Eavesdropping on Flynn was the legal, obvious intelligence move
Does the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence understand intelligence gathering? After all, that committee is charged with oversight over the Unite…
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Regulate That Hairbrush? Cyberlaw Experts Say Maybe
"“Seriously, a hairbrush? Do we really need that to be connected to the internet?” LeBlanc asked. Danielle Citron, a nationally known online safety and pri…
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Congress Could Make Self-Driving Cars Happen—or Ruin Everything
"“I’d be wary of dramatic proposals that could create more problems than they solve,” says Bryant Walker Smith, an expert on autonomous vehicles at the Uni…
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What could happen if you refuse to unlock your phone at the US border?
"One of House’s lawyers, Catherine Crump, who was then an attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union and now teaches law at the University of Californi…
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Amazon and Google Consider Turning Amazon and Google Consider Turning Smart Speakers Into Home Phones
"“We’re headed to a world of embedded sensors in everything, that measure everything, that see everything, that hear everything,” says Albert Gidari, direc…
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What Happens When the Computer That Keeps You Alive Can Also Put You In Jail?
"Ryan Calo, a law professor at the University of Washington who focuses on emerging technologies, said that evidence from devices like pacemakers shouldn’t…
Celebrating Hackentine's Day
The House recently passed legislation that would update the Stored Communications Act, a measure that dictates how law enforcement can gain access to electronic…
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Government Hacking
Encryption helps human rights workers, activists, journalists, financial institutions, innovative businesses, and governments protect the confidentiality, integ…
Resisting the Resistance: Resisting Copyright and Promoting Alternatives
This article discusses the resistance to the Digital Revolution and the emergence of a social movement “resisting the resistance.” Mass empowerment has politica…
Trump’s Muslim Ban & the Propaganda Value of Violence Against Women
There has been much well-deserved criticism of President Trump’s Executive Order imposing a Muslim Ban on entry into the United States and the chaotic and non-d…
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Otto’s California Truck Testing May Depend on Whether Drivers Keep a Foot on the Accelerator or Not
"“That discrepancy demands explanation,” says Bryant Walker Smith, a professor at the University of South Carolina and expert on autonomous-vehicle laws. “…
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Civil Rights Groups, Funded by Telecoms, Back Donald Trump’s Plan to Kill Net Neutrality
"“The Congress that tried to destroy net neutrality once would only weaken it with legislation that fails to adequately protect those it is meant to serve,…