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Maschine entmündigt Mensch
"Wer ein solches Verhalten für unmoralisch hält, obwohl das Leben der Nächsten gerettet wird, ist schon mitten in der Diskussion, die in den USA und in Eur…
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Focus on Human Decisions, Not Technological Ethics of Police Robots
The Alberta wildfires. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The meltdown of Fukushima. Robots have been used to address each of these emergencies, and many more. S…
Police Robots Could Reduce the Use of Deadly Force
The use of robots inevitably changes the equation for how police apply "use of force," a term that is broadly defined by the International Association…
Police Robots Need to Be Regulated to Avoid Potential Risks
The robot used by the Dallas police department to kill Micah Johnson — the sniper who fired into a peaceful protest and killed five police officers, injuring ot…
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Tesla's Autopilot Driving Mode Is A Legal Nightmare
"The problem may be that the term autopilot may be just enough to lull drivers into the false sense that the car doesn’t need any user input, and can just…
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The Inventor of the Web Wants Europeans To Rescue Net Neutrality
"Tim Berners-Lee, the man who invented the World Wide Web, has pleaded with EU regulators to sew up the loopholes in the bloc’s new net neutrality rules, w…
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Property owners: Get off my lawn, Pokemon!
"Ryan Calo, a University of Washington law professor, said private property owners may adopt a "Pokemon No Go" policy and bar players from physic…
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Microsoft Wins Major Privacy Victory for Data Held Overseas
"“Microsoft’s victory over the U.S. government is a resounding affirmation of the endurance of privacy in an age marked by constant data transfers in the c…
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Is Tesla’s Fatal Crash a Setback for Self-Driving Technologies?
"“Depending on the specific facts and the particular state’s law, Tesla could conceivably be liable to the family of the Tesla driver for the design and ma…
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With 4 Days Left, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Larry Lessig, And Barbara Van Schewick Beg Europe To Close Net Neutrality Loopholes
"Europe only has a few days left to ensure that its member countries are actually protected by realnet neutrality rules. As we've been discussing, back…
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Berners-Lee: EU Should Ban Zero Rating
"World Wide Web pioneer Sir Tim Berners-Lee has joined with others on an open letter to European regulators and lawmakers warning them they have four days…
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Berners-Lee Urges Citizens to Comment: "Four Days to Save the Open Internet in Europe"
"In an open letter released today, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Professor Barbara van Schewick, and Professor Larry Lessig are urging citizens, lawmakers and regul…