CISPA and Cyberspace Anonymity
By: Ross Woessner Great controversy surrounds the proposed Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act ("CISPA"), which passed the House and is currently in the Senate. The bill provides for voluntary…
Domestic Security
By: Elena D. Lobo The past two weeks have brought about events that are surely making many government officials and privacy scholars think about our current policies in a…
Could Immigration Reform Lead to Biometric ID Cards?
By: Zach Portnoy A new proposal has emerged in the ever-controversial debate on immigration, which would affect not only immigrants, but also U.S. citizens. The proposal, headlined by Senator…
Online Voting
By: Elizabeth Filatova Voting in the United States is a huge hassle and after every presidential election there is a discussion on all levels of government on the ways in…
The government is attempting to create a de facto ID national database (the struggle over REAL ID and the proposed amendments to E-Verify).
By: Piotr Semeniuk According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, last week the Department of Homeland Security confirmed that subsequent six states - Alabama, Florida, Kansans, Nebraska, Utah and Vermont…
Blogger Anonymity in Defamation Lawsuit: Thomas Cooley Law School v. Doe
By Sisi Wu In 2011, Thomas Cooley Law School filed a defamation lawsuit against a former student who criticized the school on his blog, which he called “Thomas M. Cooley…
Medical devices test privacy limits
By Josh Stager Medical devices have the potential to significantly improve the quality of patient care, but recent innovations demonstrate that the convergence of health information technology and Big…
Healthcare Privacy: New Protections in the Law, New Vulnerabilities from Technology
By Scott Snyder Earlier this month, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of greater privacy protection for the medical data of deceased nursing home patients. The issue…
Troll, Reveal Thyself!
By Peter Van Valkenburgh A Bill's been floated in the Illinois State Senate that seeks to put an end to anonymous commenting on websites and blogs. The full text is…
BORDERING ON UNCONSTITUTIONAL: DHS IMPACT REPORT ON CIVIL LIBERTIES/CIVIL RIGHTS AT ODDS WITH THE FOURTH AMENDMENT
By: Amanda Levendowski In January, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) quietly published its long-awaited “Civil Rights/Civil Liberties Impact Assessment” of border searches of electronic devices. The actual impact may be…