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Activists give Boston’s body camera pilot program a mixed review
"Harlan Yu, a principal at Upturn, lauded Boston police for prohibiting use of facial recognition technology that would let officers take an image and use…
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Memphis Police Department’s body camera policy receives low scores from national group
"“No department received a green light on this criteria,” said Harlan Yu, a principal at Upturn, who worked on the score card with the Leadership Conferenc…
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Police body cam policies in San Jose and Oakland are flawed, report says
""Body-worn cameras carry this promise of police accountability," said Harlan Yu, a principal at Upturn, a technology consulting company, and one…
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Arizona police agencies get low marks for body camera policies
"“They got six red and two yellows and no greens, so I think hopefully this scorecard helps community advocates in Phoenix identify areas where the departm…
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Chicago Police body camera policies score high
"Harlan Yu, a principal at Upturn, said the discussion of when an officer should turn on a body camera is extremely important after O’Neal’s death. “Looki…
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How vulnerable to hacking is the US election cyber infrastructure?
This article was originally published on The Conversation under a CC Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) license. Read the original arti…
Opinion: How to make democracy harder to hack
With the alleged Russian government hack of the Democratic National Convention email servers, and further leaks expected over the coming months that could influ…
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Feminist Jessica Valenti Quits Social Media After Rape Threat Against 5-Year-Old Daughter
"Danielle Citron, a law professor at the University of Maryland and author of Hate Crimes in Cyberspace who has spent several years interviewing Valenti ab…
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July is a hot month for zero rating
"The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) concluded a consultation on its guidelines for net neutrality on 18 July. As I desc…
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Future Safety of Autonomous Vehicles Highlighted at Conference
"Autonomous vehicles’ rollout face tough value judgements that compare to rushing a drug to market before its dangers are fully known, said Patrick Lin, Ca…
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Tesla's Master Plan 2.0: AI experts, auto insiders, and Tesla customers weigh in
"Bryant Walker Smith, professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law and School of Engineering, is one of the leading thinkers in the autonomo…
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Police robots: Departments lack rules on whether they can kill
"Ryan Calo, who teaches robotics law at the University of Washington, agreed. "Robots raise special concerns in society," Calo said, pointing to…