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Charlottesville is reshaping the fight against online hate
"At the same time, many anti-racism groups see free speech arguments as a distraction. The Oakland-based Center for Media Justice applauded GoDaddy’s decis…
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Did the Department of Justice Request Detailed Information About All Visitors to an Anti-Trump Website?
"Albert Gidari, Director of Privacy for the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School, told us he agrees with the EFF’s argument: Asking for…
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Should web-hosting companies restrict who's on their platforms?
""Legally, they don't have any responsibility around this, unless it's a federal crime [such as child pornography] or intellectual property,&q…
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More U.S. companies push back on foreign must-store-data-here rule
"“Part of what made the Internet always great and the reason why it’s blossomed is because it was always decentralized and not subject to heavy-handed regu…
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What Does the New CDA-Buster Legislation Actually Say?
Alarm bells are sounding around the Internet about proposed changes to one of the US’s core Intermediary Liability laws, Communications Decency Act Section 230…
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The Crypto-Circus comes to town -- again
As part of it's 50th anniversary celebrations, the Australian university where I did graduate work recently interviewed me on a range of cybersecurity topic…
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‘Smart Cities’ of the Future Will Require More than Big Data
"Embedding sensors into public infrastructure without centralizing and securing the data doesn’t make a city smart or sensible. If anything, it creates mor…
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Hacking in Hollywood: Why the Industry Needs to Shore Up Security
"When it comes to fighting cyber crimes in Hollywood, it’s a case of pay now or pay later. Matwyshyn said the entertainment industry is a prime target for…
California Court of Appeal Overturns Dangerous Right of Publicity Ruling
Almost all posts on social media include depictions of real people. And most social media websites include advertising. Does this combination mean that nearly e…
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Can Government Keep Up with Artificial Intelligence?
"“There is no possible way to have some omnibus AI law,” says Ryan Calo, a professor of law and co-director of the Tech Policy Lab at the University of Was…
North Korea just called Trump’s bluff. So what happens now?
Yesterday, President Trump took a break from his 17-day vacation to threaten North Korea. His words: North Korea best not make any more threats to the United S…
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These smart cities in Italy put Silicon Valley to shame
"Al Gidari, director of privacy at Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society, says cities need to work through such issues before starting…