Facebook’s Threat to the NYU Ad Observatory is an Attack on Ethical Data CollectionFacebook’s threat to NYU is a threat to a critical form of ethical data collection and algorithmic accountability.Oct 27, 20201Oct 27, 20201
A new case in Massachusetts gives an opportunity to define the scope of the CFAAThe federal court in Massachusetts has the rare opportunity to clarify the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.Oct 10, 2019Oct 10, 2019
When you can shout “fire!” in a crowded theaterOriginally posted to an older blog on 11 May 2015, reproduced here after that blog closed.Aug 7, 2018Aug 7, 2018
To Support Innovation, End Non-CompetesToday the Massachusetts Joint-Committee on Labor and Workforce Development is considering a series of proposals to modify non-compete and…Oct 31, 2017Oct 31, 2017
Rethink Music: A Compulsory Sampling LicenseNote: This is a post I originally wrote on 26 April 2011, on a blog that I’ve since deleted. I’m reposting it here, as I’ve discovered a…Oct 19, 20171Oct 19, 20171
Published inInternet Monitor 2014: Platforms and PolicySOPA Lives: Copyright’s Existing Power to Block Websites and “Break the Internet”It has been three years since SOPA died, but the power of law enforcement to take down websites in the name of copyright is still alive.Jan 6, 2015Jan 6, 2015