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The Industry of Bad Feelings
Some weeks ago I wrote a post, The Industry of Good Feelings, about Silicon Valley's unique esprit de corps – how it has long been the kind of place where i…
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Big Data for All: Privacy and User Control in the Age of Analytics
Much has been written over the past couple of years about “big data” (See, for example, here and here and here). In a new article, Big Data for All: Privacy and…
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On Reverse Engineering Privacy Law
Michael Birnhack, a professor at Tel Aviv University Faculty of Law, is one of the leading thinkers about privacy and data protection today (for some of his pre…
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Paperback and Kindle Versions of Internet Architecture and Innovation Now Available
The paperback and Kindle versions of Internet Architecture and Innovation have been released. More information about the book can be found at netarchitecture.or…
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Appreciating what we’ve built (or dismissing the myth of the "romantic" business owner / entrepreneur / free market)
[What follows is the short version of a somewhat dated but still relevant, unplaced op-ed. I'll post the long version on the madisonian.net blog for anyone…
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Privacy, Masks and Religion
Photo: Basking & masking. In China, where sun tan is negatively stigmatized, beach goers wear masks. One of the most significant developments for privacy l…
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Australia Moves To Massively Expand Internet Surveillance
The Australian government has proposed sweeping changes to its surveillance and national security laws. The government’s wish list includes mandatory data reten…
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Does The Fourth Amendment Have A Posse (Comitatus)?
Earlier this month, U.S. News & World Report ran the following headline: "Court Upholds Domestic Drone Use In Arrest Of American Citizen." The ar…
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Help Drones Invade SXSW
If you read this blog, chances are you're aware of SXSW, a unique festival exploring music, film, and emerging technology. Recent years have seen one or tw…
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NYC High School Prohibits Electronic Devices.
Apparently cell phones are prohibited at Norman Thomas High School in Manhattan. Rising to the opportunity, the Pure Loyalty Mobile Device Storage truck, locate…
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UPDATED: Sixth Circuit Cell Tracking Case Travels Down the Wrong Road
Today the Sixth Circuit ruled in United States v. Skinner that police do not need a warrant to obtain GPS location data for mobile phones. Investigators obtai…
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How to build effective cyber defenses
From my opinion piece today on CNN: Top Obama administration officials have been pressing the U.S. Congress hard for legislation to improve network security fo…