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NSA’s Data Collection Pullback Isn’t as Big a Deal as You Think
"“This is a more focused policy by the NSA. It aims to restrict upstream collection to only those communications that directly involve a foreign intelligen…
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Princeton-Fung Global Forum asks if liberty can survive the digital age
"With new technology has come cheaper forms of surveillance, according to Harlan Yu, who received a Ph.D. in 2012. Yu is a principal at Upturn, an organiza…
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The $4 trillion question
"“Privacy preferences vary among individuals, over time, and between stated belief and actual practice,” Bryant Walker Smith, assistant professor of law at…
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Devices sprout ears: What do Alexa and Siri mean for privacy?
"For the Echo, however, it’s more complicated. “The cost of the device is not the ultimate revenue for these companies – advertising and personal informati…
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Should Government Agencies Know Precisely Where You Get Picked Up and Dropped Off?
I submitted comments this week to the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission as the Director of Privacy at the Center for Internet and Society (CIS). The e…
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Trump's New App Wants You — and Your Data
"To be sure, this doesn't mean the Trump campaign is doing anything with users' data — it just means it can. And some users may not know it: David…
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Trump Campaign App's Data Grab Could Expose Everyone in Your Contact List, Experts Say
"“It is perfectly legal to do so,” said Albert Gidari, director of privacy at the Center for Internet & Society at Stanford Law School. “That you may…
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WhatsApp to Share User Data With Facebook
"Thursday’s changes likely can’t be applied to data users have already shared with WhatsApp, said Ryan Calo, a professor of law at the University of Washin…
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Apple’s New Privacy Technology May Pressure Competitors to Better Protect Our Data
"Arvind Narayanan, an assistant professor at Princeton University, is hopeful that Apple’s privacy stand will pressure other companies to follow suit. The…
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Tesla's data collection may help it deflect Autopilot liability
"The courtroom, however, is different from the court of public opinion, said Bryant Walker Smith, an assistant professor of law and engineering at the Univ…