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Most Sextortion Victims Aren’t Billionaires
"“Law is pretty much a blunt instrument here,” said Danielle Citron, a law professor at University of Maryland who wrote the book Hate Crimes in Cyberspace…
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Google Home's Assistant could one day know your mood. Take that, Alexa
"Huffman won't speculate on the types of regulation, but Jen King, director of privacy at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, has an idea of…
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The big risk to your privacy when you take a home DNA test
"“We worry about this in the privacy space,” says Jennifer King, director of consumer privacy at the Center for Internet and Society Stanford Law School. “…
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Following national scandals, North Dakota lawmaker argues for consumer rights on data privacy bill
"Kasper’s legislation was supported by Ryan Harkins, the director of state affairs and public policy at Microsoft, who said the bill would impose the count…
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Kamala Harris’ Crusade Against ‘Revenge Porn’
"“She was in the heart of Silicon Valley and she didn’t take no nonsense,” says Danielle Citron, the law professor. “I think her preference is, ‘It’s good…
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San Francisco Could Be First to Ban Facial Recognition Tech
"“This is the first piece of legislation that I’ve seen that really takes facial recognition technology as seriously as it is warranted and treats it as un…
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Lawmakers plunge into "deepfake" war
"Lawmakers don't get many chances to get this right, says Citron. "You gotta write this correctly." One or two over-broad or ineffective bill…
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Wrapping Up a Month of Court Transparency Efforts
As I mentioned in my previous blog post, 2019 is shaping up to be a big year for increased transparency in our nation's courts. At CIS, we've had a whir…
Amicus Brief of EFF and Riana Pfefferkorn
Amicus brief of Electronic Frontier Foundation and Riana Pfefferkorn in support of Petitioners-Appellants Jason Leopold and Reporters Committee for Freedom of t…
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Despite 'transparency' claims, Facebook stops watchdogs from monitoring ads
"The propublica tool, much like ours, was aimed to provide users with valuable information about political ads to help shed more light on a process that ha…
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How to Spot Manipulative 'Dark Patterns' Online
"Woodrow Hartzog, a Northeastern University professor of law and computer science, examines dark patterns in his book "Privacy’s Blueprint" (Harv…
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Facebook Hires Up Three of Its Biggest Privacy Critics
"Jen King, director of consumer privacy at Stanford’s Center for Internet and Society, thinks it's a sign Facebook may be ready to actually take privac…