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We Need To Work Harder To Make Software Engineering More Ethical
"My fellow Forbes contributor Patrick Lin has long been involved in these discussions. He's the Director of the Ethics + Emerging Sciences Group at Cal…
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Who owns the results of genetic testing?
DNA and genetic testing are big business. But there are real questions about privacy and about what happens to your genetic information after you get tested. Re…
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As some departments loosen grip on body camera footage, Memphis police holds firm
"Harlan Yu, executive director of UpTurn based in Washington, D.C., a group that participated in a review of MPD's body camera policy, said the individ…
Disinformation on Steroids
Introduction Disinformation and distrust online are set to take a turn for the worse. Rapid advances in deep-learning algorithms to synthesize video and audio…
Family Separations: Evolved Not Resolved
With all that is going on, the issue of family separations at the border has slipped from view. But, a new article in the current issue of The New Yorker about…
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Privacy by design and the Uber settlement
On September 26, attorneys general from multiple U.S. states settled with the ride sharing company Uber over a data breach that revealed personal information ab…
Filtering Out the Bots: What Americans Actually Told the FCC about Net Neutrality Repeal
In the leadup to the FCC's historic vote in December 2017 to repeal all net neutrality protections, 22 million comments were filed to the agency. But unfor…
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Filtering Out the Bots: What Americans Actually Told the FCC about Net Neutrality Repeal
In the lead-up to the FCC's historic vote in December 2017 to repeal all net neutrality protections, 22 million comments were filed to the agency. But unfo…
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#NetNeutrality: Turns Out 99.7 Percent of Unique FCC Comments Wanted to Keep the Internet Open
"“Filtering Out the Bots: What Americans Actually Told the FCC about Net Neutrality Repeal” is a study completed by Ryan Singel—a Media and Strategy Fellow…
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'Do Not Track,' the Privacy Tool Used by Millions of People, Doesn't Do Anything
"“Do Not Track could have succeeded only if there had been some incentive for the ad tech industry to reach a consensus with privacy advocates and other st…
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The Race Is On After Feds Pave Way for Driverless Trucks
"Ryan Calo, a professor at the University of Washington School of Law, allows that the document "concedes a lot to industry," but he adds that &q…
Would 'Deviant' Sex Robots Violate Asimov's Law of Robotics?
Like it or not, sex robots are already here, and someday they might hurt you, if you ask nicely. As they cater to an ever-increasing range of tastes, some folk…