"“These devices are thus far more covert in operation – indeed effectively invisible – but they can only detect signals of nearby phones when those phones…
"“So people who are entirely innocent can be investigated under this statute,” said Jennifer Granick, director of Civil Liberties at the Stanford Center fo…
"Widespread collection of personal data online frequently prompts debate about privacy, but there is one group of people that has largely managed to remain…
"“The idea of personally identifiable information not being identifiable is completely laughable in computer-science circles,” says Jonathan Mayer, a Stanf…
"“Apple have not been as engaging with stakeholders as some other companies,” Calo says of Apple’s transparency about its cybersecurity and privacy. “On th…
Cross-posted from Forbes. Co-authored by Evan Selinger. Over at the New York Times, Farhad Manjoo argued that smart phones should be designed to better protec…
"Brett Frischmann, Director of Intellectual Property and Information Law Program at Cardozo School of Law, told us that when technology prompts us to think…
"Stanford doctoral candidate Jonathan Mayer claims to have found several security weaknesses in the online course platform Coursera. Mayer, who is set to…
“Tool Without A Handle” – "Justified Regulation” This blog post picks up (finally) on the topic of regulation – in particular to discuss cases where the i…
""The key is that courts would not understand people to have a reasonable expectation of privacy in public spaces like elevators," says Danielle…
"If you want to keep something private, keep it offline."This has been a popular reaction to stories about the targeted attack on celebrities' clo…
Apple Inc. (AAPL), which is poised to unveil new iPhones next week, and the FBI are probing reports hackers used the company’s iCloud service to illegally acces…