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What is Amazon's responsibility over its facial recognition tech?
"Perhaps, or perhaps not, said Woodrow Hartzog, who teaches law and computer science at Northeastern University. "The idea that this is simply neutral…
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Data Shows Broad Parts Of Miami Don't Have Parking Payment Options, Can Only Pay With PayByPhone App
"“It’s not just about the one time you park, it’s about every time you park,” said Jen King, the Director of Consumer Privacy at Stanford Law School’s Cent…
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Comments on DOJ's "Cyber-Digital Task Force" Report
Earlier this month, the Department of Justice’s “Cyber-Digital Task Force” released a report “assess[ing] the Department’s work in the cyber area.” The report,…
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The Cybersecurity 202: Justice Department to mount another encryption push despite setbacks
"The encryption push may be harder now that the public knows about law enforcement's errors. “DOJ has had years to 'collect accurate metrics' o…
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How Bots Could Hack Your Health
"But such efforts could face significant legal and enforcement hurdles, primarily regarding free speech restrictions, says Ryan Calo, an associate professo…
Deep Fakes: A Looming Challenge for Privacy, Democracy, and National Security
Robert Chesney University of Texas School of Law Danielle Keats Citron University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law; Yale University - Yale Infor…
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Uber fills 'critical' role of chief privacy officer
"But Albert Gidari, consulting director of privacy at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, said it's not unusual to see a tech company without…
Europe has just hit Google with a record $5 billion fine. Expect fireworks.
The European Commission, which administers antitrust policy in the European Union, has just hit Google with a record fine of 4.34 billion euros ($5 billion U.S.…
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Lawmakers Don't Grasp the Sacred Tech Law They Want to Gut
"Nowhere in the statute does it say that tech companies are prohibited from making editorial decisions if they want Section 230 protections. Quite the oppo…
Techdirt Podcast Episode 174: How Private Agreements Recreated SOPA
One of the most dangerous aspects of SOPA and other copyright proposals is the idea of moving enforcement and liability further down the stack of technology tha…
The Inconsequential Choice-Of-Law Question Posed By Jesner V. Arab Bank
Abstract In Jesner v. Arab Bank, the United States (U.S.) Supreme Court has taken up the question of whether victims of human rights abuses can sue corporation…
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Bots of the Internet, Reveal Yourselves!
"Mr. Calo cited as an example a driverless car law passed by Nevada in 2012, which met with protest from luxury carmakers. They were miffed that the techno…