Abortion opponents’ creepy new tactic: Invade women’s cellphones

Christopher Hoofnagle quoted in Mother Jones, May 26, 2016

“Privacy law in the U.S. is technology- and context-dependent,” Hoofnagle said. “As an example, the medical information you relay to your physician is very highly protected, but if you go to a medical website and search for ‘HIV’ or ‘abortion,’ that information is not protected at all.”

Anti-choice groups use smartphone surveillance to target ‘abortion-minded women’ during clinic visits

Christopher Hoofnagle interviewed by Rewire, May 25, 2016

“The reality of this stuff is that no one’s asking what marketers will do with their information when they click, ‘I Agree,’ when an app asks if it can use their location,” Hoofnagle said. “If one consents to that tracking, and consents for it to be used for advertising purposes, that’s pretty much the end of the story.”

U.S. Privacy Safe Harbor—more myths and facts

Lothar Determann writes for Bloomberg BNA, May 25, 2016

Since Oct. 6, national data protection authorities in the EEA rushed to issue inconsistent and unclear guidance to local companies that do business with the U.S. Chaos ensued and numerous myths were added to ones that had previously surrounded the Safe Harbor Program.

Steal this riff: How to fix copyright law and set musicians free

Peter Menell quoted by MTV, May 25, 2016

“My proposal would somewhat be a shock to the system,” says Menell. “…We live in a country with very strong free-expression values. So I think what we ought to be focused on is trying to support the artist — both the original artist and those who build on their work. That’s just part of the kind of freedom that has been central to our entertainment industries.”

Texas women learn do-it-yourself abortions

Jill Adams quoted by Geo TV, May 25, 2016

“This is a trend we only anticipate growing in light of many factors, including this spate of state-level provisions on access that are resulting in clinic closures,” said Jill Adams.

The Game of Thrones at Viacom

Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, May 23, 2016

On Friday, a lawyer working on behalf of Sumner M. Redstone notified Philippe P. Dauman, the chief executive of Viacom, that Mr. Dauman had been removed as a trustee of the trust that will control Viacom and CBS upon Mr. Redstone’s death or mental incapacity. Another trustee and Viacom director, George Abrams, was also removed as a trustee; both were to be replaced by other people. The maneuver, which is certainly up to the intrigue of “Game of Thrones,” is expected to give Mr. Redstone’s daughter, Shari Redstone, future control of these companies.