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Have You Committed the Crime of Outsmarting?
The Hacker Manifesto lauds the world of the electron and the switch, where the talented are treated equally and the values of curiosity and exploration reign su…
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Thoughts on Orin Kerr's CFAA Reform Proposals: A Great Second Step
Law professor and cybercrime expert Orin Kerr published a proposal to amend the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) to address the overcriminalization that he h…
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Obscurity: A Better Way to Think About Your Data Than 'Privacy'
Cross-posted from The Atlantic By Woodrow Hartzog and Evan Selinger Facebook's announcement of its new Graph search tool on Tuesday set off yet another ro…
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Thoughts on Zoe Lofgren's CFAA Bill: A Great First Step
Yesterday, Representative Zoe Lofgren introduced on Reddit a bill to improve the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in the wake of Aaron Swartz's suicide during t…
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Towards Learning from Losing Aaron Swartz: Part 2
Below is part 2 of the post Towards Learning from Losing Aaron Swartz. The CFAA is incredibly broad and covers swaths of online conduct that should not merit p…
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With the CFAA, Law and Justice Are Not The Same: A Response to Orin Kerr
Law Professor and Computer Fraud and Abuse Act expert Orin Kerr wrote today in his usual thorough and well-informed fashion about the legal claims in Aaron Swar…
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Towards Learning from Losing Aaron Swartz
Over the weekend, I learned that Aaron Swartz had taken his own life. I cried, and am still crying, for him, his family, for the close friends who loved him, a…
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The Internet Deserves Its Own Holiday
Cross-posted from Wired. Every so often in human history, something new comes along that warrants a celebration, and that deserves its own holiday. That’s why…
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Beta-testing the Konomark Project
Konomark is my project with CIS. In this post, I’m reporting the results of the first phase of my beta test. Konomark aims to encourage the sharing of copyrigh…
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Tool Without a Handle: “Kittens, Cities, and Creepshots”
In this post, I apply the “tool” metaphor to two common concerns with respect to online services and privacy: profanity in discussion fora and the publication…
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Important FAA Amendments Need Public Support
Today, Senator Ron Wyden agreed to forego his procedural hold that would prevent the Senate from voting on extending the FISA Amendments Act, due to expire at t…
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Call For Papers: Robotics and the Law Conference at Stanford Law School
CALL FOR PAPERS Deadline for proposals: January 18, 2013 The program committee of We Robot: Getting Down To Business invites submissions from legal scholars a…