The World’s Most Popular Porn Site Is a Government Agent Now. Does It Matter?
On Monday, I published a two-part blog post about the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settlement with Aylo, parent company of Pornhub. The FTC’s complaint allege…
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Promote the Progress, Legalize Learning
Learning—by brains or machines—is not a copyright-relevant act. This essay argues that treating training as presumptively infringing (rescued, sometimes, by fai…
The Evolution of Trust and Safety
This Article tells the inside story of the rise, spread, and evolution of trust and safety. We bring unique perspectives to this story. One of us (Citron) was o…
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The Dangers of Moving All of Democracy Online
GOVERNMENTS AROUND THE world are struggling to deal with the public health and economic challenges of coronavirus. While many have pointed to how authoritarian…
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How Location History Can Help Contain Covid-19 While Protecting Privacy
If Typhoid Mary carried a cell phone, you can bet we would all want to know where she’d been over the last few days. Technology exists right now to trace the hi…
Deal with ransomware the way police deal with hostage situations
When faced with a ransomware attack, a person or company or government agency finds its digital data encrypted by an unknown person, and then gets a demand for…
Vulnerability reporting is dysfunctional
In January, we released a study showing the ease of SIM swaps at five U.S. prepaid carriers. These attacks—in which an adversary tricks telecoms into moving th…
The battle against disinformation is global
Disinformation-spewing online bots and trolls from halfway around the world are continuing to shape local and national debates by spreading lies online on a mas…
Governing New Frontiers in the Information Age
Many pressing environmental and security threats now facing the international community may be traced to the frontiers. From climate change and cyber-attacks to…
Yes, States and Local Governments Can Close Private Businesses and Restrict Your Movement
Can the state tell your favorite local restaurant to close, or tell you that you must stay at home unless it’s absolutely necessary to leave, because of an emer…
Will the Coronavirus End Globalization as We Know It?
The new coronavirus is shaping up to be an enormous stress test for globalization. As critical supply chains break down, and nations hoard medical supplies and…
Hearing on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act at 22: How Other Countries Are Handling Online Piracy - Statement of Daphne Keller
Professor Daphne Keller discussed intermediary liability laws, i.e. “the laws that define platforms responsibility for content posted by their users including t…
Reply Comments on Telekom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Consultation Paper on "Traffic Management Practices (TMPs) and Multi-Stakeholder Body for Net Neutrality"
On February 27, 2020, Barbara van Schewick, Professor of Law and (by Courtesy) Electrical Engineering and Director of the Center for Internet and Society at Sta…
Why Europe's GDPR magic will never work in the US
The internet has been with us for a quarter of a century, but the US has still not passed a law requiring its companies to abide by meaningful data-privacy prot…
Comments on Telekom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Consultation Paper on "Traffic Management Practices (TMPs) and Multi-Stakeholder Body for Net Neutrality"
On February 13, 2020, Barbara van Schewick, Professor of Law and (by Courtesy) Electrical Engineering and Director of the Center for Internet and Society at Sta…