STANFORD, Calif., May 30, 2012— Stanford Law School today announced the appointment of Jennifer Stisa Granick as Director of Civil Liberties at the Center for I…
Cal Poly May 23, 2012 It is not hard to imagine why robots raise privacy concerns. Practically by definition, robots are equipped with the ability to sense, pr…
"Requiring law enforcement agents to secure a warrant based upon probable cause before obtaining geolocational information would allow legitimate investiga…
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act ("CISPA") is the latest example of a depressingly common situation in Washington DC -- well-meaning…
With cell phone cameras everywhere, it has become common for members of the public to film encounters with the police. Whether the police are behaving professio…
* Date Published:05/09/2012 * Original Publication:SF Gate…
“I believe a fine would be appropriate,” said Jonathan Mayer, a researcher and graduate student at Stanford Law School [and CIS Student Fellow], in an email to…
This February, Stanford researcher Jonathan Mayer published a study that found that Google and three other companies, Vibrant Media Inc., WPP PLC’s Media Innova…
Ever get the feeling that someone is watching you? Well, you may want to get used to it. While the US government has been putting un-manned drones to heavy use…
Disclosing personal information online often feels like losing control over one’s data forever; but this loss is not inevitable. This essay proposes a “chain-li…
The Wall Street Journal noted one expert, Stanford Law School researcher Ryan Calo, who said “the domestic use of drones will likely grow as more machines are b…
One IP issue that has been discussed recently is ownership and usage of a dead person's image. As Ryan Calo, the director for privacy and robotics at the St…