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Trump's Twitter lockout raises safeguard concerns
"Jennifer Granick, a lawyer with the ACLU’s technology division, said that abuses of power will become unavoidable if companies continue to face pressure t…
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Why Keep a Dog and Bark Yourself? From Intermediary Liability to Responsibility
Since the enactment of the first safe harbours and liability exemptions for online intermediaries, market conditions have radically changed. Originally, interme…
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Making smart machines ethical: Montreal forum seeks to lead conversation on responsible AI
"“We are just at the beginning,” said Dr. Peter Asaro, a philosopher of science, technology, and media at the New School and co-founder of the Internationa…
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Trump Twitter takedown brings more grief for Silicon Valley
"“There’s always been employees who have misused the keys,” said ACLU surveillance and cybersecurity counsel Jennifer Granick. She pointed to the tension a…
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Making smart machines ethical: Montreal forum seeks to lead conversation on responsible AI
""It's hard to say who is responsible. As a casual user you have no idea how these things are built," said Peter Asaro, an assistant professo…
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15 Things We Learned From the Tech Giants at the Senate Hearings
"“Russia Today qualified, really because of algorithms, to participate in an advertising program. There are objective standards around popularity to be abl…
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Russian ads, now publicly released, show sophistication of influence campaign
"Technology lawyer Albert Gidari, director of privacy at the Stanford University Center for Internet and Society, said that in turning over the ads, compan…
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New York just had its deadliest terror attack since 9/11 — that’s “stunning,” says one expert
"Speaking to Mic on Wednesday, Brian Nussbaum, a former intelligence analyst and an assistant professor at the University of Albany, agreed that it is “ver…
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Honk if you're not driving
"As an internationally recognized expert on the law of self-driving vehicles, Bryant Walker Smith is frequently asked to weigh in on legal issues related t…
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How Russian Trolls Used Silicon Valley’s Influence to Create Divisions
"“I am worried that disinformation disrupts democracy,” said Malkia Cyril, founder and executive director of the Center for Media Justice in Oakland. “This…
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A Marketer’s Guide To GDPR
"Either way, if the ePrivacy regs don’t include legitimate interest, “that’s bad news for ad tech companies,” said Omer Tene, VP of research and education…
SESTA and the Teachings of Intermediary Liability
This Stanford Center for Internet and Society White Paper uses proposed US legislation, SESTA, as a starting point for an overview of Intermediary Liability mod…