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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
"“The fact that we’re even having this conversation is very disturbing,” said Geoffrey King, when I phoned him for a comment. King is a constitutional lawy…
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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…
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Uber's new driverless fleet in San Francisco swiftly declared 'illegal' by California DMV
""I wonder how this particular step fits into Uber's long game," said Bryant Walker Smith, associate professor at the University of South Car…
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California DMV Calls Uber’s Autonomous Autos ‘Illegal’
"Bryant Walker Smith, a University of South Carolina assistant professor of law and expert on autonomous car law, said Uber may have a plausible argument a…
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FCC Chair Tom Wheeler to Resign, Leaving 'Remarkable Legacy'
""During his tenure, despite industry roots, Wheeler proved to be a leader who heeded democracy's call," said Malkia Cyril, executive directo…