Jennifer Granick
Encyclopedia
Jennifer Stisa Granick (born 1969) is an attorney
at ZwillGen PLLC. Prior to joining ZwillGen in 2010, she held the position of Civil Liberties Director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation
from 2007-2010. Prior to that, she served as the Executive Director of the Center for Internet and Society
at Stanford Law School
where she was a lecturer
in law. She also founded and directed the Law School's Cyberlaw Clinic where she supervised students in working on some of the most important cyberlaw cases that took place during her tenure. She is best known for her work with Intellectual Property
law
, free speech, privacy
, and other things relating to computer security
, and has represented several high profile hackers
.
, with both of her parents being local educators. She attended Glen Ridge High School
, and then New College
in Sarasota, Florida
, from which she received a Bachelor of Arts
degree in 1990. After that, she moved to San Francisco to attend Hastings Law School, from which she graduated in 1993. Previously, she was married to Brad Stone
, a technology journalist.
, then as a trial attorney at Campbell & DeMetrick. From 1996-2001 she worked in private practice, specializing in defending cases involving computer crime
, and then started working at Stanford in 2001, giving classes on cyber law. She was selected by Information Security magazine in 2003 as one of 20 "Women of Vision" in the computer security field.
Granick has been a speaker at conferences such as Def Con
and ShmooCon
, and has also spoken at the National Security Agency
as well as to other law enforcement officials.
She was also responsible for the creation of a new (in 2006) exception to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
which allows mobile telephone owners to legally circumvent the firmware locking their device to a single carrier.
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
at ZwillGen PLLC. Prior to joining ZwillGen in 2010, she held the position of Civil Liberties Director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation
Electronic Frontier Foundation
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is an international non-profit digital rights advocacy and legal organization based in the United States...
from 2007-2010. Prior to that, she served as the Executive Director of the Center for Internet and Society
Stanford Center for Internet and Society
The Center for Internet and Society is a public interest technology law and policy program founded in 2000 by Lawrence Lessig at Stanford Law School and a part of Law, Science and Technology Program at Stanford Law School...
at Stanford Law School
Stanford Law School
Stanford Law School is a graduate school at Stanford University located in the area known as the Silicon Valley, near Palo Alto, California in the United States. The Law School was established in 1893 when former President Benjamin Harrison joined the faculty as the first professor of law...
where she was a lecturer
Lecturer
Lecturer is an academic rank. In the United Kingdom, lecturer is a position at a university or similar institution, often held by academics in their early career stages, who lead research groups and supervise research students, as well as teach...
in law. She also founded and directed the Law School's Cyberlaw Clinic where she supervised students in working on some of the most important cyberlaw cases that took place during her tenure. She is best known for her work with Intellectual Property
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
, free speech, privacy
Privacy
Privacy is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves or information about themselves and thereby reveal themselves selectively...
, and other things relating to computer security
Computer security
Computer security is a branch of computer technology known as information security as applied to computers and networks. The objective of computer security includes protection of information and property from theft, corruption, or natural disaster, while allowing the information and property to...
, and has represented several high profile hackers
Hacker (computer security)
In computer security and everyday language, a hacker is someone who breaks into computers and computer networks. Hackers may be motivated by a multitude of reasons, including profit, protest, or because of the challenge...
.
Education and personal life
Granick was born in 1969 in Glen Ridge, New JerseyGlen Ridge, New Jersey
Glen Ridge is a borough in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,527. In 2010, Glen Ridge was ranked as the 38th Best Place to live by New Jersey Monthly magazine....
, with both of her parents being local educators. She attended Glen Ridge High School
Glen Ridge High School
Glen Ridge High School is a comprehensive six-year public high school serving students in grades 7-12 in Glen Ridge, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Glen Ridge Public Schools. GRHS is accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education.Excellence in academic...
, and then New College
New College of Florida
New College of Florida is a public liberal arts college located in Sarasota, Florida. It was founded originally as a private institution and is now an autonomous honors college of the State University System of Florida.-History:...
in Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the U.S. state of Florida. It is south of the Tampa Bay Area and north of Fort Myers...
, from which she received a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in 1990. After that, she moved to San Francisco to attend Hastings Law School, from which she graduated in 1993. Previously, she was married to Brad Stone
Brad Stone (journalist)
Brad Stone is an American journalist and writer. Before moving to Bloomberg , he was a longtime technology correspondent for The New York Times. He also worked at Newsweek...
, a technology journalist.
Career
She initially worked in criminal defense, first at the state public defender's officePublic defender
The term public defender is primarily used to refer to a criminal defense lawyer appointed to represent people charged with a crime but who cannot afford to hire an attorney in the United States and Brazil. The term is also applied to some ombudsman offices, for example in Jamaica, and is one way...
, then as a trial attorney at Campbell & DeMetrick. From 1996-2001 she worked in private practice, specializing in defending cases involving computer crime
Computer crime
Computer crime, or cybercrime, refers to any crime that involves a computer and a network. The computer may have been used in the commission of a crime, or it may be the target. Netcrime refers to criminal exploitation of the Internet. Such crimes may threaten a nation’s security and financial health...
, and then started working at Stanford in 2001, giving classes on cyber law. She was selected by Information Security magazine in 2003 as one of 20 "Women of Vision" in the computer security field.
Granick has been a speaker at conferences such as Def Con
DEF CON
DEF CON is one of the world's largest annual computer hacker conventions, held every year in Las Vegas, Nevada...
and ShmooCon
ShmooCon
ShmooCon is an American hacker convention organized by The Shmoo Group. There are typically about 35 different talks and presentations, on a variety of subjects related to computer security and cyberculture.-History:...
, and has also spoken at the National Security Agency
National Security Agency
The National Security Agency/Central Security Service is a cryptologic intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the collection and analysis of foreign communications and foreign signals intelligence, as well as protecting U.S...
as well as to other law enforcement officials.
She was also responsible for the creation of a new (in 2006) exception to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act is a United States copyright law that implements two 1996 treaties of the World Intellectual Property Organization . It criminalizes production and dissemination of technology, devices, or services intended to circumvent measures that control access to...
which allows mobile telephone owners to legally circumvent the firmware locking their device to a single carrier.
Writing
- Chapter One: Legal and Ethical Issues, ("Security Power Tools", 2006)
- "Faking It: Calculating Loss in Computer Crime Cases", published in I/S: A Journal of Law and Policy for the Information Society, Cybersecurity, Volume 2, Issue 2 (2006)
- The Price of Restricting Vulnerability Publications, SSRN
- "Circuit Court", a bi-weekly column for Wired News
- "PAS or Fail: The Use and Abuse of the Preliminary Alcohol Screening Test", The Champion, April 1996 (The Champion is the National Association of Criminal Defense LawyersNational Association of Criminal Defense LawyersThe National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers is an American criminal defense organization. Their stated mission is to "Ensure justice and due process for persons accused of crime. Foster the integrity, independence and expertise of the criminal defense profession...
Magazine. ) - Scotty, Beam Down the Lawyers: When Free Speech Collides With Trademark Law, Wired, October 1997
Selected cases and clients
- Represented Christopher SoghoianChristopher SoghoianChristopher Soghoian is a Washington, DC based researcher, activist, blogger, and Ph.D. Candidate at Indiana University. He first gained notoriety in 2006 as the creator of a website that generated fake airline boarding passes. Since that incident, he has continued to engage in high-profile...
, creator of a fake boarding pass generator, in 2006 - Represented Michael LynnMichael LynnMichael Thomas Lynn is an American computer security expert currently employed by Juniper Networks and known for his presentation on vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS at Black Hat and the controversy with Cisco Systems that followed...
in 2005 as part of the CiscoCisco IOSCisco IOS is the software used on the vast majority of Cisco Systems routers and current Cisco network switches...
/ISSInternet Security SystemsIBM Internet Security Systems is a security software provider which was founded in 1994 as Internet Security Systems, and is often known simply as ISS or ISSX...
incident at the Black HatBlack Hat BriefingsThe Black Hat Conference is a computer security conference that brings together a variety of people interested in information security. Representatives of federal agencies and corporations attend along with hackers. The Briefings take place regularly in Las Vegas, Barcelona and Tokyo...
technology conference - Represented Kevin PoulsenKevin PoulsenKevin Lee Poulsen is a former black hat hacker. He is currently News Editor at Wired.com.-Biography:...
- Represented Jerome HeckenkampJerome HeckenkampJerome Heckenkamp is an Australian American computer expert. After completing his education at a young age, he worked as a computer network engineer. He was later convicted of hacking attacks on several prominent corporations and universities....
- Represented Luke Smith and Nelson Pavlosky in Online Policy Group v. Diebold Election Systems (now Premier Election Solutions), a copyright misuse case related to electronic votingElectronic votingElectronic voting is a term encompassing several different types of voting, embracing both electronic means of casting a vote and electronic means of counting votes....
- Represented calculator hobbyists against threats from Texas Instruments
- Wrote amicus briefs regarding application of the Computer Fraud and Abuse ActComputer Fraud and Abuse ActThe Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is a law passed by the United States Congress in 1986, intended to reduce cracking of computer systems and to address federal computer-related offenses...
in American Airlines v. Farechase, United States v. Lowson, United States v. Lori DrewUnited States v. Lori DrewUnited States v. Lori Drew was a criminal case in which Lori Drew was convicted and then subsequently acquitted of violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act over the "cyber-bullying" of a 13 year old, Megan Meier... - Currently working for HBGaryHBGaryHBGary is a technology security company. Two distinct but affiliated firms carry the name: HBGary Federal, which sells its products to the US Federal Government, and HB Gary, Inc. Its other clients include information assurance companies, computer emergency response teams, and computer forensic...
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