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Here Come the Trade Secret Trolls

Download the full article at W&L Law Review. Authors: David S. Levine and Sharon K. Sandeen Within the past few years, the U.S. federal government has bee…

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The Criminalization of Cryptography

Following the recent data breaches at Sony and the attacks at the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, certain politicians have wasted no time calling for increased…

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Slow Down That Runaway Ethical Trolley

The runaway trolley has chased automated motor vehicles into the new year.   In early 2012, I raised a variation of the classic thought experiment to argu…

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CISPA is back again. (Yes, again.)

Last evening we learned that Rep. Dutch Ruppersburger (D-MD) plans to again reintroduce the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA)…

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Aaron Swartz and Cybercrime Prosecutions

Aaron Swartz died this month two years ago. On the evening of January 21, the American Bar Association White Collar Crime Committee is hosting an event about Aa…

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CIS Affiliates 2014-2016 Announced

We are happy to announce the new 2014-2016 CIS Affiliates. The new affiliates are the following:Affiliate ScholarsMarvin AmmoriAnnemarie BridyPeter AsaroRyan Ca…