Eavesdropping on Flynn was the legal, obvious intelligence move
Does the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence understand intelligence gathering? After all, that committee is charged with oversight over the Unite…
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Regulate That Hairbrush? Cyberlaw Experts Say Maybe
"“Seriously, a hairbrush? Do we really need that to be connected to the internet?” LeBlanc asked. Danielle Citron, a nationally known online safety and pri…
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What could happen if you refuse to unlock your phone at the US border?
"One of House’s lawyers, Catherine Crump, who was then an attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union and now teaches law at the University of Californi…
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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…
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What Happens When the Computer That Keeps You Alive Can Also Put You In Jail?
"Ryan Calo, a law professor at the University of Washington who focuses on emerging technologies, said that evidence from devices like pacemakers shouldn’t…
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…
Should cybersecurity be a human right?
Having access to the internet is increasingly considered to be an emerging human right. International organizations and national governments have begun to forma…
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A Guide to Getting Past Customs With Your Digital Privacy Intact
"Those more involved subversion techniques, warns University of California at Davis law professor Elizabeth Joh, also create the risk that you’ll also arou…
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American Spies: how we got to mass surveillance without even trying
"While American Spies was written prior to Donald Trump winning the 2016 presidential election, it has become vital and relevant under the new Republican a…
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'Give Us Your Passwords'
"“While the reasonable-suspicion standard for a border search is pretty low, it would at least preclude a blanket rule that every traveler disclose their p…
Right to Be Forgotten: Much Ado About Nothing
In the information society, the role of private sector entities in gathering information for and about users has long been a most critical issue. Therefore, int…
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Stanford Radio on SiriusXM features ‘living room conversations’ with faculty
"In a pilot venture with SiriusXM Satellite Radio, Stanford is launching two talk programs hosted by faculty members: The Future of Everything, focused on…