J.R.McHale

> [Obama’s Proposed Changes to the Computer Hacking Statute: A Deep Dive](http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/01/14/obamas-proposed-changes-to-the-computer-hacking-statute-a-deep-dive/) – Orin Kerr at The Washington Post’s Volokh Conspiracy.

> Also by Orin Kerr: [Would a New Crime of ‘Willful Refusal to Comply with a Decryption Order’ be the Best Answer to the Device Decryption Puzzle?
]( http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/10/17/would-a-new-crime-of-willful-refusal-to-comply-with-a-decryption-order-be-the-best-answer-to-the-device-decryption-puzzle/) – Washington Post’s Volokh Conspiracy.

> [The Internet of Things is Going to be a Legal Nightmare](http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/27/7921025/will-self-regulation-be-a-huge-problem-for-privacy-in-the-internet-of) – The Verge.

> [Want to Reform the NSA? Give Edward Snowden Immunity – Any Effort that Tries to Rebuild the Well-Behaved Aspects of the System but Ignores the Critical Role of Whistleblowers is Sure to Fail.
]( http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/09/want-to-reform-the-nsa-give-edward-snowden-immunity/379612/?single_page=true) – Yochai Benkler at The Atlantic.

> [Are Takedowns in 48 Hours ‘Expeditious’ Enough? The Case of Square Ring v. UStream
]( http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2015/01/are-takedowns-in-48-hours-expeditious-enough-square-ring-v-ustream.htm) – Professor Eric Goldman at the Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

> [Robots are Starting to Break the Law and Nobody Knows What to Do About It]( http://fusion.net/story/35883/robots-are-starting-to-break-the-law-and-nobody-knows-what-to-do-about-it/) – Daniel Rivero at Fusion.

> [Can Sony Sue Media Outlets Who Publish the Stolen Sony documents?
](http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/12/15/can-sony-sue-media-outlets-who-publish-the-stolen-sony-documents/) – Eugene Volokh at the Washington Post’s Volokh Conspiracy.

> #### General Interest