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A chat with Black Hat's unconventional keynote speaker
"The most interesting thing about Black Hat 2015 keynote speaker Jennifer Granick isn't her gender -- though she appears against a backdrop of historic…
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Carriers should stop attacking the Open Internet Order
"“‘Slow lanes’ spell doom for innovation,” confirms Stanford professor and net neutrality expert Barbara van Schewick. “If established companies can pay so…
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Peter Asaro Vs. the Killer Robots
"When he was in fourth grade, Peter Asaro ’94 got the assignment of making a Valentine’s Day mailbox. But unlike most 9-year-olds, he didn’t dig around his…
Open Letter to the Sponsors of the Revised Defend Trade Secrets Act
VIA EMAIL TO THE SPONSORS OF THE DEFEND TRADE SECRETS ACT An open letter to the sponsors of the revised Defend Trade Secrets Act: We write to express our cont…
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Hitchbot ‘murder’ has researchers worrying about robot cruelty
"“Maybe these Canadians have a claim for more damages than just the physical robot because of the likelihood of sentimental attachment,” Calo told me over…
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Military Robots: Armed, but How Dangerous?
"“We’re pushing new frontiers in artificial intelligence,” says Patrick Lin, a professor of philosophy at California Polytechnic State University. “And a l…
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July 2015 in Retrospect: Intermediary Liability News and More from the Internet and Jurisdiction Project
July 2015 in Retrospect is available here: http://www.internetjurisdiction.net/observatory/retrospect/2015-july/ Retrospect is the monthly newsletter of the I…
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Confidentiality Creep and the Death Penalty
Today, North Carolina’s Governor Pat McCrory has a bill on his desk that would make it impossible for the public to find out what entities are supplying the che…
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City faced cyberattacks amid chaos and unrest on the streets
"Richard Forno, who teaches cybersecurity at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, said local governments need be prepared for online attacks. &quo…
Prof. Jacqueline Lipton - Hearsay Culture Show #243 - KZSU-FM
A talk show on KZSU-FM, Stanford, 90.1 FM, hosted by CIS Affiliate Scholar David S. Levine. The show includes guests and focuses on the intersection of technolo…
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Why the Argument Against a Ban on Autonomous Killer Robots Falls Flat
"“Sometimes, you can’t separate the technology from its use, and this can make a technology unethical,” he told io9. “For instance, nukes are inherently in…
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How to Help Self-Driving Cars Make Ethical Decisions
"Others believe the situation is a little more complicated. For example, Bryant Walker-Smith, an assistant professor at the University of South Carolina wh…