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Drone-Tracking App Gets No Traction From Apple
CIS Affiliate Scholar Ryan Calo is quoted in this All Things Considered piece on Apple's decision to block a drone-tracking app due to objectionable content…
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License plates scanned at border, data shared with car insurance group
"These documents are illustrative of why individuals often feel so helpless with information that is shared with others or in public—it is very difficult f…
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Does The Fourth Amendment Have A Posse (Comitatus)?
Earlier this month, U.S. News & World Report ran the following headline: "Court Upholds Domestic Drone Use In Arrest Of American Citizen." The ar…
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The Origins of the Investigation into Google Privacy Violations
For the past two months, a fight has been raging in the blogosphere about whether Stanford researcher Jonathan Mayer can take credit for spurring the government…
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Help Drones Invade SXSW
If you read this blog, chances are you're aware of SXSW, a unique festival exploring music, film, and emerging technology. Recent years have seen one or tw…
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NYC High School Prohibits Electronic Devices.
Apparently cell phones are prohibited at Norman Thomas High School in Manhattan. Rising to the opportunity, the Pure Loyalty Mobile Device Storage truck, locate…
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UPDATED: Sixth Circuit Cell Tracking Case Travels Down the Wrong Road
Today the Sixth Circuit ruled in United States v. Skinner that police do not need a warrant to obtain GPS location data for mobile phones. Investigators obtai…
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How to build effective cyber defenses
From my opinion piece today on CNN: Top Obama administration officials have been pressing the U.S. Congress hard for legislation to improve network security fo…
How to build effective cyber defenses
An op-ed from CNN. Top Obama administration officials have been pressing the U.S. Congress hard for legislation to improve network security for the computer sy…
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10 Gmail tools to supercharge your inbox
From dynamic contact tracking to analytics in your inbox, these add-ons and services provide enhanced capabilities for both casual and power Gmail users. * Da…
Berin Szoka - Hearsay Culture - Show #169 - 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 technol…
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Google Gets Slammed with the Biggest FTC Fine Ever
Google has been hit with the biggest fine in the history of the Federal Trade Commission: $22.5 million. It has to do with cookies, bits of computer code placed…