At a recent panel discussion at Columbia University on Press Freedom, National Security and Whistleblowers, at which the case of Julian Assange was discussed, no one on the panel mentioned the application of the First Amendment to the defense of Julian Assange. Rather, members of the panel effectively suggested his actions could be judged by a public interest or public concern standard. Read the rest of this entry »
United States: Is Assange Entitled to Full First Amendment Protection? – James C Goodale
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Tags: James C Goodale, Julian Assange, MLRC, Whistleblowers
Categories : Freedom of expression, United States
United States: The legal basis of $170m fine on Google for YouTube’s infringement of children’s privacy – Eoin O’Dell
19 09 2019
The media was recently full of stories that Google had been “Fined $170 Million for Violating Children’s Privacy on YouTube” (that’s a headline from the New York Times; see also, for example, NPR | BBC | RTÉ | Silicon Republic). In this post, I want to sketch the legal background to, and consequences of, this fine; and, at the end, I will say a few words about the equivalent position in Europe. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Cearta.ie, Eoin O'Dell
Categories : Data Protection, Privacy, United States
How much is your data worth to tech companies? US Lawmakers want to tell you, but it’s not that easy to calculate – Samuel Lengen
16 07 2019
New proposed legislation by U.S. senators Mark R. Warner and Josh Hawley seeks to protect privacy by forcing tech companies to disclose the “true value” of their data to users. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Samuel Lengen, The Conversation
Categories : Data Protection, Internet, Social Media, United States
United States: Appeals court rules against Trump blocking critics on Twitter – Clay Calvert
14 07 2019
A federal appeals court in New York has upheld a lower court’s ruling that President Donald Trump cannot block people from following or viewing his @realDonaldTrump Twitter account. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Casey Calvert, Donald Trump
Categories : Freedom of expression, United States
Assange’s new indictment: Espionage and the First Amendment – Ofer Raban
30 05 2019
Julian Assange, the co-founder of WikiLeaks, has been charged by the U.S. Department of Justice with a slew of Espionage Act violations that could keep him in prison for the rest of his life. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: First Amendment, Julian Assange, Ofer Raban, The Conversation
Categories : Journalism, Legal, United States
Prescription for journalists from journalists: Less time studying Twitter, more time studying math – John P. Wihbey
5 05 2019
You hear a lot of heated claims and baseless generalities these days about what’s wrong with the news media. What’s seldom heard is what the underlying data indicate about true problem areas and where journalists need to improve. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: John P. Wihbey, The Conversation
Categories : Journalism, United States
Data privacy rules in the EU may leave the US behind – Thomas Holt
3 02 2019
France made headlines on 21 January 2019 for fining Google US$57 million – the first large fine to be issued for violations of the European Union’s newly implemented General Data Protection Regulations. GDPR, as it’s called, is meant to ensure consumers’ personal information is appropriately used and protected by companies. It also creates procedures to sanction companies who misuse information. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Facebook, GDPR, The Conversation, Thomas Holt
Categories : Data Protection, EU, United States
A regulatory Trojan horse: decrypting calls for a Federal consumer privacy law in the United States – Suneet Sharma
15 11 2018
In a keynote speech before the European Parliament in Brussels on 24 October 2018, Tim Cook CEO of Apple called for the implementation of a Federal privacy law, praising the Parliament for its implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”): Read the rest of this entry »
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Categories : Privacy, United States
‘Who Is America?’: Sacha Baron Cohen’s new series and the law suits that may follow… – Oscar Davies
21 07 2018
On Monday 15 July 2018 a preview of Sacha Baron Cohen’s new series ‘Who Is America’ was published on Showtime’s Youtube Channel. The 10 minute clip features a number of high-profile American gun supporters who agree to support a programme called ‘Kinder Guardians’ for 4 to 12 year old children. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Oscar Davies, Sacha Baron-Cohen
Categories : Broadcasting, Libel, United States
United States: Federal judge rules Trump’s Twitter account is a public forum – Clay Calvert
27 05 2018
A federal judge in New York has ruled that President Donald Trump cannot block people from following or viewing his @realDonaldTrump Twitter account. While the case will likely be appealed and could reach the U.S. Supreme Court, the decision is a resounding victory for the First Amendment right of citizens to speak to and disagree with government officials in the social media era. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Clay Calvert, First Amendment, The Conversation, Twitter
Categories : Freedom of expression, Social Media, United States
