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Search Me: Managing Unwanted Search Results On Your Name
This week I had a request for privacy information that went something like this: I am starting a new project and expect people to search my name online. There…
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InBloom Wilts Amid Privacy Backlash
Last week, Intel’s director of security policy and global privacy officer, David Hoffman, wrote a Harvard Business Review piece announcing that “Privacy is a Bu…
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Fourth Circuit Upholds Contempt Against Lavabit, Doesn’t Decide Gov’t Access to Encryption Keys
Today the Fourth Circuit refrained from deciding the first legal challenge to government seizure of the master encryption keys that secure our communications wi…
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ECPA reform is not just a U.S. issue
If US law enforcement officers want to access your private emails, they need to follow the requirements in the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. ECPA is a…
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My Comments On NSA Spying to PCLOB
Today I filed comments with the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) in connection with its hearing on section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act. Th…
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In Standoff with FTC, Wyndham Shoots Itself in the Foot
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) resounding victory over Wyndham Worldwide Corporation in a U.S. District Court paves the way for increasing privacy and dat…
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In Standoff with FTC, Wyndham Shoots Itself in the Foot
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) resounding victory over Wyndham Worldwide Corporation in a U.S. District Court paves the way for increasing privacy and dat…
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Big Privacy Win in the EU
Today, the European Court of Justice struck down the European Union’s 2006 Data Retention Directive. That policy required member states to force communications…
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March 2014 in Retrospect: Intermediary Liability News and More from the Internet and Jurisdiction Project
March 2014 Retrospect is available here: http://www.internetjurisdiction.net/observatory/retrospect/2014-march Retrospect is the monthly newsletter of the Int…
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Turkey: Twitter is Back Online
Today, Turkish authorities lifted the ban on Twitter. See http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/03/us-turkey-twitter-idUSBREA320E...The decision comes after th…
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Turkish Constitutional Court Says that Twitter’s Ban Violates Freedom of Expression
We have recently reported on the ban of Twitter and Youtube by the Turkish Presidency of Telecommunications and Communication (TIB). The Turkish Constitutional…
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New Turkish Internet Legislation at Work: Twitter and YouTube Down
The Turkish Presidency of Telecommunications and Communication (TIB) has put Turkish Internet legislation enacted a few weeks ago to immediate use. As we discus…