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In Re: Petition of Jennifer Granick and Riana Pfefferkorn
Jennifer Granick and Riana Pfefferkorn are petitioning the federal court for the Northern District of California to unseal years' worth of sealed surveillan…
Electronic Surveillance
Reforming Surveillance In the Age of Donald Trump
On Wednesday, the Republican chair of the House Intelligence Committee, Devin Nunes (R-CA), gave a press conference in which he reported that Trump transition t…
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Facebook and Instagram ban developers from using data for surveillance
"“We need to see a situation where activists don’t even have to prompt Facebook to take action,” Cyril said. “We need to see real consistent and clear enfo…
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‘Alexa, Call My Mom!’ — Will The Echo Become A Phone?
"We’re headed to a world of embedded sensors in everything, that measure everything, that see everything, that hear everything,” said Albert Gidari, direct…
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Amazon and Google Consider Turning Amazon and Google Consider Turning Smart Speakers Into Home Phones
"“We’re headed to a world of embedded sensors in everything, that measure everything, that see everything, that hear everything,” says Albert Gidari, direc…
Celebrating Hackentine's Day
The House recently passed legislation that would update the Stored Communications Act, a measure that dictates how law enforcement can gain access to electronic…
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Government Hacking
Encryption helps human rights workers, activists, journalists, financial institutions, innovative businesses, and governments protect the confidentiality, integ…
It's Too Complicated: How the Internet Upends Katz, Smith, and Electronic Surveillance Law
For more than forty years, electronic surveillance law in the United States has drawn a strong distinction between the protections afforded to communications &q…
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New Ostrom program assesses issues of cybersecurity
"On the third floor of The Vincent and Elinor Ostrom Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis building, nestled in the corner at the end of a hallw…
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Oakland tightening surveillance oversight
"Catherine Crump of the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology said surveillance is an issue throughout the country. “Oakland is far from the only city in…
Data Confidential
It’s nearly impossible to know if you're having a truly private, unmonitored conversation today. Big data and online communications open the door for widesp…
Citizens need more say over police surveillance technology
Palo Alto lawmakers have proposed legislation granting the community greater control over police surveillance — including the Police Department’s purchase and u…