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Drones Come Home, Privacy Concerns Fly High
Date published:March 5, 2013Across the country, law enforcement and first responders are flying unmanned aircrafts to take aerial photographs of traffic accidents and crime scenes. As the technology improves and more police departments acquire permits to fly them, concerns about privacy and regulation increase. Read more » about Drones Come Home, Privacy Concerns Fly High
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The Catch-22 That Prevents Us From Truly Scrutinizing the Surveillance State
Date published:March 5, 2013It's hard to find someone who can complain of his or her rights having been violated, because anyone's whose rights have been violated doesn't know it. Read more » about The Catch-22 That Prevents Us From Truly Scrutinizing the Surveillance State
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Drone Near JFK Airport?
Date published:March 5, 2013CIS Affiliate Scholar Peter Asaro discusses the drone spotted near JFK airport in Brooklyn. Read more » about Drone Near JFK Airport?
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Should we put robots on trial?
Date published:March 1, 2013"The question is, said Ryan Calo, assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Law and an organizer of an upcoming conference on robot law at Stanford Law School, “Now that this technology exists, what limits should we placing on it, but also, what limits should we be placing on tort laws in order to encourage it?”" Read more » about Should we put robots on trial?
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Internet memes: copyright licensing in an IP minefield
Date published:March 1, 2013"“A lot of his own original expression went into making that poster, notwithstanding the fact that he used an AP photograph as a reference,” says Julie Ahrens, director of copyright and fair use in Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society, and a member of the Fair Use Project." Read more » about Internet memes: copyright licensing in an IP minefield
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Global Gambling
Date published:March 1, 2013In this HuffPo Live segment, Peter Asaro discusses Chris Christie's recent legalization of online gambling, giving gamblers web access to Atlantic City. Read more » about Global Gambling
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The Backlash Against Drones
Date published:February 24, 2013"As it stands, “there’s really not a lot in American privacy law that’s going to be much of a barrier to using drones,” University of Washington law professor Ryan Calo says." Read more » about The Backlash Against Drones
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Firefox 22 will block third-party cookies
Date published:February 23, 2013"Jonathan Mayer, a researcher at Stanford, has contributed a patch for Firefox that will block third-party cookies from installing on the user's browser." Read more » about Firefox 22 will block third-party cookies
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Firefox to follow Safari, start blocking cookies from third-party advertisers
Date published:February 23, 2013"Firefox is set to start blocking cookies from third-party ad networks by default, thanks to a patch submitted by Stanford law student and online privacy activist Jonathan Mayer." Read more » about Firefox to follow Safari, start blocking cookies from third-party advertisers
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Has Your Smartphone Hijacked Your Life?
Date published:February 22, 2013CIS Affiliate Scholar Marvin Ammori debates the topic in this Slate article. Read more » about Has Your Smartphone Hijacked Your Life?
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A National Priority and a Business Priority
Date published:February 21, 2013Should Companies Tell Us When They Get Hacked? Lauren Gelman dicusses in this New York Times Op-Ed. Read more » about A National Priority and a Business Priority
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Petition forces White House to address why unlocking smartphones is illegal
Date published:February 21, 2013"An attorney from Stanford’s Cyberlaw Clinic, Jennifer Granick, offered to help the 20-year-old Khanifar fight Motorola. The company eventually dropped its threats, and Granick went on to help persuade the Librarian to exempt cell phone unlocking under the DMCA in 2006." Read more » about Petition forces White House to address why unlocking smartphones is illegal
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Washington Trade-Secret Theft Enforcement Weighs on Shareholders
Date published:February 21, 2013CIS Junior Affiliate Scholar Richard Forno weighs in on White House talks about cracking down on international cyber espionage. The practicality of the endeavor, and what it means for investors. Read more » about Washington Trade-Secret Theft Enforcement Weighs on Shareholders
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Scaring Smokers and Soda Scales
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Author of Cell Phone Unlocking Petition Makes Final Push for 100K Signatures
Date published:February 20, 2013""My immediate reaction was to shut down the business," Khanifar wrote, but he started working with Jennifer Granick, founder of Stanford's Cyberlaw Clinic, who has also held posts at the EFF and the Center for Internet and Society. She battled the suit pro bono and ultimately got Motorola to back down and secured a win on unlocking overall." Read more » about Author of Cell Phone Unlocking Petition Makes Final Push for 100K Signatures
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Chinese reaction to a new report that traces a wave of cyber attacks on American targets to a Chinese military unit in Shanghai
Date published:February 19, 2013CIS Junior Affiliate Scholar Richard Forno's discussion on cyberwarfare starts around 06:50. Read more » about Chinese reaction to a new report that traces a wave of cyber attacks on American targets to a Chinese military unit in Shanghai
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Ohio Plans Drones to Hunt Lost Kids as They Bring Jobs
Date published:February 18, 2013"“Drones have the potential to be transformative technology,” Ryan Calo, a professor at the University of Washington School of Law and a former director at the Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society, said by telephone from Seattle. “There will be some people who will never get used to the idea of inscrutable flying robots watching, but I think for many, they’ll come to accept this technology.”" Read more » about Ohio Plans Drones to Hunt Lost Kids as They Bring Jobs
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Virginia's Drone Fix
Date published:February 13, 2013Charlottesville, Virginia has become the first city to formally pass anti-drone legislation. Will more progressive cities follow suit? CIS Affiliate Scholar Peter Asaro weighs in. Read more » about Virginia's Drone Fix
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Is the LAPD using drones to search for ex-cop Christopher Dorner?
Date published:February 12, 2013"Ryan Calo, director of privacy and robotics at the Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society agreed with Harman, saying: "Any time you have a tool like that in the hands of law enforcement that makes it easier to do surveillance, they will do more of it. This could be a time when people are uncomfortable, and they want to place limits on that technology."" Read more » about Is the LAPD using drones to search for ex-cop Christopher Dorner?