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Why Internet freedom may need saving
"From open internet, Jennifer shifts gears to laws around internet security. She says, "There is software in everything, and if we're not allowed…
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DNI and Cyber Command Shed Light on Cyber Threats and Cyber Efforts
Last week, two very interesting documents related to US national cyber security concerns and efforts were released. The first is the testimony of Director of N…
Takedown Senders Must Consider Fair Use, Ninth Circuit Rules
A federal appeals court sided with EFF yesterday on several of the major questions at issue in the long-running Lenz v. Universal copyright case. Lenz—sometimes…
Appeals Court Rules Youtube Video Of Baby Dancing To Prince Was Fair Use
Read or listen to the full interview at NPR. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Daniel Nazer of the Electronic Frontier Foundation about the impact of this rulin…
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Twitter sued for scanning private messages
"University of Washington law professor Ryan Calo says the Twitter lawsuit will not succeed for two reasons: Either the judge will decide an algorithm chan…
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FTC says data and privacy are top security concerns
"Andrea Matwyshyn, professor of Law at Northeastern University and Microsoft Visiting Professor at Princeton’s Center for Information Technology Policy, sa…
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Experts to IoT makers: Bake in security
"As sensors – a common category of IoT devices – become embedded in larger systems, such as cars, liability of the manufacturers looms larger, says Andrea…
This book explains why Jeremy Corbyn now leads Labour. Its author died in 2011.
Jeremy Corbyn’s election as leader of Britain’s Labour Party — despite the opposition of Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and most of Labour’s elite — is a major shock…
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Experts: Consumer protections vital as Internet of Things expand
"Washington policymakers also face a learning curve. Those seeking to protect consumers’ security and privacy when it comes to the Internet of Things must…
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Marvin Ammori, Susan Crawford, Tim Wu
This year, the obscure tech-politics debate over whether and how we pay to use the Internet leaped into the mainstream, attracting the voices of Silicon Valley’…
Facebook's new digital assistant 'M' will need to earn your trust
Facebook’s announcement that it is testing a digital assistant called “M”means that each of the “big five” technology companies is now in the digital assistant…
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Outed Ashley Madison users want to make stolen data legally toxic
"“Are these sites exacerbating an already harmful situation. Yes,” said Woodrow Hartzog, a privacy law expert at Samford University. “But that doesn’t mean…