Internet Freedom Day: This Year We Go to War for Net Neutrality
The loss of net neutrality this week was even bigger than expected. This time of year is always the worst of times and best of times for internet freedom. Inte…
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Promote Transparency, Secure the Internet, and Codify the Reforms
Cross-posted from Slate. The president on Friday will give a long-awaited speech addressing what he intends to do about National Security Agency surveillance p…
Changes to Export Control Arrangement Apply to Computer Exploits and More
Cross-posted from Just Security. Last month, changes to the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies…
The Net Neutrality Battle Has Been Lost
Cross-posted from Slate. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals just issued its long-awaited decision striking down the FCC’s network neutrality rule. This is the s…
They're watching. How can that be a good thing?
Cross-posted from Stanford Magazine. WHAT IS IT ABOUT ROBOTS? Our fascination with these machines dates back centuries. The ancient Greeks built them. Robots h…
New Report Questions Value of Section 702 Warrantless Surveillance
Cross-posted from Just Security. Today over at the New America Foundation, researchers have published a paper examining the role of dragnet programs in the Uni…
Trade Promotion Authority Bill Falls Short of Ensuring Transparency and the Public Interest
Cross-posted from Infojustice.org. Contacts: Sean Flynn, American University Washington College of Law, 202-274-4157, sflynn@wcl.american.edu Margot Kaminski,…
The Scored Society: Due Process for Automated Predictions
Download the paper here: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2376209 The Scored Society: Due Process for Automated Predictions Danielle Keats C…
Why Grandma Shouldn't Have Posted Instagram Pics On Facebook
Cross-posted from Forbes. A well-intentioned grandmother accidentally hurt her grandkids’ feelings. She took screenshots of their delightful Instagram photos a…
Just the Right Amount of Cyber Fear
Cross-posted from The Atlantic. If our leaders don’t even use email, can we trust them to make decisions about our brave new e-world? In a book released a few…
The Need to Be Open: U.S. Laws Are Killing the Future of Robotic
Cross-posted from Mashable. The next step in transformative technology is already here, and the United States runs the risk of getting left behind. The amount…
Prediction: Fourth Amendment Evolves in 2014
Cross-posted from Just Security. When should courts follow legal precedent and when should the law change? This is a debate that underlies this month’s contra…