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Safe Harbour and Online Safety
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View ArticleEARN IT Act Talk at the DEF CON Crypto & Privacy Village
On August 7, I had the pleasure of doing a "fireside chat" with my friend and Section 230 expert Cathy Gellis at this year's virtual DEF CON Crypto & Privacy Village. Cathy gave a primer on Section...
View ArticleA Brave New World: The Future of Tech Regulation
Big technology companies have changed daily life across the globe, making us more connected, more efficient, and more mobile. But critics accuse them of violating privacy rights, engaging in...
View ArticleFireside Chat: All about Section 230, the EARN IT Act, and What They Mean for...
https://cryptovillage.org/dc28/ Cathy Gellis, Riana Pfefferkorn ABSTRACTAugust 7, 2020Read more about Fireside Chat: All about Section 230, the EARN IT Act, and What They Mean for Free Speech and...
View ArticleAfter Dark Online: Hacking the Human Genome
Free online event: Join via YouTube or FacebookAugust 13, 2020Read more about After Dark Online: Hacking the Human GenomeVirtual Event
View ArticleGetting the First Amendment Wrong
LocationUnited StatesSee map: Google MapsDate published: September 4, 2020Think of the last time you changed your profile picture on Facebook or Instagram. When you uploaded that photo, did you assume...
View ArticleDeepfake Dallas
LocationUnited StatesSee map: Google MapsIs your voice your own? Maybe not anymore. Using artificial intelligence, someone can make an algorithm that sounds just like you. And then they can say......
View ArticleThe Importance of Protecting Good-Faith Security Research
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is America's federal anti-hacking statute, but it's been used for purposes well beyond that. Read more about The Importance of Protecting Good-Faith Security...
View ArticleCalifornia Defends its Net Neutrality Law
This week, California filed its first brief in the lawsuit by the United States and Internet service providers like AT&T and Comcast that seeks to overturn California’s net neutrality law. SB 822,...
View ArticleWhat's New in the U.S. Crypto Wars?
Encryption has been a topic of heated debate in the United States and worldwide during the last six years. Read more about What's New in the U.S. Crypto Wars?October 30, 2020Virtual at University of...
View ArticleHouse Introduces EARN IT Act Companion Bill, Somehow Manages to Make It Even...
On September 30, Representatives Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) and Ann Wagner (R-MO) introduced the House version of the EARN IT Act (H.R.8454), which had previously been introduced in the Senate (S.3398) in...
View ArticleThe Police Can Probably Break Into Your Phone
LocationUnited StatesSee map: Google MapsDate published: October 21, 2020Phone-hacking tools “have served as a kind of a safety valve for the encryption debate,” said Riana Pfefferkorn, a Stanford...
View ArticleWhat Happens When You Click ‘Agree’?
LocationUnited StatesSee map: Google MapsDate published: January 23, 2021“We have become so beaten down by this that we just accept it,” said Woodrow Hartzog, a Northeastern University law professor....
View ArticleChallenging cybersecurity as the reason to oppose the consumer Right to Repair
The so-called 'Right to Repair' is a consumer grassroots initiative that seeks to allow technology users and consumers the ability to repair, modify, or seek third-party servicing of their electronic...
View ArticleOne Law, Six Hurdles: Congress's First Attempt to Regulate Speech...
In a previous Read more about One Law, Six Hurdles: Congress's First Attempt to Regulate Speech Amplification in PADAALocationUnited StatesSee map: Google Maps
View ArticleEmpirical Evidence of Over-Removal by Internet Companies Under Intermediary...
NOTE: This is an expanded version of an older post.Read more about Empirical Evidence of Over-Removal by Internet Companies Under Intermediary Liability Laws: An Updated ListLocationUnited StatesSee...
View ArticleTracking NHTSA's "Driverless Vehicle" Rule
March 30, 2020: NHTSA proposes changing certain federal motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS) for certain automated vehicles. January 8, 2021: Elaine Chao announces her resignation as secretary of...
View ArticleNet neutrality law to take effect in California after judge deals blow to...
LocationUnited StatesSee map: Google MapsDate published: February 23, 2021“The judge found that the law is on a solid legal foundation and that the ISPs trying to overturn it are not likely to...
View ArticleInternet providers put hypocrisy on full display in challenging net neutrality
LocationUnited StatesSee map: Google MapsDate published: February 25, 2021Read more about Internet providers put hypocrisy on full display in challenging net neutralityBarbara van Schewick, director of...
View ArticleCalifornia can enforce net neutrality law, judge rules in loss for ISPs
LocationUnited StatesSee map: Google MapsDate published: February 24, 2021Read more about California can enforce net neutrality law, judge rules in loss for ISPsCalifornia still has to win the court...
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