"“We vigorously protect the privacy of our users while supporting the important work of law enforcement,” Richard Salgado, Google’s director of law enforce…
Abstract America’s privacy bill has come due. Since the dawn of the Internet, Congress has repeatedly failed to build a robust identity for American privacy la…
"Albert Gidari, consulting director of privacy at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, said Uber runs the risk of violating those laws. What the c…
I’ve written here, here, here about the interception flaw in the US-UK Agreement under the CLOUD Act, which permits at least the UK to order US platforms to wir…
"“It’s one way to ensure your photos won’t be reposted,” said Danielle Citron, vice president of the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative, a nonprofit dedicated t…
Tool Without A Handle: “Book Review: Tools and Weapons” “Since the dawn of time, any tool can be used for good or ill. Even a broom can be used to sweep the…
Just how exposed are we when we invite Amazon Alexa, Google Voice and other voice assistants into our home? Who's listening? And what do they have an impact…
Your DNA defines you as a unique human being. Unless you have a genetically identical sibling, your DNA is yours alone, a genetic map of proclivities for diseas…
Direct to consumer genetic testing (DTCGT) services where users can identify their inherited diseases and traits, find genetic relatives, and learn more about t…
"“We often think of sex as both exciting and disgusting,” says Danielle Citron, a professor of law at Boston University Law School and 2019 MacArthur Fello…
"Riana Pfefferkorn, associate director of surveillance and cybersecurity for Stanford Law School, said antitrust suspicion and the calls for backdoors to e…
"“Creating a list of data brokers is a first step in helping consumers know who these actors are, but that does nothing to constrain their practices,” said…