CITP Blog is hosted by Princeton University’s Center for Information Technology Policy, a research center that studies digital technologies in public life. Here you’ll find comment and analysis from the digital frontier, written by the Center’s faculty, students, and friends.
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Today on Fritz’s Hit List: the Amana Messenger refrigerator. This appliance, with its audio message feature, qualifies for regulation as a “digital media device” under the Hollings CBDTPA. If the…
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What Color Is My Hat?
An article by Rob Lemos at news.com discusses the differences between “white hat,” “gray hat,” and “black hat” hackers. The article lists me as a gray hat. In my book,…
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Miller on DMCA and DVD Reviews
Ernest Miller at LawMeme explains why there is so little fair use in DVD reviews.
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Crackdown on Greek Gamers
According to a BBC story, Greek police have stepped up the pace of arrests in enforcing a new Greek law banning all computer games. Many Internet cafes have been shut…
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New Feature: Fritz's Hit List
Today on Fritz’s Hit List: Big Mouth Billy Bass. That’s right, your favorite wall-hanging, singing, dancing, animatronic fish qualifies for regulation as a “digital media device” under the Hollings CBDTPA.…
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Tauzin Circulating Draft "Broadcast Flag" Bill
Rep. Billy Tauzin is circulating a draft of a bill that would restrict digital technology. One effect of the bill would be to mandate “broadcast flag” technology. The bill has…
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Misleading Term of the Week: "Trusted System"
The term “trusted system” is often used in discussing Digital Rights/Restrictions Management (DRM). Somehow the “trusted” part is supposed to make us feel better about the technology. Yet often the…
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Comments on White House Cybersecurity Plan
As a computer security researcher and teacher, I was interested to see the White House’s draft cybersecurity plan. It looks to be mostly harmless, but there are a few things…
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Lessig/DRM/End-To-End Debate: Resolved?
Larry Lessig and I had a brief blog-discussion last week about the meaning of the end-to-end principle(s), and how end-to-end applies to DRM. The discussion continued off-line, and we ended…
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White House Cybersecurity Plan: On Life Support?
The White House’s “National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace,” initially slated for release on Wednesday, has been delayed, the Washington Post reports. This comes on the heels of the removal of…