Sen. Paul’s Great Surveillance ‘Filibuster’ and What to Expect Next
By Patrick Eddington and Jennifer Granick Senator Rand Paul, joined by Senator Wyden and other surveillance reform advocates, as well as five members of the Ho…
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Cyberattack affects 1.1 million CareFirst customers
""The information they got may or may not be useful directly, but it could help a bad guy get more clues about a person's identity," he said.…
Prof. Gabriella Coleman - Hearsay Culture Show #237 - KZSU-FM
A talk show on KZSU-FM, Stanford, 90.1 FM, hosted by CIS Affiliate Scholar David S. Levine. The show includes guests and focuses on the intersection of technolo…
CPJ joins call urging White House to protect encryption for journalists
Journalists are safest when their devices are secure by default. That is why the Committee to Protect Journalists today joined a coalition of nearly 150 civil s…
Brown Bag Lunch Series | Jennifer Granick discusses Surveillance
Jennifer Granick, Director of Civil Liberties, presented her work with the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, and the impacts of Edward Snowden.…
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NSA ruling reveals the harm of secrecy to the nation
"“It shows how ineffective secret proceedings are for interpreting law,” said Jennifer Granick, a Stanford law lecturer and civil liberties director at the…
ACLU v. Clapper Will End the Telephone Dragnet
Cross-posted from Just Security. Last week’s dramatic Second Circuit decision in ACLU v. Clapper, invalidated the alleged legal basis for the NSA domestic phon…
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The State Department’s Weary Soldier in America’s Cyber War
"“The United States is in a very unique position. It’s definitely in a class of its own when it comes to cyber offensive operations,” said Henry Farrell, a…
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Chilling Scenarios That Keep Privacy and Security Experts Up at Night
"Whether it’s drones or commercial robots, the ability for hackers to gain access to these devices opens up a world of liability questions, with no answers…
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Verizon's AOL Deal Could Lead to New Privacy Problems
""With this acquisition, Verizon appears to be tearing down the wall between telecommunications and personalized advertising," said Jonathan Maye…
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Cops must now get a warrant to use stingrays in Washington state
"Catherine Crump, a law professor at the University of California, Berkeley, also welcomed the news. "Stingrays are exactly the sort of invasive surv…
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Tracing Some of Big Data’s Big Paradoxes
"Professor Richards called attention to what he calls the “Three Paradoxes of Big Data,” and began his presentation with a cartoon depicting a patient at a…