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Facebook’s New Plan May Curb Revenge Porn, But Won’t Kill It
"To avoid those fiascos, the path forward requires both cooperation and codification. “With mushy categories like ‘extremism,’ you run the risk of censorin…
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Government seeks to unmask Trump dissident on Twitter, lawsuit reveals
"Jennifer Granick, the director of civil liberties at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, called the government’s behavior “craven” and described…
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Trump & Co. Just Picked the Wrong Fight With Twitter
"“It seems like the government lied to Twitter about why it wanted the information,” says Jennifer Granick, Director of Civil Liberties at the Stanford Cen…
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Looking to hide your traffic from ISPs? Not all VPNs are equal
"Many outlets have dedicated resources to helping people choose a VPN. But given a wide variety in quality and cost, selecting the right VPN for you can re…
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Facebook takes new steps to stop ‘revenge porn’ images from spreading
"Companies can have a tricky time censoring user content in general, said Danielle Citron, a Unviersity of Maryland law professor who has researched online…
Free Police Body Cameras Come With a Price
On Wednesday, Taser International announced it is changing its name to Axon—and that it is offering every police department in the United States free body camer…
Government Hacking: Evidence & Court Disclosure of Vulnerabilities
Join Mozilla and Stanford CIS for the fourth and final installment in our series of conversations about government hacking. Information from our first three eve…
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Privacy rollback can cause headaches for corporate security pros
"Omer Tene, vice president of research at the International Association of Privacy Professionals, is less concerned that ISPs will actually violate corpora…
Why You Shouldn’t Be Comforted by Internet Providers’ Promises to Protect Your Privacy
This week President Trump signed a congressional resolution to repeal protections—scheduled to go into effect in December 2017—that would have prevented interne…
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Congress rolls back Internet privacy protections
"“Your information is very valuable,” said Scott Shackelford, Chair of the Cyber Security at Indiana University, Bloomington. “A lot of people do not treat…
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How Uber Uses Psychological Tricks to Push Its Drivers’ Buttons
"“We’re talking about this kind of manipulation that literally affects people’s income,” said Ryan Calo, a law professor at the University of Washington wh…
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Conundrum stalling Seattle’s body-cam policy
"Because of the sensitivity of the issue, the city attorney didn’t want to talk about it on the record. Harlan Yu was open to discussing the issue, however…