Society’s New Frontier – Cybersecurity, Privacy and Online Expression
The following is a written adaptation of the opening speech for the 2019 Symposium. To the Journal’s editorial board, the presenters, commentators, audience, and most importantly, the sponsors, I hope you find inspiration in the Symposium’s presentations. The articles presented in this issue touch on important aspects of some very difficult problems— problems that grow…
Apr 2021
Data Protection by Design? A Critique of Article 25 of the GDPR
Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect on May 25, 2018. Article 25, titled, “Data Protection by Design and by Default,” purports to incorporate the concept of “privacy by design” into European data protection law. This Article challenges that common presumption. Although privacy by design is not a new doctrine, having been the subject…
Apr 2021
Automation in Moderation
What is an AutoModerator? An AutoModerator is a bot designed to automate various moderation tasks that require little or no human judgement. It can watch the new/spam/comments/report queues of any subreddit it moderates and take actions on submissions and comments based on defined conditions. This includes approving or removing them . . . . It…
Apr 2021
Corporations on Blockchain: Opportunities & Challenges
Blockchain technology has the potential to change the way corporations are managed and how they function. A system that offers greater decentralization and ability for shareholders to more actively and accurately engage in decision-making processes will be fundamental for modern corporate governance. We observe that shareholders in recent years have become more active and interested…
Apr 2021
Comparing Consent to Cookies: A Case for Protecting Non-Use
During Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony before Congress in April 2018, eight different senators asked the Facebook CEO about European privacy rights and whether Americans should or would receive similar protections.[1]Facebook, Social Media Privacy, and the Use and Abuse of Data, U.S. Senate (Apr. 10, 2018), https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2018/4/facebook-social-media-privacyand-the-use-and-abuse-of-data … Continue reading The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)[2]Council…
Apr 2021
Data Privacy and Antitrust in Comparative Perspective
The current tension between the United States (U.S.) and the European Union (EU) competition law communities regarding online platforms is high and rising, particularly regarding Google and Facebook.[1]See generally John M. Newman, Antitrust in Zero-Price Markets: Foundations, 164 U. PA. L. REV. 149 (2015) [hereinafter Antitrust in Zero-Price Markets: Foundations].The higher scrutiny seen in the…
Mar 2021
Recent News and Events
Submissions
The submissions window for Volume 54 has been closed for the semester. Thank you to all authors who have submitted. We will be opening our submission window again later this year.
Apr 22 2021
ILJ Spring Symposium
The Cornell International Law Journal is pleased to announce the date and time for our virtual Spring Symposium: Black Lives Matter as a Human Rights Issue. When: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 from 11:00AM-12:30 PM EST
Apr 22 2021