For the Balkinization Symposium on Ignacio Cofone, The Privacy Fallacy: Harm and Power in the Information Economy Cambridge University Press (2023). For the Balkinization
Symposium on Ignacio Cofone, The Privacy Fallacy: Harm and Power in the Information Economy Cambridge University Press (2023). [...]
This week at Balkinization we are hosting a symposium on Ignacio Cofone's new book, The Privacy Fallacy: Harm and Power in the Information Economy Cambridge University Press
(2023). We have assembled a terrific group of commentators, including Nikita Aggarwal (Miami), Elettra Bietti (Northeastern), Nik Guggenberger (Houston), Claudia [...]
Die große Überraschung blieb aus. Die Verfassungsbeschwerden gegen das Strompreisbremsegesetz von insgesamt 22 Betreibern von Anlagen zur grünen Stromerzeugung wurden zurückgewiesen
(Az.:1 BvR 460/23, 1 BvR 611/23). Blickt man allein auf die tragenden Gründe für die Erfolglosigkeit der Beschwerden, hält das Urteil in der Tat wenig Überraschendes [...]
Since October 7, 2023 and amidst the bloody Iron Swords war, the Israeli Parliament (hereinafter: the Knesset) has continued to fulfill its role as legislator, submitting and
enacting new legislative initiatives on a myriad of issues. While many of these focus on the ramifications of the war, other initiatives may be seen as promoting [...]
On Monday, 2 December 2024, the much anticipated hearing began in the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change advisory proceedings before the International Court
of Justice. Less than a week before the start of the hearing, the Court issued a brief and unusual press release about a meeting that it held with scientists from [...]
Im Bundestag liegt derzeit der Gesetzentwurf einer fraktionsübergreifenden Gruppe von Abgeordneten vor, der eine moderate Änderung des – im internationalen Vergleich –
restriktiven deutschen Rechts des Schwangerschaftsabbruchs vorschlägt. Der Entwurf sieht Änderungen nur für die Frühschwangerschaft bis zur 12. [...]
von PHILIPP REHM Am 14. November ist im neuseeländischen Parlament Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke aufgestanden, hat einen Gesetzesvorschlag zerrissen und gemeinsam mit den indigenen
Te Pāti Māori einen traditionellen Haka aufgeführt. Für... [...]
Although digital anonymity is associated with a wide range of opportunities and is important for natural persons, it also harbors risks and can stand in the way of successful
criminal prosecution – digital anonymity should therefore be granted within limits. [...]
Data retention laws are not a shield for online abusers or a means of ensuring impunity. While new forms of data processing pose privacy risks, they also enable the implementation
of data retention regimes to combat abuse without going beyond what can be considered necessary in a democracy. [...]
Rarely is the name of a decision so emblematic of the problem that lies behind it. The association La Quadrature du Net has reached yet another landmark judgment on data retention
before the CJEU. However, the decision seems like squaring the circle for opponents and proponents of mass surveillance alike. [...]
