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: 9
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The Year in Review for Digital Technology
Publication Date: December 30, 2020
Harvard Business School professor Shane Greenstein provides a tongue-in-cheek look at notable digital technology events and people from 2020.
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Notable Privacy and Security Books 2019
Publication Date: December 30, 2019
George Washington University law professor Daniel Solove provides his list of notable books on privacy and security from 2019.
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Elusive Cybercriminals, Tractable Intermediaries
Publication Date: May 21, 2018
Berkeley privacy law scholar Chris Hoofnagle explains how using a “deterrence by denial” strategy has been having surprising results in policing cybercrime.
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Andrea Matwyshyn Speaks Out in the Data Breach Notification Debate
Publication Date: October 14, 2013
Law professor Andrea Matwyshyn, University of Pennsylvania, testified before a Congressional hearing on data breach notification requirements. Among the arguments highlighted from her testimony is Professor Matwyshyn’s stand that “limiting states' rights to impose liability for information security misconduct will further erode consumer trust and damage innovation in the United States.”
Featuring
Andrea MatwyshynTAP Scholar
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Design Is a Poor Guide to Authorization
Publication Date: May 27, 2013
Professor Ed Felten, Princeton University, examines the ambiguity of the language, “exceeding authorized access,” in the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Jumping off from a post Professor James Grimmelmann wrote on this topic, Professor Felten goes on to question if the design of a system could be a reliable guide to authorization.
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Computer Crime Law Goes to the Casino
Publication Date: May 24, 2013
By discussing the case of two alleged video-poker cheats being prosecuted under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Professor James Grimmelmann examines the ambiguity of the concept of “circumvention” in the law.
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The Privacy Trade-offs: Report from the 2011 Cybercrime Conference
Publication Date: October 13, 2011
Last Friday’s 2011 Cybercrime Conference, jointly hosted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Washington, and the University of Washington School of Law, examined the current trends in cybercrime, security in the cloud; and keynote speaker, Edward Felten, Chief Technologist with the Federal Trade Commission, discussed what government can do to help address the issues. In this post, TAP reports on the trade-offs between sharing and securing private information.
Featuring
Chris HoofnagleTAP Scholar
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FTC’s Chief Technologist Ed Felten Discusses Government’s Role in Combatting Cybercrime
Publication Date: October 13, 2011
Last Friday’s 2011 Cybercrime Conference, jointly hosted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Washington, and the University of Washington School of Law, examined the current trends in cybercrime, security in the cloud, and the trade-offs between sharing and securing private information. Keynote speaker, Edward Felten, Chief Technologist with the Federal Trade Commission, discussed why cybercrime losses continue to rise and what government can do to help address the issues.
Featuring
Edward FeltenTAP Scholar
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Trends in Cybercrime and Securing the Cloud: Report from the 2011 Cybercrime Conference
Publication Date: October 12, 2011
Friday’s 2011 Cybercrime Conference, jointly hosted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Washington, and the University of Washington School of Law, examined the current trends in cybercrime, security in the cloud, and the trade-offs between sharing and securing private information. Keynote speaker, Edward Felten, Chief Technologist with the Federal Trade Commission, discussed why cybercrime losses continue to rise and what government can do to help address the issues.