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Uber flouts rules with San Francisco self-driving test
"Launching in cities before receiving regulatory approval has been characteristic of Uber's ride-hailing service, said Bryant Walker Smith, a Universit…
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It took three years for Yahoo to tell us about its latest breach. Why does it take so long?
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A design blueprint for privacy
"One outstanding privacy commentator was Prof Woodrow Hartzog of Samford University, Alabama. Prof Hartzog is the Starnes Professor of Law at Cumberland Sc…
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Do You Really Need to Cover Your Computer Webcam?
"Just beware that putting something over your camera lens isn’t a complete solution, according to Marshall Erwin, head of trust and privacy at Mozilla, whi…
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Silicon Valley execs need to grow a conscience on Muslim registry
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Uber vs. the law
Uber is testing its self-proclaimed “self-driving” vehicles on California roads without complying with the testing requirements of California’s automated drivin…
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Tool Without a Handle: "A Dust Cloud of Nonsense"
Tool Without a Handle: “A Dust Cloud of Nonsense” On October 30, 1938, the “Mercury Theater on the Air” broadcast a radio drama adaptation of H.G. Wells’ scie…
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At Halfway Mark, Few Details About Police Body Camera Effort
"Most large and mid-size cities with some form of a body camera program haven't been forthcoming once their programs are underway, said Harlan Yu, a pr…
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Uber Refuses to Stop Self-Driving in SF, Setting Up a Legal Showdown
"Uber has a strong legal argument, even if it doesn’t give a damn about the spirit of the law, says Bryant Walker Smith, an expert on autonomous vehicles a…
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Uber to California regulators: We still won’t seek permit for self-driving cars
"The next step for Uber and state regulators likely will be court, said Bryant Walker Smith, a law professor at the University of South Carolina and schola…
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Who would want access to 1 billion Yahoo accounts?
"If this most recent attack is also state-sponsored, says Albert Gidari, the director of Privacy at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, "it&…
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Uber's self-driving cars put tech's 'move fast, break things' credo to the test
"Uber might have a plausible legal argument, based on the text of the legislation, said Bryant Walker Smith, a law professor at the University of South Car…