NLSIU Working to Bring Laws in Tune With TimesThe New Indian ExpressThe Advanced Centre on Cyber Law and Forensics at the university is in the process of developing new laws on internet service providers' liability, online protection and security of…

Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #29: An Interview with Orin KerrLawfare (blog)Our guest this week is noted computer law guru Orin Kerr, and the podcast is a deep dive into technology and law. This Week in NSA: Snowden claims without substantiation…

Democratizing Ideologies and Inequality Regimes in Digital DomainsHarvard GazetteInternet studies tends to conceptualize groups as collectivities anchored by shared ideas, interests, and information. Sociologists understand groups as also anchored by…

Lew backs new cyber lawThe HillLawmakers in Congress need to step up to the plate and protect U.S. cyber networks, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said on Wednesday. New legislation allowing companies to share information with each other and the governme…

Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #28: An Interview with David MedineLawfare (blog)Our guest this week is Chairman of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), David Medine. We do a deep dive into the 702 program and the PCLOB's report…

Economic TimesDSCI inks pact with NLSIU for cyber law researchBusiness StandardThe Data Security Council of India (DSCI) today signed a two-year agreement with the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) to undertake collaborative research an…

Steptoe cyberlaw podcast – interview with David HeymanLexology (registration)Our guest this week is David Heyman, who recently completed a tour as DHS's Assistant Secretary for Policy (my old job). David has had a long and productive career in home…

Cyber-Senate's cyber-security cyber-law cyber-scares cyber-rights cyber-fightersRegisterOn Tuesday the US Senate will meet in a closed-door session to mark up the forthcoming Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 (CISA) – and the proposed n…

Steptoe CyberLaw Podcast, Episode #26: An Interview with Dmitri AlperovichLawfare (blog)This week in NSA: We take a look at the other half of the Lofgren amendment, which prohibits NSA and CIA from asking a company to “alter its product or service…

Uncovering Algorithms: Looking Inside the Facebook News FeedHarvard GazetteChristian Sandvig, University of Michigan; Karrie G. Karahalios, University of Illinois; and Cedric Langbort, University of Illinois. July 22nd, 2014 at 12:30pm ET [NEW LOCATI…

VPN CreativeBig Data Against Cybercrime – The “Big” Powers and LimitationsVPN CreativeBig data analysis can extract the required data, abstract it, and find good patterns and anomalies. Although big data analysis can be costly, it can save a lo…

Banks as Cybercrime Fighters?BankInfoSecurity.comKarl Schimmeck of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association won't discuss reports about the group's alleged backing of formation of a cyberwar council, but says financial institutions m…

Leaked Cybercrime Law Could Undo Tunisia's Pioneer Status on Internet RightsGlobal Voices OnlineA leaked copy of Tunisia's new cybercrime draft law [ar] shows signs that the country's major achievements in the field of Internet freedom may soon come…

Financial institutions and Cybercrime: It's only just begunBanking TechnologyA recent bout of high profile cyber-attacks on financial institutions across the UK, US and Canada has put the spotlight back on the importance of data security and the need…

The True Cost of CybercrimeEquities.comCybercrime knocks almost a percentage point off global GDP growth, according to a study published last month by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a bipartisan think-tank with a strong re…

EU launches cross border cyber crime taskforceiT NewsThe European Union will commence a six-month pilot of a cyber crime unit charged with investigating cross-border attacks perpetrated by botnets, banking Trojans and the darknet. The Joint Cybercrim…

Fox NewsSix indicted in StubHub cybercrime caseFox NewsThe cybercrime ring used a network of accomplices spanning the U.S., U.K., Canada and Russia to transfer proceeds, according to a statement released by Vance's office. More than 1,600 StubHub use…

Google is playing catch-up on cybercrime with Project ZeroThe ConversationGoogle's new Project Zero team adds some welcome muscle in the fight against cybercrime and could also lead to better privacy for all, making it harder for intelligence agencie…

Hackers IncThe EconomistEarlier this year a joint operation by police from a number of countries brought down the cybercrime ring behind a piece of malware called Blackshades, which had infected more than half a million computers in over 100 countrie…

New York TimesCybercrime Scheme Uncovered in BrazilNew York TimesSAN FRANCISCO — Security researchers have uncovered what they believe is a significant cybercrime operation in Brazil that took aim at $3.75 billion in transactions by Brazilians. It…

VentureBeatCybersecurity firm ThetaRay raises $10M to develop a US presenceVentureBeatIsrael based ThetaRay handles cyber security for power plants, airlines, and banks. Their technology was born out of research from professor Amir Averbuch at Tel-Av…

ThinkAdvisorHow House Passed 3 Cybersecurity BillsBankInfoSecurity.comIn what seemed to be a flashback to a more genial era in Congress, when compromise wasn't a dirty word, the House of Representatives passed a key cybersecurity bill, with its conse…

Security Think Tank: Cyber security resilience: Prepare, Share, TestComputerWeekly.comWhen it comes to cyber security resilience, size does matter. What size, I hear you ask? This includes the size of the organisation, the budget and the security tea…

V3.co.ukMicrosoft (MSFT), Akamai (AKAM) Enter Israel-Focused Cybersecurity PartnershipStreetInsider.com (subscription)Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Akamai Technologies (Nasdaq: AKAM) announced that, together with leading venture capital (VC) firm Jeru…

Strengthening Cyber Security Has Urgency, Notes FCCRadio WorldThe FCC is taking public comments on an advisory committee's recommendations for Internet service providers to stymie major cybersecurity threats, including botnet attacks, domain name fra…

House Passes Bills Upping DHS Cybersecurity EffortsLaw360 (subscription)Law360, Washington (July 28, 2014, 7:37 PM ET) -- The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday passed a trio of bills designed to improve cybersecurity for critical infrastructure…

CFO MagazineFive Tips for Preventing Cyber-Security BreachesCFO MagazineDiscount retailer Target recently admitted it spent $88 million to improve its cyber-security systems following last year's data breach, says finance resource site Proformative.…

New study promotes creation of professional association to address ...FierceGovernmentITIt would enhance the image of members through education, development of core curriculum standards, leadership training, networking and outreach. It could also hel…

DOE Cybersecurity Is a Mess, According to Senate PanelRoll Call (blog)There are 11 different places in the Energy Department budget that contain cybersecurity funding for energy, science and environmental missions. That's too messy for the Senate App…

BusinessweekJapan Takes Its First Step to Fight HackersBusinessweekIn the coming months, Japan's government is expected to pass a law designed to beef up the country's surprisingly slack cybersecurity. Only about half of Japanese companies have an IT…

The Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School is excited to announce the official launch of the World Intermediary Liability Map (WILMap). The WILMap is a detailed English-language resource comprised of case law, statutes, and propose…

TL;DR: A little bit, but not enough.Yesterday, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) issued a massive report about the legally and technologically complicated government surveillance program operating under section 702 of the FISA…

Recently, the United Sates Supreme Court decided American Broadcasting Cos. Read more » about The Supreme Court Finds Aereo a Direct Infringer, Justice Brandeis (and Scalia) Dissent

For those following or researching the NSA disclosures by Edward Snowden (or privacy issues in general) this interactive chart will be a useful tool both for reference and in educating others about the scope of the surveillance situation at the momen…

Today, the Argentine National Communications Commission (NCC) ordered Internet Service Providers to block access to The Pirate Bay websites in the country within five days. The blocking order complied with an injunction issued by the District Cour…

It turns out that searching through the digital contents of a person’s mobile phone is more intrusive than rifling through an address book, wallet, or purse. Correspondingly, police may no longer perform such a search without a warrant. Privacy adv…

May 2014 in Retrospect is available here:http://www.internetjurisdiction.net/observatory/retrospect/2014-may Read more » about May 2014 in Retrospect: Intermediary Liability News and More from the Internet and Jurisdiction Project

Recently, the Supreme Court of Argentina heard arguments in Rodríguez, María Belén c/ Google Inc. y Otro s/ Daños y Perjuicios. The case requires the Supreme Court to decide for the first time whether Internet intermediaries - in this case, searc…

Microsoft's challenge to the US warrant for customer data that is stored in Ireland raises issues that are important for every individual who uses online products and cares about how access to their data is governed. It also has implications for all…

A few days ago, the Supreme Court of British Columbia issued an order requiring Google to remove websites from its worldwide index in Equustek Solutions Inc. v. Jack. Read more » about Canadian Court Forces Google to Delist Websites Worldwide

The Berkman Buzz is selected weekly from the posts of Berkman Center people and projects.To subscribe, click here. danah boyd reflects on White House big data report…

Christopher T. Bavitz has been appointed Clinical Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. Bavitz has been a Clinical Instructor and Lecturer on Law at HLS and is Managing Director of the Cyberlaw Clinic at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society.…

From the Cyberlaw Clinic:Harvard Law School 1Ls and 2Ls should now be aware that clinical registration for the 2014-15 academic year takes place this week, starting at 9:00 am on Wednesday April 3rd and ending at 5:00 pm on Thursday, April 4th. Th…

via the Cyberlaw ClinicAttention Harvard Law School 1Ls and 2Ls:  as you make your way back from spring break and head into the homestretch of the 2013-14 academic year, you should be aware that clinical enrollment for 2014-15 begins at 9:00 am o…

The Berkman Buzz is selected weekly from the posts of Berkman Center people and projects.To subscribe, click here.The Berkman Center is now accepting applications for our 2014 summer internship program. Learn more!…

The Berkman Buzz is selected weekly from the posts of Berkman Center people and projects.To subscribe, click here. Cyberlaw Clinic argues against forcing defendants to decrypt data…

The Berkman Center for Internet & Society is pleased to be among the inaugural participating institutions in an innovative privacy program launched this week by Fordham Law School's Center for Law and Information Policy ("CLIP").   The project i…

The Berkman Buzz is selected weekly from the posts of Berkman Center people and projects.To subscribe, click here. DMLP files brief seeking First Amendment scrutiny in United State…

Following last week’s news about changes at the Cyberlaw Clinic, we wanted to formally announce the launch of the Clinic’s new website: cyberlawclinic.berkman.harvard.edu.  The site describes the Clinic’s practice; collects some of the am…