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Quebec human rights commission denounces public misogyny
Shaheen Shariff, an associate professor at McGill University whose research focuses on legal issues related to cyber bullying, said the FHRITP phenomenon is par…
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Which Cyberthreat Information Sharing Proposal You Should Support? (Hint: None)
It’s the season for “cyberthreat” information sharing proposals. There’s the White House plan, announced in January. There’s the Cybersecurity Information Shari…
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We know where you’ve been: Ars acquires 4.6M license plate scans from the cops
"“Where someone goes can reveal a great deal about how he chooses to live his life," Catherine Crump, a law professor at the University of California,…
Digital Dualism: The Fading Distinction Between Life On And Off Line
Listen to the full show at NPR's website. The debate has been simmering for years: is the online world less “real” than the physical world? It’s a question…
Expand harassment laws to protect victims of online abuse
In 2013, 29-year-old Ian Barber allegedly posted nude photos of his ex-girlfriend on Twitter and sent them to her employer and sister. New York prosecutors char…
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Will Personalised Pricing Take E-Commerce Back to the Bazaar?
"“I think it harms consumers from the perspective of privacy,” added Ryan Calo, assistant professor of Law at the Univeristy of Washington’s School of Law,…
They Know Everything About You
Peninsula Peace & Justice Center presents a conversation with Robert Scheer, author and journalist, and Aleecia McDonald, fellow at the Stanford Center for…
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Obama's transparency questioned as new rules formalize FOIA exemption
"But David Levine, a law professor at Elon University, said that while the court ruled the office can be exempted, it does not have to be. “The administra…
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5 Extremely Private Things Your iPhone Knows About You
"It's worth noting that while Apple and other organizations have the ability to gather large amounts of information, we can't always be sure if the…
Why ‘Dark Web’ drug markets will keep on imploding
A couple of months after the conviction of Ross Ulbricht, the “Dread Pirate Roberts” behind the creation of the Silk Road online drug market, another online dru…
In blocking websites, France abandons role as guardian of free speech
Attempts by the French government this week to use vague legislation to block five websites for "condoning terrorism" would be troubling anywhere, but…
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Amazon doesn't want you to know how many data demands it gets
""The more consumer-facing companies were more obviously implicated by the NSA revelations, and they started to feel the pressure and the impact on th…