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To Code, Nudge, Or Notice, That Is The Question
I wrote a new essay entitled “Code, Nudge, or Notice?” that might interest CIS readers. The essay compares side-by-side three ways that the government tries to…
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CISPA, Redux.
CISPA, Redux. Given the recent high-profile incidents regarding the systemic hacking of prominent news organizations, it’s not surprising to see cybersecurity…
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Trolls and Tribulations
Patent trolls — companies that assert patents as a business model instead of creating products — have been in the news lately. This is hardly surprising, given…
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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…