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Privacy
Hate Crimes, CyberBullying & The Rutgers Spy Cam Case
The ruling against Rutgers student Dharun Ravi, who used a webcam to spy on his roommate Tyler Clementi, provides stern warnings regarding the punishment for bullying by young people and the prosecution of hate crimes. Clementi committed suicide after Ravi activated his computer's video-chat device while his roommate, who was gay, was engaged in a sexual encounter. Then Ravi went on to talk about it on Twitter. He was not charged with causing Clementi's death, but was convicted of invasion of privacy, bias intimidation, and tampering with a witness evidence, and could serve up to 10 years in prison. We'll deconstruct the case against Dharun Ravi and discuss its implications for the future of hate crimes law, cyber law and bullying with Danielle Citron of the University of Maryland's Francis King Carey School of Law and CIS Affiliate Scholar and Suzanne Goldberg of Columbia School of Law. Read more about Hate Crimes, CyberBullying & The Rutgers Spy Cam Case
FBI Still Struggling With Supreme Court's GPS Ruling
CIS Non-Residential Fellow Catherine Crump interviewed in this NPR story about the FBI struggling with Supreme Court's GPS ruling. Read more about FBI Still Struggling With Supreme Court's GPS Ruling
Employers Want Facebook Passwords
CIS Affiliate Scholar Woodrow Hartzog interviewed in this CBS-42 story about employers wanting Facebook passwords of their employees: "There are certain things employers can ask, and there are certain things that they are not allowed to ask. And a lot of that information is potentially included in a social media profile." Read more about Employers Want Facebook Passwords
Want a Scholarship? Watch What You Post Online
CIS Affiliate Scholar Danielle Citron quoted in this article about scholarship providers checking out applicant's social media.
"Friends on Facebook have information about you, and they can pass it on to other people," said Danielle Citron, a professor at the University of Maryland School of Law who specializes in Internet privacy. "They don't need your permission to share it with someone."
The Rutgers Verdict And The Future Of Hate Crimes
Former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi, accused of using a webcam to spy on his gay roommate's liaisons, has been convicted charges of invasion of privacy and bias intimidation. Weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz speaks to University of Maryland law professor and CIS Affiliate Scholar Danielle Citron about the case and what it means for the future of harassment law. Read more about The Rutgers Verdict And The Future Of Hate Crimes