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Intellectual privacy vital to life in the digital age
"In our increasingly digital world, the balance between privacy and free speech is tenuous, at best. But we often overlook the important ways in which priv…
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Harris Touts Conviction in First-of-its-Kind Revenge-Porn Case
"It's unclear whether Bolleart was seeking protection under Section 230 of the federal Communications Decency Act, which offers liability in some cases…
The Decision That Could Finally Kill the Revenge-Porn Business
Co-authored by Danielle Citron and Woodrow Hartzog. Revenge-pornography websites are a reminder that preying on the vulnerable has long been big business. And…
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When Algorithmic Surveillance Becomes Structural Surveillance
A recent Wall Street Journal article revealed an ongoing DEA program designed to use automated license plate readers to build a real-time database of vehicle mo…
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U.S. Government Takes Unprecedented Action Against Revenge Porn
"Danielle Citron, a professor at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and author of the book Hate Crimes in Cyberspace, took a sligh…
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House Takes First Steps on Federal Data Breach Law
"To the contrary, Woodrow Hartzog of Stanford’s Cumberland School of Law stepped out of the line established by the expert testimony preceding his. He caut…
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Happy Data Privacy Day. Legally speaking, you’re mostly on your own.
"Hearing witness Woodrow Hartzog, an associate professor at the Cumberland School of Law, all but dismissed the claim that businesses can't comply with…
China doubles down on counterproductive censorship
In a move unlikely to surprise those who access the Internet from mainland China, the country's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently blo…
Prof. Lisa Lynch - Hearsay Culture Show #228 - 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…
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Seminar on the Law of the Newly Possible
One of my courses this semester is Technology Law: Law of the Newly Possible. This seminar, at the University of South Carolina School of Law, examines how law…
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Old arguments may hinder U.S. data breach notification efforts
"If a national law preempts strong state laws, "hard won consumer protections will be lost," added Woodrow Hartzog, a law professor focused on da…
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Lawmakers see momentum for data breach legislation
"But Woodrow Hartzog, a data breach law expert at Cumberland School of Law, cautioned that “it can be extremely difficult to meet the burden of proof that…