also been getting a great deal…

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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…