(This started life as a Twitter thread but, since I delete my tweets automatically after a few days, here's a more permanent version of my thoughts.) Continuing its obsession with online anonymity, Read more
Category: Legal
Legal thoughts which are not legal advice
Fraudulent actions as personal data of the fraud victim: some ponderings
The excellent Rowenna Fielding posted an interesting question on Twitter: If person X pretends to be person Z to engage with a company (fraud, spite, stalking, etc), and this is later discovered, Read more
The "Wild West Web" fallacy
I tweeted last week about the fallacy of the "Wild West Web" analogy, which is trotted out with depressing regularity. My tweets auto-delete, so this short blogpost reflects the key themes. It is not Read more
"Public safety by design": the catchphrase for Internet policy debate in 2022?
I've heard the term "public safety by design" come up a few times recently, and I think we are going to hear it a lot more in 2022. "Public safety by design" For example, in Wired's "The Wired World Read more
Sex/sex work and Internet and online platform regulation / governance and the law
Someone asked me today for recommendations of people to follow on Twitter if you're interested in sex/sex work and Internet and online platform regulation / governance and the law. Here's the list I Read more
Whose liability is it anyway?
A response to this thread on Twitter. Suppose someone posts a verbal/written/image message (through channels/publishers/navigators, detailed below) with content that is: a) lawful but awful b) Read more