John Podesta, Counselor to the President, writes on the White House blog: In January, President Obama charged me with leading a review of big data and privacy that considers how these technologies are affecting Americans’ lives and workplaces, shaping citizens’ relationship with the government and changing the way companies do business. Since then, we have heard from…
Category: Misc
Reverse defamation, the Newsweek Bitcoin story, and Satoshi Nakamoto
Eugene Volokh writes: A recent Newsweek story identified one Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto, a 64-year-old engineer living in Southern California, as the Satoshi Nakamoto who is said to have created Bitcoin. Dorian Nakamoto denies it, and there’s talk of a possible lawsuit. But wait — how can Dorian Nakamoto sue, if the story didn’t damage his reputation, but instead…
And before I forget: mark your calendars
This Sunday night on 60 Minutes, there will be a segment on drones and privacy.
How Is Privacy Not a Class at all Law Schools?
Deven Desai writes: Privacy law does not exist, but it should be taught at every law school. There is no one law of privacy. That is why I love teaching Information Privacy (Solove and Schwartz (Aspen) is the text I use). The class requires students to reengage with and apply torts, Constitutional law (First and…