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CrossFit's Sour Sense of Humor
"But CrossFit could face an uphill battle proving that the videos violate their copyright, said Julie Ahrens, director of Copyright and Fair Use at Stanfor…
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How Google got states to legalize driverless cars
"Bryant Walker Smith, who teaches the law of self-driving cars as a fellow at Stanford University, described one rule-drafting session where Google — not t…
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Just how much personal information does phone metadata reveal?
"Stanford University Ph.D. student Jonathan Mayer and his research partner created an Android app called MetaPhone that asked users to volunteer their phon…
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US appeals court weighs GPS tracking, warrants
""These are the types of decisions that should be made by judges," lawyer Catherine Crump argued Wednesday for the American Civil Liberties Union…
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Facebook removes fan pages glorifying California killer
"Although sites such as Facebook and YouTube try to create a community with civil, respectful discourse, they are "often outpaced" by the amount…
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New College grads, many in costume, hear powerful keynote message
"Jennifer Granick, herself a New College 1990 graduate, delivered a powerful commencement address concerning threats to the Fourth Amendment of the United…
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California Wants to Make Online Privacy Policies a Little More Understandable
"Since the dawn of the Internet, the design of privacy notices has remained much the same—miles of dense print that it would take a heroic effort to read.…
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Rules for Self-Driving Cars in Legal Gray Area
""They're probably legal already, and that's true in pretty much most states," said Bryant Walker Smith, a legal expert and fellow at the…
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'Do not track'? Oh what the heck, go ahead
""The original idea was to replace a variety of opt-out mechanisms with a browser preference," said Arvind Narayanan, a computer science professo…
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UAVs in civil
English translation: "The National Commission for Data Protection ( CNIL ) does not sound the tocsin against civilian drones, but it intends to encourage t…
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California offers privacy policies and do not track disclosures guide
""I applaud the California Attorney General's publication of best practices for communicating with citizens about privacy. Their common-sense reco…
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Cellphone data spying: It's not just the NSA
""When this technology disseminates down to local government and local police, there are not the same accountability mechanisms in place. You can see…