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An EARN IT Alternative That Might Actually Help Children
Yesterday, a group of Democratic congressmembers, headed by online speech and privacy champion Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), unveiled their answer to the disastrous…
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The Oxford Handbook of Online Intermediary Liability
(Oxford University Press, edited by Giancarlo Frosio) The theoretical—and market—background against which the intermediary liability debate developed has chang…
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New 'EARN IT Act' Alternative Seeks $5 Billion to Hunt Child Predators Without Wrecking Encryption
"Riana Pfefferkorn, associate director of surveillance and cybersecurity at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, labeled the bill a “sneak ban on…
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Safety or surveillance: drones and the COVID-19 pandemic
I spoke with Ryan Calo, a professor of law at the University of Washington who studies emerging tech and policy. He said it’s good that people are thinking crea…
A COVID-19 Balancing Act: Public Health and Privacy
Over the next month, states will start to loosen their COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions. Some of us will return to work, gather in small groups, and maybe eve…
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You Have the Right to Know What the Law Is
In our democratic system of government, the legislature passes laws, the executive branch enforces them, and the courts interpret them when disputes arise about…
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FBI Director Wray Previously Represented Facebook in Encryption Fight Before Turning Critic
"Although the details of the WhatsApp case Mr. Wray worked on are unclear, it is likely that the government was asking WhatsApp for a way to circumvent the…
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Privacy groups are still trying to get documents unsealed in Facebook encryption case
"“[U]sers of electronic communications services, and the providers of those services themselves, would not know whether federal law requires providers to w…
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ACLU, Washington Post Fight for Look at Sealed Ruling in Facebook Encryption Case
"ACLU Surveillance and Cybersecurity counsel Jennifer Granick said O’Neill misstated the Wiretap Act. “The district court did not provide any information…
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Giving up privacy in the name of public health
"In recent news, Google and Apple teamed up to build a Bluetooth-enabled feature that sends alerts to users who might be in close contact with an infected…
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Bitcoin Messenger Explores Censorship Resistance During Coronavirus Crisis
"Riana Pfefferkorn, the associate director of surveillance and cybersecurity at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, called the EARN IT Act a “sta…
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Coronavirus Disproportionately Hurts Minorities. So Could Contact Tracing
"“My fear is that [the coronavirus] will be used as an excuse to expand the reach of surveillance beyond its initial purposes,” said Margaret Hu, a cyber-s…