With your tattoos and topknots, who do you think you are?
Ezra Klein and Paul Krugman are having a friendly argument about hipster topknots and tattoos (full disclosure: I played an indirect role in the prehistory of t…
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Robots run new Chinese factory
Robots have been used in factories around the world for decades, often carrying out dangerous or highly repetitive operations. However the city of Dongguan, Chi…
Should the FTC Kill the Password? The Case for Better Authentication
Daniel J. Solove George Washington University Law School Woodrow Hartzog Samford University - Cumberland School of Law; Stanford Law School Center for Intern…
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Robot rights rule!
"An ethicist says that now is the time to ponder the enigmatic questions of cyber law: “Robotic systems accomplish tasks in ways that cannot be anticipated…
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Canadian teen sentenced after "swatting,” "doxxing” across North America
"The Canadian teen’s crimes fit a pattern, said Danielle Citron, a law professor at the University of Maryland and author of the 2014 book, “Hate Crimes in…
Can Americans Resist Surveillance?
Abstract This essay analyzes the ability of everyday Americans to resist and alter the conditions of government surveillance. Americans appear to have several…
Prof. Natasha Schüll - Hearsay Culture Show #242 - 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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Robotic Surgeries Kill People, But Don't Freak Out Yet
"Ryan Calo, an assistant professor of law at the University of Washington Law School and co-director of the school’s Tech Policy Lab, has some ideas about…
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Aibo, but for business, and less adorable: Sony enters the drone market
"Ryan Calo, a law professor at the University of Washington who specializes in issues concerning robotics, noted that Sony's focus on service-focused d…
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The Secret Agents Who Stake Out the Ugliest Corners of the Internet
"“What you’ve done with the POTUS Twitter account is created a one-stop shopping for people who don’t like the president to blow off steam and convey their…
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Facebook’s legal team goes after defunct Yale class project
"Nazer is hoping the case can make big companies at least consider fair use before they send out automated, or near-automated, letters demanding that websi…
A jail for babies: Absurdity and abuse at the American border
The government’s approach at the edge of our nation, our southern border, mirrors the way we think of the edge of our own consciousness: a dark place to hide ou…