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Petraeus case triggers concerns about Americans' online privacy
Currently the government doesn't need a search warrant -- just a subpoena -- to access emails stored longer than 180 days, said Jennifer Granick, director o…
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FISA Amendments Act Is Way Worse for Privacy Than Title III
Advocates for renewal of the FISA Amendments Act (FAA) often argue that the statute poses no more harm to the privacy of innocent Americans than does the Wireta…
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FISA Amendments Act Misconceptions Fueled by Confusion in the Senate Committee Report
Taking a close look at the Senate Intelligence Committee report on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Act (FAA) renewal helps explain w…
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The FISA Amendments Act Authorizes Warrantless Spying on Americans
Next week, the lame duck Congress will take up the issue of whether to extend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Act (FAA) of 2008. Th…
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Use of drones by Seattle police strikes a nerve
"How can they (law enforcement) shepherd us into an age when we have drones if they don't deal with people's privacy fears?" said Ryan Calo, a…
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Chevron Subpoenas Google and Others for Private Email Info
""They just basically drag the net through these set of activists...and just basically [say], 'Let's get what we can and see what it turns up,…
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Romney and Obama Campaigns Leaking Web Site Visitor Data
But now a new study by Jonathan Mayer, a graduate student in computer science and law at Stanford University, reports that both sites are leaking information ab…
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Zillow now lists homes in foreclosure
"Sometimes things are protected not by the law but by the act of having to go look it up," said Ryan Calo, a professor at the University of Washington…
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Angst vor den fliegenden Augen
"Es ist wie mit anderen Errungenschaften auch, die zunächst überwiegend vom Militär genutzt wurden", sagt Ryan Calo von der Washington State Universit…
Open Book Club: A Conversation With Neal Stephenson
CIS Affiliate Scholar Ryan Calo interviews Neal Stephenson, author of Readme. Topics include privacy, virtual economics and security. Beth Cantrell, Greg Lastow…
BIG DATA: Professor Omer Tene Explains the Privacy Risks Behind the Buzz
Professor Omer Tene, privacy expert in law and technology, sat down with TAP to discuss the risks big data poses to privacy and the challenges to existing priva…
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CIS Affiliates 2012-2014 Announced
We are happy to announce the new 2012-2014 CIS Affiliates. The new affiliates are the following: Affiliate ScholarsMarvin AmmoriPeter AsaroRyan CaloDanielle Ci…