All Blog Posts
These blog posts are written by TAP academics, TAP staff members, and on occasion by guest bloggers. TAP’s purpose for this section of the site is to present information, points of view, research, and debates directly from the academics and guest experts.
Blog Results: 15
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The Path to Carpenter v. United States and Possible Paths Forward
Publication Date: July 23, 2018
How did the U.S. Supreme Court arrive at its Carpenter decision? University of Chicago Law School professor Lior Strahilevitz offers his analysis of the Justices’ opinions.
Written By
Lior StrahilevitzTAP Scholar
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Carpenter v. United States: Big Data is Different
Publication Date: July 20, 2018
Colorado law professor Margot Kaminski discusses the “paradigm-shifting implications” for Fourth Amendment and privacy law that come out of Chief Justice Robert’s opinion in the Carpenter decision.
Written By
Margot KaminskiTAP Scholar
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Getting It Wrong On Cell Phone Searches
Publication Date: July 19, 2018
“Carpenter is incorrect,” says New York University law professor Richard Epstein. Professor Epstein explains why invoking the third-party doctrine was the wrong analysis for this case that uses cell-site location information to convict a thief.
Written By
Richard EpsteinTAP Scholar
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Carpenter v. United States, Cell Phone Location Records, and the Third Party Doctrine
Publication Date: July 18, 2018
George Washington University privacy law professor Daniel Solove discusses the Carpenter decision, and he explains why he believes the ruling falls short of its potential to address the shortcomings of the third-party doctrine in the digital age.
Written By
Daniel J. SoloveTAP Scholar
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The Broad Reach of Carpenter v. United States
Publication Date: July 17, 2018
Georgetown University law professor Paul Ohm explains why the U.S. Supreme Court Carpenter decision has “sweeping consequences for privacy and law enforcement.”
Written By
Paul OhmTAP Scholar
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TAP Scholars Explain the Impact of the Carpenter Decision on Privacy Law
Publication Date: July 17, 2018
TAP scholars provide their insights on the U.S. Supreme Court Carpenter decision. This post introduces and links to several articles examining the court's decision.
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Notable Privacy and Security Books from 2017
Publication Date: January 5, 2018
George Washington University law professor Dan Solove provides his list of notable books on privacy and security from 2017.
Written By
Daniel J. SoloveTAP Scholar
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Judge Gorsuch on Copyright and Technology
Publication Date: February 17, 2017
Cornell law professor James Grimmelmann provides an overview of Judge Gorsuch’s opinions from IP and Internet law cases. Justice Neil Gorsuch is President Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court.
Written By
James GrimmelmannTAP Scholar
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Notable Privacy and Security Books from 2016
Publication Date: January 6, 2017
George Washington University law professor Dan Solove provides his top picks from the privacy and security books published in 2016.
Written By
Daniel J. SoloveTAP Scholar
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The iPhone Case and the Future of Civil Liberties
Publication Date: March 7, 2016
Amidst the Apple and FBI court conflict over accessing encrypted data, Professor Neil Richards asks, “What principles will guide the courts facing novel questions about surveillance in an era when our data is held by dozens of companies?”
Written By
Neil RichardsTAP Scholar
