Why it's dangerous to outsource our critical thinking to computers
The lack of transparency around the processes of Google’s search engine has been a preoccupation among scholars since the company began. Long before Google expa…
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Michigan Just Embraced the Driverless Future
"“As near as I can tell from the language and the context, what’s going on is a specific effort to implement a specific regime for a specific company,” say…
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Michigan lets autonomous cars on roads without human driver
"But Bryant Walker Smith, a law professor at the University of South Carolina who tracks the technology, says Florida has almost no restrictions. Other sta…
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Michigan gets forward-thinking self-driving laws
"Bryant Walker Smith, a University of South Carolina law professor who closely follows the legal issues tied to self-driving technology, said that particul…
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Michigan Just Passed the Most Permissive Self-Driving Car Laws in the Country
"Still, there are some questions about the clarity of the language in SB 995 and , according to Bryant Walker Smith, assistant professor of law and enginee…
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You Should Be Able to Use Tesla's Self-Driving Mode to Make Money
"Bryant Walker Smith, assistant professor of law at the University of South Carolina, and a specialist in the emerging legal frameworks for autonomous vehi…
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The political fight behind Facebook and Google’s new terrorist content database
"“[The database] is definitely responsive to what’s going on in Europe,” says Danielle Citron, a law professor at the University of Maryland, who specializ…
The Intersection of Technology, Oversight, and Legitimacy in 21st Century Policing
After another year of protests and unrest across the country, criminal justice reform remains a contentious issue. Some cities have experienced an increase in h…
The Economic Incentives for International Cybersecurity Coordination
On Friday, the President’s Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity published its final report, making 16 recommendations and identifying 53 action items…
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CEIPI Opinion on a EU Proposal for a Neighboring Right for Press Publishers Online
At CEIPI, I have co-authored with Christophe Geiger and Oleksandr Bulayenko a position paper discussing the proposed introduction in EU law of neighboring right…
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Instagram is the latest social media firm to tweak its app in an attempt to prevent harassment
"Danielle Citron, professor of law at the University of Maryland, welcomes the changes because she said they give users more control over the content with…
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What Elaine Chao as Transportation secretary could mean for commercial drone use
"Ryan Calo, an assistant professor of law at the University of Washington who specializes in robotics law and policy, said fewer regulations could benefit…