Content Is Content, No Matter How Small
Recently, Orin Kerr and I had a brief conversation on Twitter regarding the Fourth Amendment and the content/non-content distinction. Specifically, Orin asked t…
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You may be powerless to stop a drone from hovering over your own yard
"Some argue the agency has the legal authority to address the privacy issues raised by drones. But the agency “does not consider privacy to be their role o…
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Albert Gidari Appointed Director of Privacy at Center for Internet and Society
Stanford Law School today announced the appointment of Albert Gidari as director of privacy at the Center for Internet and Society (CIS). Gidari will lead the c…
Operationalizing Cybersecurity Due Diligence: A Transatlantic Comparative Case Study
Although much work has been done on applying the law of warfare to cyber attacks, far less attention has been paid to defining a law of cyber peace applicable b…
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The federal crime nobody talks about in 'Making a Murderer'
"Jennifer Granick, director of civil liberties at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, said accessing Halbach's wireless account is possibly a…
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Not on Her Watch
TO UNDERSTAND JENNIFER GRANICK’S VIEWS on freedom and privacy, consider her interactions with Apple. In 2010, she and the company were at odds. Debate was ragin…
Racial surveillance has a long history
The path from Laquan McDonald’s summary execution by Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke to the reluctant release — over a year later — by the Chicago Police…
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The Algorithms Are Taking Over: Who Controls Our Online Future?
"In the words of Jennifer Granick, we are beginning to see a web “shift[ing] from liberator to oppressor … the end of the Internet Dream.”" * Date P…
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Online abuse isn't going away, but you're not helpless to fight it
"Danielle Citron, a University of Maryland law professor and author of "Hate Crimes in Cyberspace," said the guide can only do so much because ha…
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Europe and U.S. have different approaches to protecting privacy of personal data
""Every developed country in the world has a general privacy law — except us," said Neil Richards, a law professor at Washington University in St…
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Firm sees growing market for building shields
Protecting against both threats likely will be important, especially as electronic and wireless devices increase, said Richard Forno, director of the cybersecur…
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Hasty, Fearful Passage of Cybersecurity Bill Recalls Patriot Act
"“A massive security bill (like the Patriot Act) was dropped on the floor in the dead of night before members were to vote on it,” wrote Richard Forno, the…