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'Give Us Your Passwords'
"“While the reasonable-suspicion standard for a border search is pretty low, it would at least preclude a blanket rule that every traveler disclose their p…
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Right to Be Forgotten: Much Ado About Nothing
In the information society, the role of private sector entities in gathering information for and about users has long been a most critical issue. Therefore, int…
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Stanford Radio on SiriusXM features ‘living room conversations’ with faculty
"In a pilot venture with SiriusXM Satellite Radio, Stanford is launching two talk programs hosted by faculty members: The Future of Everything, focused on…
Georgia and Virginia legislation for automated driving and delivery robots
How Governments Can Promote Automated Driving recommended that governments conduct “legal audits” to “identify and analyze every statute and regulation that cou…
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Legislative Shout Outs to Georgia and Virginia
How Governments Can Promote Automated Driving recommended that governments conduct "legal audits" to "identify and analyze every statute and regu…
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Internet & Jurisdiction's January in Retrospect: fake news in the EU, “toxic” content in Vietnam, and other cases
The January 2017 edition of Retrospect is now available.Retrospect is the flagship, open-access publication of the Internet & Jurisdiction policy network, d…
American Spies - Modern Surveillance, Why You Should Care, And What to Do About It
US intelligence agencies - the eponymous American spies - are exceedingly aggressive, pushing and sometimes bursting through the technological, legal and politi…
Reforming Intermediary Liability in the Platform Economy: A European Digital Single Market Strategy
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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Got a Self-Driving Car? Soon, No License Will Be Required
"“If there is no driver, there is no need for a driving license, just as the passenger in a taxi needs no license to get a ride,” Bryant Walker Smith, assi…
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Email Privacy Act has another run at becoming law
"As the ACLU argues in a letter, the existing law essentially violates the fourth amendment, protecting citizens against unreasonable search and seizure. R…
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U.S. House Passes Bill Requiring Warrants to Search Old Emails
"Richard Salgado, director of law enforcement and information security at Google (GOOG, +0.47%), said in a statement the measure would "fix a constitu…
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Uber hires NASA veteran to work on flying autonomous cars
""These tech companies are determined to make self-driving cars seem boring by comparison!" said Bryant Walker Smith, associate professor at the…