mass surveillance
Will Trump Sanction China’s Use of Facial Recognition Software?
Ashley Deeks Fri, Sep 14, 2018, 12:27 PM
There is value in putting down a marker that using the technology this way is not acceptable.
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Events
A Deeper Look at Deep Fakes: Our New Article and an Event at Heritage on Thursday
Robert Chesney, Danielle Citron Wed, Jul 18, 2018, 8:56 AM
Join Bobby Chesney and Danielle Citron on Thursday, July 18 at the Heritage Foundation for a discussion on the looming challenges “deep fakes” pose for national security and privacy.
Communications Decency Act
Document: Lawsuit Argues FOSTA is Unconstitutional
Victoria Clark Fri, Jun 29, 2018, 2:28 PM
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 (FOSTA), on behalf of two human rights organizations, the Internet Archive, and two individual plaintiffs.
Privacy: Technology
GDPR Derogations, ePrivacy, and the Evolving European Privacy Landscape
Ali Cooper-Ponte Fri, May 25, 2018, 7:00 AM
GDPR derogations will be applied throughout the EU. A few potential state-to-state variations will have implications for privacy and security.
Social Media
Zuckerberg’s New Hate Speech Plan: Out With the Court and In With the Code
Evelyn Douek Sat, Apr 14, 2018, 12:00 PM
Testifying before Congress this week, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg showed a great faith in the ability of artificial intelligence to moderate hate speech. His optimism is unwarranted.
Privacy: Technology
Livestream: Zuckerberg Testimony Before House Energy and Commerce
William Ford Wed, Apr 11, 2018, 9:47 AM
The House Energy and Commerce Committee is holding a hearing Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. featuring testimony from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Privacy: Technology
Livestream: Zuckerberg Testifies Before Joint Senate Committee
William Ford Tue, Apr 10, 2018, 2:05 PM
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary and the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee are holding a joint hearing Tuesday at 2:15 p.m. on “Facebook, Social Media Privacy, and the Use and Abuse of Data.”
Privacy: Technology
Document: Zuckerberg Prepared Testimony for House Energy and Commerce Committee
Matthew Kahn Mon, Apr 9, 2018, 12:15 PM
On Monday morning, the House Energy and Commerce Committee published the following prepared statement by Mark Zuckerberg, chairman and chief executive of Facebook, in advance of his testimony before that committee on Wednesday:
Privacy: Technology
How Cambridge Analytica, Facebook and Other Privacy Abuses Could Have Been Prevented
Daniel J. Weitzner Wed, Apr 4, 2018, 7:00 AM
The Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights, first proposed in 2012, established rights to protect online users
Communications Decency Act
FOSTA: The New Anti-Sex-Trafficking Legislation May Not End the Internet, But It’s Not Good Law Either
Danielle Citron, Quinta Jurecic Wed, Mar 28, 2018, 2:41 PM
For the first time in twenty years, FOSTA carves out a statutory exception in technology companies’ immunity for third-party content under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.