Ann Ravel for Senate (CA-15)
It has not been the practice on this blog to endorse candidates or even political views, with a few exceptions as to attempts at internet regulation that may be misguided. We make an exception on this page (i) because it involves a State Senate district in the heart of Silicon Valley in the California State…
CLBR Finale – 2018 Heroes and Zeros
2018 Heroes and Zeros LISTEN VIA THESE CHANNELS WMR iTunes Podbay Spreaker Stitcher On December 19, CLBR will have its annual year-end Heroes and Zeros episode in which, with guests Brenda Christensen, Denise Howell and Dan Tynan, we highlight those doing wonderful things on the internet and those deserving a cyber lump of coal. Sadly,…
CLBR #321: A Look Inside Social Media Content Moderation with Tarleton Gillespie
A Look Inside Social Media Content Moderation with Tarleton Gillespie Author of Custodians of the Internet: Platforms, Content Moderation, and the Hidden Decisions that Shape Social Media LISTEN VIA THESE CHANNELS WMR iTunes Podbay Spreaker Stitcher Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter and other social media platforms making news recently for users or activities they have…
CLBR #311: Matthew Schaefer on Online Sales Taxes After Wayfair
Matthew Schaefer, our friend from Maine, returns to CLBR to discuss the recent Supreme Court’s decision in South Dakota v Wayfair that reversed a prior ruling that effectively prevented online sales taxes for out of state merchants. Matthew was co-counsel in the Wayfair case. LISTEN VIA THESE CHANNELS WMR iTunes Podbay Spreaker Stitcher…
CLBR #310 – Cyber Diplomacy Under Trump with Christopher Painter
Cyber Diplomacy Under Trump with Christopher Painter LISTEN VIA THESE CHANNELS WMR iTunes Podbay Spreaker Stitcher Chris Painter is a globally recognized leader and expert on cybersecurity, cyber policy, Cyber Diplomacy and combatting cybercrime. He has been on the vanguard of US and international cyber issues for over twenty-five years—first as a leading federal prosecutor of…
CLBR #309 – Cam Kerry on the Need for a Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights
Cam Kerry on the Need for a Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights LISTEN VIA THESE CHANNELS LINK LINK LINK LINK LINK Cameron Kerry, former General Counsel and Acting Secretary of the Department of Commerce during the Obama Administration and now at the Brookings Institute, returns to CLBR to discuss his call for enacting a Consumer…
CLBR #308: What the Kavanaugh Nomination Means for Tech with EFF’s Camille Fischer
What the Kavanaugh Nomination Means for Tech with EFF’s Camille Fischer LISTEN VIA THESE CHANNELS LINK LINK LINK LINK LINK The Senate will begin hearings on D.C. Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court immediately after Labor Day. The nomination is mired in controversy after Republicans insisted in 2016 that it was…
CLBR #307: GDPR – Now What?
GDPR – Now What? With Mark Aldrich LISTEN VIA THESE CHANNELS LINK LINK LINK LINK LINK On May 25th, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect. While there was a big push among companies to obtain some level of compliance prior to the deadline, some have taken a wait and…
CLBR #306: Sacramento Gone Wild with With Jared Gordon and Joshua de Larios-Heiman
Sacramento Gone Wild California Passes Landmark Privacy Law Net Neutrality and Emails Bills Advance LISTEN VIA THESE CHANNELS LINK LINK LINK LINK LINK Laws, like sausages, cease to inspire respect in proportion as we know how they are made. John Godfrey Saxe We will attempt to cover the whirlwind of activity from the…
CLBR #305: Does Twitter Violate Human Rights with Amnesty International’s Azmina Dhrodia
Does Twitter Violate Human Rights with Amnesty International’s Azmina Dhrodia LISTEN VIA THESE CHANNELS LINK LINK LINK LINK LINK In the past few years, we have had a number of shoes dealing with the online abuse, especially for women and journalists, including: CLBR #225: Online Trolls with Fusion’s Kristen V. Brown (June 22, 2016);…
CLBR #303: ADA and Website Accessibility
ADA and Website Accessibility with Kathy Wahlbin and Heather Antoine LISTEN VIA THESE CHANNELS LINK LINK LINK LINK LINK The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed in 1990 – a year before the first website. By 2003, however, the Justice Department had concluded that the ADA extends to websites of entities that provide…
CLBR #301: GDPR And The Future of WhoIs
GDPR And The Future of WHOIS with Tyler Marandola LISTEN VIA THESE CHANNELS LINK LINK LINK LINK LINK TYLER MARONDOLA Website / @TylerMarandola Tyler Marandola is a member of the Intellectual Property Litigation Group. He prosecutes and defends cases involving patents, copyrights, trademarks, licensing, unfair competition, and other commercial disputes. Tyler has experience in…
CLBR #300: The Downside of the Sharing (Platform) Economy
CLBR #300: The Downside of the Sharing (Platform) Economy LISTEN VIA THESE CHANNELS LINK LINK LINK LINK LINK OUR 300TH SHOW! See my Thoughts on 300 Episodes. In particular this “Thank You” video. The Downside of the Sharing (Platform) Economy The sharing economy, with the rise of Uber, Airbnb, LiquidSpace etc, is projected…
CLBR #299: The Battle to Free Raif Badawi with Brandon Silver
The Battle to Free Raif Badawi with Brandon Silver LISTEN VIA THESE CHANNELS LINK LINK LINK LINK LINK LINK Raif Badawi is a 34-year old Saudi activist, blogger and creator of the website Free Saudi Liberals. His writings called for greater religious tolerance in Saudi Arabia which is dominated by Wahhabi Islamic fundamentalists. (See…
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