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The Ick of AI That Impersonates Humans
"It isn't just our interactions with other humans that could be affected. “I worry a lot about how we’re building this world that’s supposed to be for…
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Stop Saying Privacy Is Dead
Co-authored by Evan Selinger and Woodrow Hartzog Privacy protections are at risk yet again. The Five Eyes security alliance, which spans the governments of the…
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To Disclose or Not to Disclose: Google+ Breach Raises The Question
"“The lack of potential for harm certainly is a factor in a decision not to disclose,” said Albert Gidari, the consulting director of privacy at the Stanfo…
Riana Pfefferkorn: How are the boundaries of digital privacy shifting?
Riana Pfefferkorn is a digital security expert and Cryptography Fellow at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society. She says that we are living in the “Gold…
DOJ Lawsuit Against California Raises Legal Questions Over Net Neutrality
The U.S. Justice Department has sued California over its net neutrality law. California Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed the measure, which was in response to…
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Body camera maker will let cops live-stream their encounters
"Harlan Yu, the executive director of Upturn, a Washington nonprofit consultancy that has studied body cameras, says that live-streaming could erode commun…
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Banks shooting pulls MPD into national fray over reliability, proper use of bodycams
"Are officers deliberately neglecting their cameras – even shutting them off – to undermine the transparency promised by expensive investments in body came…
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Google Plus to close after bug leaks personal information
"“Every data mishap strengthens the bipartisan case for Congress to take action on data protection,” said Jonathan Mayer, an assistant professor at Princet…
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Would a BDSM Sex Robot Violate Asimov's First Law of Robotics?
"Ryan Calo Associate Professor, Law, University of Washington, and faculty co-director of the University of Washington Tech Policy Lab As far as I know,…
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You Can Now Read Mark Judge’s Book Without Paying Almost $2,000. But Is the Online Copy Legal?
"However, Judge’s book likely falls under fair use, says Annemarie Bridy, professor of law at the University of Idaho. For one, Judge’s book is out of prin…
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Experts say USMCA frees Canadian data — with unknown risks
"“I think, realistically, if you’re looking at superpower intelligence agencies, they would be able to access the data regardless of whether it’s stored in…
China is reportedly hacking computer motherboards. The economic fallout could be huge.
Bloomberg has just published an explosive article claiming that a secret unit in the Chinese military has compromised the motherboards (the systems of chips and…