Slowing Down the Presses: The Relationship Between Net Neutrality and Local News
The FCC is poised to rescind the Open Internet Order—the set of strong, enforceable net neutrality rules that prohibit internet service providers (ISPs) from in…
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Should Robots Have Rights?
"As robots gain citizenship and potential personhood in parts of the world, it’s appropriate to consider whether they should also have rights. So argues N…
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E-commerce tracking practices raise privacy questions
"Richard Forno, assistant director of the UMBC Center for Cyber Security, noted that researchers have found many companies that use technology like NaviSto…
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The stupidest patents of 2017
"Nazer believes none of these patents should have been granted in the first place, having failed to overcome the basic legal requirements of being both ori…
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The man who could doom net neutrality: Ajit Pai ignores outcry from all sides
"“This is a green light for the broadband industry to figure out how to suck as much money from the internet economy as possible,” said Ryan Singel, media…
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Inside the Opposition to a Net Neutrality Repeal
"“They were so creative and brought something totally different to activism,” said Marvin Ammori, the general counsel for Hyperloop One, a high-speed trans…
Crimmigration-Counterterrorism
Abstract The discriminatory effects that may stem from biometric ID cybersurveillance and other algorithmically-driven screening technologies can be better und…
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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…
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…