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ACLU of Northern California Launches dotRights
The ACLU of Northern California has officially launched dotRights, a comprehensive set of materials and tools to learn about, and act upon, privacy and free spe…
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Convicted Murderer To Wikipedia: Shhh!
In 1990, Bavarian actor Walter Sedlmayr was brutally murdered. Two of his business associates were convicted, imprisoned for the crime, and recently paroled.…
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EFF Warns Texas Instruments to Stop Harassing Calculator Hobbyists
One of my new projects is defending researchers and bloggers discussing how to put custom operating systems on TI calculators. The press release and explanatory…
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Invitation -- Social Networks: Friends or Foes?
On October 23, 2009, the UC Berkeley School of Law will host an all-day conference at the Bancroft Hotel to explore some of the most pressing legal challenges,…
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Sword or Shield? Rethinking the Federal Shield Law
The proposed federal shield law for journalists has recently had a surge in momentum, and nearly every news organization and First Amendment advocacy group is a…
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The Hard Truths about Journalism
Sometimes changes are so basic and world-changing that they can be difficult to recognize. Having just finished Losing the News by Alex S. Jones, I was reminde…
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People Can Be So Fake
I've blogged before about the impact of anthropomorphic interfaces and devices. I've recently written an article on the subject. In it I point out that…
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Facebook Quiz About Facebook Quizzes
The very clever folks at the ACLU of Northern California have put out a Facebook quiz that helps users understand what quiz app developers can find out about th…
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A New Study on Privacy Online in Israel
Calls to better safeguard users' privacy online and improve protection of personal data on the Internet are commonplace. The concerns about privacy issues a…
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Who Owns The News? And Where's Your Outrage, Man?
There is a fascinating debate raging about who owns the news -- or more precisely, who owns which parts of a news story. The AP kicked it off in earnest last A…
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BrightTALK Webcast: The Future of Online Notice
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from the NYT: An early history on free expression in art.
The New York Times wrote an interesting article recently to commemorate the anniversary of Grove Press, Inc. v. the United States Postal Service. (Read the orde…