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Cybersecurity And Law Enforcement: The Cutting Edge : Symposium, Roger Williams University School Of Law Oct 2015

Cybersecurity And Law Enforcement: The Cutting Edge : Symposium, Roger Williams University School Of Law

School of Law Conferences, Lectures & Events

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Schrems And The Faa’S “Foreign Affairs” Prong: The Costs Of Reform, Peter Margulies Oct 2015

Schrems And The Faa’S “Foreign Affairs” Prong: The Costs Of Reform, Peter Margulies

Law Faculty Scholarship

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Internet Giants As Quasi-Governmental Actors And The Limits Of Contractual Consent, D. A. Jeremy Telman Jul 2015

Internet Giants As Quasi-Governmental Actors And The Limits Of Contractual Consent, D. A. Jeremy Telman

Law Faculty Publications

Although the government’s data-mining program relied heavily on information and technology that the government received from private companies, relatively little of the public outrage generated by Edward Snowden’s revelations was directed at those private companies. We argue that the mystique of the Internet giants and the myth of contractual consent combine to mute criticisms that otherwise might be directed at the real data-mining masterminds. As a result, consumers are deemed to have consented to the use of their private information in ways that they would not agree to had they known the purposes to which their information would be put …


The Cycles Of Global Telecommunication Censorship And Surveillance, Jonathon Penney Jan 2015

The Cycles Of Global Telecommunication Censorship And Surveillance, Jonathon Penney

Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press

Internet censorship and surveillance is on the rise globally and cyber-warfare increasing in scope and intensity. To help understand these new threats commentators have grasped at historical analogies often with little regard for historical complexity or international perspective. Unfortunately, helpful new works on telecommunications history have focused primarily on U.S. history with little focus on international developments. There is thus a need for further internationally oriented investigation of telecommunications technologies, and their history. This essay attempts to help fill that void, drawing on case studies wherein global telecommunications technologies have been disrupted or censored — telegram censorship and surveillance, high …