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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New California Human Rights Legislation
Amidst all the coverage of California’s new assisted suicide law, it may have been missed that Governor of California Jerry Brown signed important human rights…
What you need to know about the cyberspying deal with China
Last week, the United States and China came to an agreement on cyberspying. What are its consequences likely to be? The agreement addresses a big U.S. concern.…
Don’t Kill the Password. Change the Password
AUTHOR: DANIEL J. SOLOVE AND WOODROW HARTZOG TO ACCESS TO most accounts online and on computer systems, users authenticate their identity by logging in with a…
Facebook is at the center of a huge privacy controversy. For once, it isn’t Facebook’s fault.
The Advocate-General of the European Court of Justice, the European Union’s closest equivalent to the U.S. Supreme Court, has just made a key finding in a court…
Why are working class kids less likely to get elite jobs? They study too hard at college.
Lauren Rivera is an associate professor of management and organizations at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of management. Her recent book, “Pedigree: H…
Has White House finally got the message about strong encryption? Welcome shift seen in speeches and policy memo
Yesterday, during a panel on encryption policy hosted by Just Security, an online forum covering national security law and policy, top U.S. intelligence lawyer…
The Women Who Won Net Neutrality
Earlier this month, Politico Magazine listed me among the top 50 “thinkers, doers and visionaries transforming American politics” for my work in coalitions adva…
American businesses gave themselves a 6% tax cut over the last 15 years. Here’s how they did it.
Ever since the Monkey Cage came to the Washington Post, we’ve tried to highlight new books in the social sciences with important arguments. We’re now going to t…
First Amendment Scholars Amicus Brief
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“Private blockchain” is just a confusing name for a shared database
Banks and financial institutions seem to be all over the blockchain. It seems they agree with the Bitcoin community that the technology behind Bitcoin can provi…
Understanding Cybersecurity Due Diligence
Rarely does a day go by in which some variety of cyber attack is not front-page news. From Ashley Madison and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management to Sony, S…
Takedown Senders Must Consider Fair Use, Ninth Circuit Rules
A federal appeals court sided with EFF yesterday on several of the major questions at issue in the long-running Lenz v. Universal copyright case. Lenz—sometimes…