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Net Neutrality -- Privacy Silver Bullet, or Can of Worms?
When FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced last week that he would eliminate the "fair play" rules known as Net neutrality, he took a step that some economi…
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These are the conservative legal groups behind the Masterpiece Cakeshop case
The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, in which baker Jack Phillips is arguing that his dee…
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The rise of smart machines puts spotlight on 'robot rights'
"Maybe that makes sense from the perspective of pure logic. But Ryan Calo, an expert in robotics and cyber law at the University of Washington in Seattle,…
The Irish border has crashed Brexit negotiations. Here’s what you need to know.
A couple of hours ago, the Financial Times top headline announced that “Britain and Ireland agree Brexit to border deal.” Now there’s a rather different headlin…
FCC Wants to Kill Net Neutrality. Congress Will Pay the Price
FCC Chair Ajit Pai’s plan to repeal net neutrality provisions and reclassify broadband providers from “common carriers” to “information services” is an unpreced…
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Uber’s Data Breach: Can the Company Course-correct?
"“The reputational issues … really matter when a consumer is faced with trusting a machine with her safety and getting from point A to Point B without fear…
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Microsoft touts rural broadband plan at governors' meeting in Phoenix
""We're launching a series of pilot projects in states around the country over the course of five years," said Ryan Harkins, director of stat…
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The Practical Impact of Carpenter v. United States
An enormous amount of attention has been paid to the oral argument before the Supreme Court in Carpenter v. United States. The transcript provides tantalizing t…
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How the end of net neutrality could affect online marketing
"The impact on digital marketing from the elimination of net neutrality will be “profound.” That’s according to Ryan Singel, a fellow at Stanford Law Scho…
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As fears cloud net neutrality debate, is common ground being overlooked?
"“There is substantial confusion in public debates about this issue,” says Brett Frischmann, professor of law, business, and economics at Villanova Univers…
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The Copyright Mavericks
"Townsend-Gard dreams of a world where librarians and researchers and students don’t have to waste time on copyright determinations. “I really believe that…
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Why Police Body Cams Aren’t What They Seem to Be
"Few people have looked at these issues as closely as Harlan Yu at Upturn, a nonprofit based in Washington DC, who studies technology’s impact on civil rig…