Type: Clinical Project, Educational Tools Year: 2014 Today Authors Alliance releases Understanding Rights Reversion: When, Why, & How to Regain Copyright and Make Your Book More Available, a guide that helps authors work with publishers to revive their books and make them available to be read in the ways that they want. Samuelson Clinic students […]
Authors Alliance releases guide to help authors keep their books available, co-authored by Samuelson Clinic students
Clinic Submits Comments to U.S. Department of State on Electronic Passports on behalf of Eight Leading Computer Scientists and Engineers
Type: Comments Year: 2005 The Samuelson Clinic submitted comments on behalf of eight computer scientists and engineers to the Office of Passport Policy, Planning and Advisory Services at the U.S. Department of State in response to the Department’s February 18 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Electronic Passports. In their comments, these leading cryptology and security […]
New Report Recommends Audit Procedures to Improve Elections
Type: Report Year: 2007 The Samuelson Clinic has co-authored with the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law the first comprehensive review of state laws and academic research on audits designed to check the integrity of electronic voting systems. The report, “Post Elections Audits: Restoring Trust in Elections,” finds that most states are […]
Samuelson, Annenberg Report: Consumers Believe Privacy Policies Prohibit Common Advertising Practices
Type: Report Year: 2007 In advance of the Federal Trade Commission’s Town Hall on behavioral advertising, the Samuelson Clinic and the Annenberg Public Policy Center have released a report showing that most consumers think privacy policies prohibit common online advertising practices. Our research shows that individuals do not understand the basics and legality of […]
Ubiquitous Computing: RFID and Information Goods
Type: Research Paper Year: 2003 Manufacturers, retailers, and libraries across the nation are interested in installing a new technology called Radio Frequency Identification to help them manage their inventories. However, using RFID may make it easy to invade personal privacy by collecting facts about individual purchase, reading, video rental, and book borrowing habits. The technology […]
Samuelson Clinic Submitted Comment to U.S. Copyright Office on behalf of Edward Felten and J. Alex Halderman
Type: Comments Year: 2005 The Samuelson Clinic submitted a comment to the U.S. Copyright Office on behalf of computer scientists Edward Felten and J. Alex Halderman, both of Princeton University. In their Comment, Professor Felten and Mr. Halderman requested an exemption to the Digital Millenium Copyright Act that would permit circumvention of technological measures protecting […]
IDs – Not That Easy: Questions About Nationwide Identity Systems
Type: Report Year: 2002 Clinic Director Deirdre Mulligan served on the Committee on Authentication Technologies and Their Privacy Implications for the National Research Council, which published the report “IDs – Not That Easy: Questions About Nationwide Identity Systems.” The report discusses whether there is a need for nationwide identity systems in the post-9/11 world. It […]
Radio Frequency Identification and Privacy with Information Goods
Type: Research Paper, Presentation Year: 2004 Clinic Director Deirdre Mulligan, Nathan Good, David Molnar, Elizabeth Miles, Laura Quilter, USC Professor Jennifer Urban, and Berkeley Professor David Wagner presented “Radio Frequency ID and Privacy with Information Goods” at the 2004 Workshop on Privacy in the Electronic Society. The paper addresses privacy impacts of using radio frequency […]
Samuelson Clinic, Annenberg School of Communication Presented Report to FTC
Type: Report Year: 2006 According to a report jointly presented to the Federal Trade Commission’s Tech-ade Workshop by the Samuelson Clinic and the Annenberg School of Communication, web sites that use the label “privacy policy” are deceptive unless they obtain affirmative consent from consumers before selling personal information. This is because most consumers believe […]
Preliminary Analysis of E-Voting Problems Highlights Need for Heightened Standards and Testing
Type: Research Paper Year: 2004 Clinic Director Deirdre Mulligan and Joseph Lorenzo Hall co-authored Preliminary Analysis of E-Voting Problems Highlights Need for Heightened Standards and Testing. The paper discusses how electronic voting machines, such as the Direct Recording Electronic voting machine, have been under scrutiny due to numerous failings as well as security and privacy […]