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Tracking NHTSA's "Driverless Vehicle" Rule
March 30, 2020: NHTSA proposes changing certain federal motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS) for certain automated vehicles. January 8, 2021: Elaine Chao an…
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Empirical Evidence of Over-Removal by Internet Companies Under Intermediary Liability Laws: An Updated List
NOTE: This is an expanded version of an older post. I’ve added seven additional studies since the original version, most recently with the help of Max Levy. Th…
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Trump left a ‘massive’ traffic-safety mess for Biden. Item one: Tesla’s self-driving claims
”Inactive,” is how Carla Bailo, president of the Center for Automotive Research, summed up NHTSA’s four previous years. “Dormant,” said Jason Levine, executive…
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Gearing up: Automated driving technology experts offer advice, anticipation for future
Automation generally will touch every aspect of the law, according to University of South Carolina law professor and automated driving expert Bryant Walker Smit…
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One Law, Six Hurdles: Congress's First Attempt to Regulate Speech Amplification in PADAA
In a previous post, I outlined six constitutional concerns that frequently arise when regulating platforms and online speech. These are not reasons why legislat…
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Challenging cybersecurity as the reason to oppose the consumer Right to Repair
The so-called 'Right to Repair' is a consumer grassroots initiative that seeks to allow technology users and consumers the ability to repair, modify, or…
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What Happens When You Click ‘Agree’?
“We have become so beaten down by this that we just accept it,” said Woodrow Hartzog, a Northeastern University law professor. “The idea that anyone should be e…
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Six Constitutional Hurdles for Platform Speech Regulation
Laws regulating platforms can also regulate their users. Some laws may protect users, as privacy laws often do. Others, including many well-intentioned regulati…
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Six Constitutional Hurdles for Platform Speech Regulation
Laws regulating platforms can also regulate their users. Some laws may protect users, as privacy laws often do. Others, including many well-intentioned regulati…
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“Tool Without A Handle: Spirituality, Virtue, and Technology Ethics - Part 2”
This post visits some additional concepts of virtue found in Christian teaching supplementing concepts from other traditions such as Aristotle (natural law trad…
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Banning Trump from Twitter and Facebook isn’t nearly enough
Social media finally pulled the plug on Donald Trump. Days after Trump incited a riot at the U.S. Capitol, Twitter permanently banned the president from its pla…
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When You Hack Phones on the Fly, but Won’t Confirm or Deny, That’s a Glomar!
In late December, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), challenging the FBI’s “Glomar” re…