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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Correcting the Record on Section 702: A Prerequisite for Meaningful Surveillance Reform, Part II
Last week, we argued that the public discussion surrounding two of the government’s most controversial mass surveillance programs – PRISM and Upstream – has not…
US Department of Transportation issues guidance for automated driving
With the recent announcement, the US Department of Transportation is enthusiastically embracing automated driving. It’s saying that self-driving vehicles are co…
Correcting the Record on Section 702: A Prerequisite for Meaningful Surveillance Reform
The legal authority behind the controversial PRISM and Upstream surveillance programs used by the NSA to collect large swaths of private communications from lea…
Amicus Curiae Brief of Electronic Frontier Foundation, Center for Democracy and Technology, Daphne Keller, Eric Goldman and Eugene Volokh in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction
Included in this PDF are: 1. Notice of Motion and Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief 2. Amicus Curiae Brief of Electronic Frontier Foundation, Cent…
When Toasters Attack: 5 Steps to Improve the Security of Things
There is a great deal of buzz surrounding the Internet of Things (IoT), which is the notion, simply put, that nearly everything not currently connected to the I…
Does the Int’l Criminal Court Have Jurisdiction Over U.S. Forces in Libya?
Recent US airstrikes against ISIL targets in Libya raise an intriguing question: does the International Criminal Court (ICC) have jurisdiction to investigate an…
Why U.S. taxpayers may pay most of the bill for Apple’s $14.5 billion tax judgment
The European Commission — the European Union’s main regulatory body — has hit Apple with a whopping estimated $14.5 billion bill for unpaid taxes. While the com…
Evaluating Proportionality and Long-Term Civilian Harm under the Laws of War
As noted by Alex Whiting in his piece last week, the law of armed conflict, or international humanitarian law (IHL), contains broad principles and prohibitions…
Apple vulnerability is surprising, but journalists should stick with iPhones
A rare and serious vulnerability in Apple's iOS operating system has been discovered by researchers at the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab, which to…
Hanging Internet Users Out to Dry
Over the past few months, a team at Mozilla has been looking closely at the recent remote hacking cases currently winding their way through the courts. Because…
Rio 2016 — A Gold Medal For Cybersecurity?
In many cases athletes train for years, if not decades, to reach the pinnacle of their sports and represent their respective nations in the Olympic Games. Incre…
Chemical Weapons Use Returns to Syria
This post is the latest installment of our “Monday Reflections” feature, in which a different Just Security editor examines the big stories from the previous we…