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Brazil Legislators Bear Down on Internet Bill
Brazilian lawmakers continue to focus on an Internet bill that could force U.S. companies like Google Inc. GOOG +0.49% to open costly data centers in the count…
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NSA Transparency Hurts Americans’ Privacy, Feds Say With Straight Face
Adding limited public accountability to the NSA’s vast electronic spying programs would actually harm the privacy of Americans, Obama administration officials t…
In re EPIC: The Challenge to the NSA Telephone Record Collection Program (Video)
Co-Hosted by the Stanford Law and Technology Association and Stanford CIS. Download audio from this talk. Marc Rotenberg is President and Executive Director of…
In re EPIC: The Challenge to the NSA Telephone Record Collection Program (Audio)
Co-Hosted by the Stanford Law and Technology Association and Stanford CIS. Watch video from this talk. Marc Rotenberg is President and Executive Director of the…
How to Make Revenge Porn a Crime
During the course of a long-distance relationship, Holly Jacobs shared sexually explicit photos and videos with her ex-boyfriend. She trusted him to keep them p…
A Stronger ‘Online Eraser' Law Would be a Mistake
Excited teenagers – in other words normal teenagers – have never been famous for consistently wise decisions, nor should they be. Trial and error is a critical…
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Canonical “abused trademark law” to target a site critical of Ubuntu privacy
The EFF has already sent a response to Canonical, in a letter from EFF Staff Attorney Daniel Nazer. "While we appreciate the polite tone of your letter, we…
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How drones will change your life
"While Calo argues that the ease with which the government can spy on us "should be a concern", he also says that drones could be useful in start…
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FTC Power to Patrol Unfairness in Privacy, Data Security Challenged, But Enforcement Push Likely to Continue
Even as the Federal Trade Commission seems poised to extend its power to regulate privacy and data security under Section 5 of the FTC Act, a ruling in a pendin…
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Google, Apple, Facebook and Yahoo join call to rein in government surveillance programs
""The fact they decided to say something is important. If they're serious about it, they can make a difference," said Jennifer Stisa Granick,…
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The Education Issue: UMUC making a name in cybersecurity
Eight guys with laptops gathered one Saturday in a Prince George’s County office park for a hunt. Joined by four companions logged in from elsewhere, these cybe…
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A Tale of Two Surveillance Reform Bills
NOVEMBER 1 UPDATE: I fixed the chart to correctly reflect that both bills authorized Amici participation and also allow the Constitutional Advocate to initiate…