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New Role at Stanford
"Some personal news," as they say: After five wonderful years at CIS, starting tomorrow (December 1) I'll be transitioning into a new role as a Re…
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Dark Patterns and the CCPA
This past spring, while the pandemic was worsening around us and the first shelter in place orders went into effect, I began an exploratory research project wit…
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Ransomware can interfere with elections and fuel disinformation – basic cybersecurity precautions are key to minimizing the damage
Government computer systems in Hall County, Georgia, including a voter signature database, were hit by a ransomware attack earlier this fall in the first known…
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“Tool Without A Handle: Spirituality, Virtue, and Technology Ethics”
“Tool Without A Handle: Spirituality, Virtue, and Technology Ethics” "If one loves righteousness, whose works are virtues,She teaches moderation and prud…
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House Introduces EARN IT Act Companion Bill, Somehow Manages to Make It Even Worse
On September 30, Representatives Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) and Ann Wagner (R-MO) introduced the House version of the EARN IT Act (H.R.8454), which had previously bee…
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California Defends its Net Neutrality Law
This week, California filed its first brief in the lawsuit by the United States and Internet service providers like AT&T and Comcast that seeks to overturn…
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The Importance of Protecting Good-Faith Security Research
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is America's federal anti-hacking statute, but it's been used for purposes well beyond that. The law's broad langua…
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EARN IT Act Talk at the DEF CON Crypto & Privacy Village
On August 7, I had the pleasure of doing a "fireside chat" with my friend and Section 230 expert Cathy Gellis at this year's virtual DEF CON Crypt…
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EARN IT Act Talk at the DEF CON Crypto & Privacy Village
On August 7, I had the pleasure of doing a "fireside chat" with my friend and Section 230 expert Cathy Gellis at this year's virtual DEF CON Crypt…
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What Does Retribution Mean Now? Thoughts on COVID-19, Prison, and Schadenfreude
I want to share some musings I had about what criminal punishment means right now in America. I don’t really write about the basics of criminal law and procedur…
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We Won't Find Out How the DOJ Tried to Force Facebook to Change Its Encryption
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has rebuffed my attempt to unseal information about the Department of Justice's unsuccessful secret effort to force Faceb…
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CDA 230 Reform Grows Up: The PACT Act Has Problems, But It’s Talking About the Right Things
Alex Feerst, one of the great thinkers about Internet content moderation, has a revealing metaphor about the real-world work involved. “You might go into it thi…