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Dark Patterns and the CCPA
This past spring, while the pandemic was worsening around us and the first shelter in place orders went into effect, I began an exploratory research project wit…
Notice by Design
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CCPA Comments, Round Two: The Battle of the Do Not Sell Button
Yesterday I submitted a second set of comments (see the bottom of this post for a copy) to the California Attorney General’s office for the February round of th…
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Comments on the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
In collaboration with CIS Visiting Research Scholar Jana Gooth, we have (belatedly) submitted comments to the California Attorney General's office regarding…
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To Catch With A Predator
The Los Angeles Times quotes me over the weekend in its front page story about the use of a Predator B drone to catch a civilian suspect in North Dakota. In my…
The Drone as Privacy Catalyst
The Drone as Privacy Catalyst, 64 STANFORD LAW REVIEW ONLINE 29 (2011) * Publication Type:Academic Writing * Publication Date:12/12/2011 Download PDF…
Against Notice Skepticism in Privacy
Against Notice Skepticism, 87 NOTRE DAME LAW REVIEW (forthcoming 2012) * Publication Type:Academic Writing * Publication Date:10/26/2011 Download PDF…
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Resisting Terms of Use, Or: The Revolution Will Not Be Boilerplate
Technology users are becoming frustrated over privacy-invasive terms of use agreements. In the past, this frustration was difficult to channel effectively enoug…
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CIS on Surprisingly Free
Ryan Calo and I both recently recorded podcasts for the show Surprisingly Free, which is an excellent weekly podcast for anyone interested in law and technology…
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Netflix, Facebook and the law
Ryan Calo, Director of the Consumer Privacy Project at CIS, discusses the effect of the Video Privacy Protection Act on the Facebook/Netflix deal. Listen to th…
Privacy's Broken Windows: An Invitation to Professor Abril
Privacy’s Broken Windows: An Invitation to Professor Abril, 1 WAKE FOREST LAW REVIEW ONLINE 69 (2011) * Publication Type:Academic Writing * Publication Date:…
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The Promise of Privacy Controls
Privacy settings and other technological controls used to protect privacy have been justifiably criticized a bit lately. Danielle Citron recently blogged at Con…
The Boundaries of Privacy Harm
The Boundaries of Privacy Harm, 86 INDIANA LAW JOURNAL 1131 (2011) * Publication Type:Academic Writing * Publication Date:04/28/2011 Download PDF…