Friday, December 15, 2017
Convening Held on Reproductive Rights and Justice Stories
the Program for the Study of Reproductive Justice hosted a convening for the scholars contributing to the forthcoming collection Reproductive Rights and Justice Stories.
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
ISP Privacy Lab Publishes Research on Hidden Trackers
On November 24, 2017, Privacy Lab, an initiative of the Information Society Project at Yale Law School, published details from its research into 25 trackers hidden inside popular Google Play apps such as Uber, Tinder, Skype, Twitter, Spotify, and Snapchat.
Wednesday, November 22, 2017
The police can search your email without telling you. That’s nuts.—A Commentary by Hannah Bloch-Wehba
Vox
Hannah Bloch-Wehba is a Clinical Lecturer in Law, an Associate Research Scholar in Law, and a Stanton First Amendment Fellow at the Information Society Project at Yale Law School.
Monday, November 13, 2017
Spy Court Says ACLU Can Seek Data Collection Rulings
Law360
Clinical Lecturer in Law John Langford ’14 is quoted in an article about the MFIA Clinic and ACLU winning a key victory for public access to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Betsy DeVos’ Unexcused Absences
US News and World Report
Clinical Lecturer in Law and the Abrams Clinical Fellow for the Information Society Project's Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic John Langford ’14 is quoted in an article about the lack of information being made public about Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ schedule.
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Hijacking Information Conference to Be Held November 14
This conference was organized in response to the proliferation of vulnerabilities in software, enabling hackers to access systems and sensitive data stored within them.
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Conference on Government Transparency to Be Held October 27
“Access and Accountability: A Conference for Transparency Advocates” will convene at Yale Law School on Friday, October 27, 2017.
Friday, October 20, 2017
Federal Judge Unseals New York Crime Lab’s Software for Analyzing DNA Evidence
ProPublica
Clinical Lecturer in Law, Associate Research Scholar in Law, and Stanton First Amendment Fellow Hannah Bloch-Wehba is quoted in a report that the news organization has succeeded in its bid to unseal the source code of a tool used by the New York State Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in processing DNA evidence. Yale Law School’s Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic filed the motion on behalf of the organization.
Friday, October 20, 2017
MFIA Wins Victory in Crime Lab’s Software Case
Three weeks ago, Yale Law School’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) filed a motion on behalf of the news organization ProPublica in the Southern District of New York. Earlier this week, Judge Valerie Caproni issued that the source code for analyzing DNA samples would be released.
Monday, October 16, 2017
New device detects texting while driving, but is it legal?
National Public Radio/ Marketplace
Clinical Lecturer in Law, Associate Research Scholar in Law, and Stanton First Amendment Fellow Hannah Bloch-Wehba is quoted in a story about privacy issues related to accessing phone records for those involved in motor vehicle accidents.