PRG News Roundup: March 29
By Alexia Ramirez Congress overturned the FCC regulations created by the Obama Administration which would have required broadband providers to receive permission before collecting data on a user’s online activities.…
Ying Cai Blog Post
Ying Cai Information Privacy Law Professor Ira Rubinstein March 29, 2017 Following the passage by Senate last week of the resolution overturning an Obama-era FCC rule that required internet providers…
Soo Hyun Chin Blog Post
Soo Hyun Chin Information Privacy Law Professor Ira Rubinstein March 29, 2017 WhatsApp and Metadata Overlooked On the website of the most popular mobile messenger, WhatsApp, the company states that…
Thomas Chadenet Blog Post
Thomas Chadenet Information Privacy Law Professor Ira Rubinstein March 28, 2017 On Thursday, March 23rd, the U.S. Senate voted on a resolution to repeal a set of rules aimed to…
Olaoluwa Oni Blog Post
Olaoluwa Oni Information Privacy Law Professor Ira Rubinstein March 27, 2017 Between Etisalat Nigeria and Facebook Inc: The fate of Nigerians’ Right to Privacy. Etisalat Nigeria, a telecommunications service provider,…
Aikaterini Skouteli Blog Post
Aikaterini Skouteli Information Privacy Law Professor Ira Rubinstein March 28, 2017 Post 9/11, the US government has been using deceptive methods through informants and undercover agents as a law enforcement…
Petros Vinis Blog Post
Petros Vinis Information Privacy Law Professor Ira Rubinstein March 23, 2017 In October 2015 a local judge in Kentucky cleared the “drone slayer” of all criminal charges, namely a person…
PRG Meeting Announcements, March 22
Further reading on today's discussion topics: On smart toys: "Toys That Listen," from University of Washington's Tech Policy Lab On Zero Day Exploits: Kim Zetter, Countdown to Zero Day The Columbia…
Emily Poole Blog Post
Emily Poole Information Privacy Prof. Ira Rubinstein Facial recognition Facebook app hoax terrifies the internet March 14, 2017 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/03/14/creepy-facial-recognition-app-users-find-strangers-facebook/ Earlier this week, news circulated on the Internet that a new…
Leland Chang Blog Post
Leland Chang Information Privacy Law Professor Ira Rubinstein March 21, 2017 Alexa – Amazon’s internet connected home assistant device, man’s new best friend or law enforcement’s greatest spy. Prosecutors in…