Great decision! Congrats to Jennifer (assume she's on this list?)... ~ Jon L.
On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 8:43 AM, Fran Parker <[email protected]> wrote: > That is excellent news! Congrats to Jennifer Stisa and the Stanford Law > School! > > Fran > > > On 5/30/12 9:11 AM, Yosem Companys wrote: > >> Stanford Law School today announced the appointment of Jennifer Stisa >> Granick as Director of Civil Liberties at the Center for Internet and >> Society (CIS). Granick will lead the Center's work at the intersection of >> online technologies and civil liberties, with a particular focus on >> cybersecurity, national security, government surveillance and free speech. >> >> Granick is a renowned expert in computer crime and security, electronic >> surveillance, privacy, data protection, copyright and technology >> regulation >> under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. From 2007 to 2010, she was the >> Civil Liberties Director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. From 2001 >> to 2007, Granick served as founding executive director of the Center for >> Internet and Society at Stanford Law School where she taught Cyberlaw and >> Computer Crime Law as lecturer in law. She also directed the Cyberlaw >> Clinic, which represented clients challenged for exercising free >> expression >> online, for modifying their mobile phones and game consoles, and for >> demonstrating computer and airport security flaws, among other rights. >> Before teaching at Stanford, Granick spent nearly a decade practicing >> criminal defense law in California. She represented several high profile >> computer hackers and cybersecurity researchers. In 2003, she was selected >> by Information Security magazine as one of 20 "Women of Vision" in the >> computer security field. She will return to Stanford Law School in June >> 2012, after having served as an attorney with the internet boutique firm >> of >> ZwillGen PLLC. >> >> "We are thrilled to have Jennifer Granick back at Stanford and the Center >> for Internet and Society," said Stanford Law School Dean Larry Kramer. >> "The >> Center is a pioneer in exploring issues at the intersection of law and new >> technology, examining how their interaction can either promote or harm >> public goods like free speech, innovation, privacy, public commons, >> diversity, and scientific inquiry. Jennifer is a talented scholar and >> lawyer, who anticipated many of today's vexing challenges and helped chart >> the Center's course during its genesis. We are thrilled to have her back >> as >> the Center enters a new stage of growth in this constantly evolving >> arena." >> >> Led by faculty director Barbara van Schewick, the Center for Internet and >> Society is a public interest technology law and policy program that >> studies >> the interaction of new technologies and the law and is a part of the Law, >> Science and Technology Program at Stanford Law School. CIS strives to >> improve both technology and law, encouraging decision makers to design >> both >> as a means to further democratic values. Along with conducting research >> and >> policy analysis, the Center sponsors legal fellowships, organizes events >> to >> foster discussion of critical policy issues, and provides educational >> opportunities for law students to conduct applicable research and policy >> analysis in this field. >> >> "Civil liberties online are increasingly coming under pressure," said >> Barbara van Schewick, associate professor of law, Helen L. Crocker Faculty >> Scholar, and associate professor of Electrical Engineering (by courtesy). >> "Whether it's copyright enforcement, cybersecurity or government >> surveillance - governments' efforts to tackle these issues often threaten >> privacy, security or free speech. We believe these problems can be solved >> in ways that preserve civil liberties. I'm excited that Jennifer Granick >> has agreed to lead our efforts in this area. There is no better person to >> help us figure out what the role of technology in an open and free society >> should be." >> >> During her time as founding executive director of the Center for Internet >> and Society, Granick launched a number of programs that have made Stanford >> Law School a national center for activities and programs related to >> digital >> innovation, free speech online, and computer security. She maintained >> strong ties to CIS throughout her tenure at other organizations, returning >> periodically to Stanford Law School to teach Internet Business Law and >> Policy, Internet Intermediary Liability, and Cybercrime. >> >> "It's an exciting opportunity to return to Stanford Law School in this new >> capacity as Director of Civil Liberties at this time of Big Data, cloud >> computing, and increasing government surveillance of individuals' >> activities on- and off-line," said Jennifer Granick. "I can think of no >> better way to utilize my experience and skills to help answer these >> important challenges than by working at Stanford with our amazing students >> and faculty." >> >> Granick earned her law degree from University of California, Hastings >> College of the Law and her undergraduate degree from the New College of >> Florida. She has been a contributor for numerous publications, including >> as >> a columnist for Wired Magazine, and has published several law review >> articles. >> >> >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> liberationtech mailing list >> [email protected].**edu <[email protected]> >> >> Should you need to change your subscription options, please go to: >> >> https://mailman.stanford.edu/**mailman/listinfo/**liberationtech<https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech> >> >> If you would like to receive a daily digest, click "yes" (once you click >> above) next to "would you like to receive list mail batched in a daily >> digest?" >> >> You will need the user name and password you receive from the list >> moderator in monthly reminders. 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