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MIND THE GAP – But not our pay gap
"This issue over robots replacing traditional occupations has been discussed amongst academics since the dawn of artificial intelligence, and will unlikely…
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Taking Trust Seriously in Privacy Law
Neil M. Richards Washington University in Saint Louis - School of Law Woodrow Hartzog Samford University - Cumberland School of Law; Stanford Law School Cent…
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‘Gone Girl’ Suspect Confesses to Reporter—As FBI Listens In
"“I think it’s a good motion,” says Jennifer Granick, director of civil liberties at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society. “The officers manipulate…
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Ashley Madison Hack Creates Ethical Conundrum For Researchers
"Jennifer Granick, a law professor at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, said that the legal questions around the hack are still murky, but a fe…
The Difficulty With Metaphors and the Fourth Amendment
The Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution seems straightforward on its face: At its core, it tells us that our “persons, houses, papers, and effects” are to b…
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As self-driving cars come to more states, regulators take a back seat
"“Automated vehicles are probably legal,” said Bryant Walker Smith, a University of South Carolina law professor whose research helped advance that interpr…
From Internet Connected Drink Mixer To Any Remote Configuration On The Internet: August's Stupid Patent Of The Month
Imagine if the inventor of the Segway claimed to own "any thing that moves in response to human commands." Or if the inventor of the telegraph applied…
IEEE Driverless Car Roundtable
Hear about the current state of the driverless vehicle industry from experts including IEEE Member Jeffrey Miller, IEEE Fellow Wei-Bin Zhang, Bernard Soriano, a…
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New law permits North Dakota cop drones to fire beanbag rounds from the sky
""It really takes a very subtle situational awareness to understand when it's ok to use less-than-lethal,"Ryan Calo, a law professor and dron…
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Researcher catches AT&T injecting ads on free airport Wi-Fi hotspot
"When computer scientist Jonathan Mayer was in Washington Dulles International Airport last week, he logged onto an AT&T Wi-Fi hotspot and soon noticed…
Meanwhile in the Future: Everybody Has a Personal Drone Now
There are a million ways people might use drones in the future, from deliveries and police work to journalism. But in this episode, we’re going to talk about co…
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AT&T Injecting Ads Into Its Wi-Fi Hotspot Data Streams
"AT&T appears to be the latest company to use its perceived power over the conduit to manipulate the message. Stanford computer science and legal lectu…