Stanford Center for Internet and Society

Even assuming the lower court finds a good cause, it is not enough that the defendant wants the discovery when a federal law bars it and there are other means available to get it without rendering a statute unconstitutional, says Director of Privacy Al Gidari. https://news.bloomberglaw.com//california-high-court-sets-

New op-ed for CalMatters by Director of Consumer Privacy Jen King, "The fallacy behind private surveillance cameras in San Francisco." https://calmatters.org//the-fallacy-behind-private-survei/

TOMORROW at 5pm: Fireside Chat: All about Section 230, the EARN IT Act, and What They Mean for Free Speech and Encryption with Associate Director of Surveillance and Cybersecurity Riana Pfefferkorn and Cathy Gellis, part of Crypto and Privacy Village at DEFCON Hacking Conference. Come to this crash course in Section 230 basics, followed by a fireside chat about EARN IT between two seasoned lawyers, to learn the truth about this crucial law, why these proposals are so terrible, and how you can take action to protect the Internet. https://cryptovillage.org/dc28/

Happening Friday 8/7 featuring Associate Director of Surveillance and Cybersecurity Riana Pfefferkorn.

Microsoft and TikTok talks continue after Trump call. "Banning an app that millions of Americans use to communicate with each other is a danger to free expression and is technologically impractical," said Non-Residential Fellow Jennifer Granick. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53628108

A new Stanford Center for Internet and Society and World Economic Forum Redesigning Data Privacy white paper focuses on human-centered design to explore a better #dataprivacy framework: Embed best practices & build trust Define and clarify #humancentreddesign Scale & incorporate ethical standards... Read it now: https://www.weforum.org//redesigning-data-privacy-reimagin

As facial recognition draws scrutiny nationwide, Stanford research raises questions closer to home. I think consumers come up short here when it comes to research uses and there is little to be done to their relief under current law, comments Director of Privacy Al Gidari via The Stanford Daily. https://www.stanforddaily.com//as-facial-recognition-draw/

Director of Consumer Privacy Jen King was interviewed on Contract Tracing and Privacy for the Center for International Relations publication, "The Post-Pandemic World." Read it here: https://www.ia-forum.org/Files/July%202020%20IA%20Forum.pdf

Encryption Under ‘Full-Frontal Nuclear Assault’ By U.S. Bills. Associate Director of Surveillance and Cybersecurity Riana Pfefferkorn discusses in Threatpost interview, I think we’re at a point where there is a rising tide around the world of threats to encryption and threats to our online freedoms more generally, https://threatpost.com/encryption-under-full-frontal-nuc//

The latest issue of the World Intermediary Liability Map Newsletter is now available. Read about current events in global intermediary liability law and policy. https://www.scoop.it/topic/wilmap-weekly-newsletter

Google Promises Privacy With Virus App but Can Still Collect Location Data. Affiliate Scholar Jonathan Mayer says: The point of the Apple-Google exposure notification design is to protect privacy and mitigate barriers to adoption, https://www.nytimes.com//tec/google-covid-tracker-app.html

As long as the government can get away with secret orders to companies that don't fight back, and judges continue to sign off on the orders the government drafts for them, we won't know. Associate Director of Surveillance and Cybersecurity Riana Pfefferkorn tells Forbes. https://www.forbes.com//the-fbi-is-secretly-using-a-2-bi/