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Bill would slap steep fines on self-driving cars without permits
"“The bill itself is a reasonable step to reinforce existing law,” said Bryant Walker Smith, a law professor at the University of South Carolina and expert…
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National cybersecurity expert weighs in on Russia hacking hearings
"National expert Dr. Richard Forno, who is the assistant director of the University of Maryland Baltimore County's cybersecurity program, tells NewsCha…
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Should Government Agencies Know Precisely Where You Get Picked Up and Dropped Off?
I submitted comments this week to the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission as the Director of Privacy at the Center for Internet and Society (CIS). The e…
Follow Buddies and Block Buddies: A Simple Proposal to Improve Civility, Control, and Privacy on Twitter
The 2016 election has put squarely on the public agenda a series of questions related to the norms of social media, everything from the proliferation of fake ne…
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Google Publishes 8 Secrets from FBI Requests
"“In our continued effort to increase transparency around government demands for user data, today we begin to make available to the public the National Sec…
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Give your car a conscience: Why driverless cars need morals
"“We’re talking about self-driving cars, up to two tonnes of steel and machine that could crash into homes and people,” says ethicist Patrick Lin of Califo…
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Four Questions For: Ryan Calo
"How do you draw the line between prosecuting a robot that does harm and its creator? Who bears the burden of the crime or wrongdoing? I recently got the…
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Trump's 'throw-up-your-hands' approach to cybersecurity worries experts
""The idea that you just sort of throw up your hands and say, 'nothing can ever be secure so why try,'—that's a really dangerous posture a…
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Amazon Echo search warrant could spur new prosecution methods, expert says
"yan Calo, a professor at the UW School of Law who specializes in privacy, robotics and cyberlaw issues, says the Bentonville Police Department’s fishing e…
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Lane Powell Honors the Past While Preparing for the Future of Technology Policy
"“It could be used to help people with disabilities, providing information about the world that their senses can’t access,” explains Ryan. “The fact that I…
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CES 2017: Chrysler joins the autonomous vehicle parade
"But while the car has an impressive look, it's hard to say what it will really be capable of. Bryant Walker Smith, leading expert on the legal aspects…
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Can a Driverless Shuttle Reduce Car Use on Campus?
"“These limited environments are ideal for early experimentation and demonstration, in part because the challenges are simpler and the risk of harm is lowe…