Surveillance forces journalists to think and act like spies
Once upon a time, a journalist never gave up a confidential source. When someone comes forward, anonymously, to inform the public, it's better to risk time…
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Even hackers are concerned Obama's and Clinton's emails remain vulnerable
"“This breach related to the lowest-level unclassified email,” said Jonathan Mayer, a graduate fellow in computer science at Stanford University. “But that…
Not ‘digital exhaust;’ rather ‘digital fossils’
Recently a member of Congress got into some pretty serious hot water over allegations he accepted numerous unethical, and perhaps illegal, favors including flig…
Two continents, two courts, two approaches to privacy
At 3:20 a.m. on August 24, 2014, the strongest earthquake in a quarter-centuryrocked the San Francisco Bay Area, causing damage widely estimated at between $300…
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Mostly Status Quo Under New Test for Patent Particularity
""In practice it doesn't seem to have been a revolutionary decision," said EFF staff attorney Daniel Nazer, who penned the organization's…
The right to life and the Martens Clause
Patrick Lin made interesting observations on the ethical notion of human dignity in the context of LAWS. Even if LAWS could act in accordance with IHL, taking o…
The debate over US drones opens
(Spanish TV) Robotics can create weapons they think for themselves and can attack military targets without human supervision.UN prepares an international treaty…
Episode 58: Obscurity Settings
Featuring guest CIS Affiliate Scholar Woodrow Hartzog. What kind of privacy do we want to have? What makes others’ knowledge about us turn from everyday accept…
What’s new in the U.S. cyber strategy
The Department of Defense has just issued a new cyber strategy, which perhaps provides the best public presentation of how the United States thinks about cybers…
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New Pentagon cyber strategy to discuss nation's offensive capabilities
"“This is a declaration that we're going to view offensive cyber capabilities as a major tool in our arsenal,” said Richard Forno, the director of the…
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Self-Driving Cars, Future Technology Explored at 2015 SAE Conference
""In the show, it's 2060," said Bryant Walker Smith, an assistant professor in the School of Law and the School of Engineering at the Univers…
The new German spying scandal is a big deal
German media organizations, such as Der Spiegel and Die Zeit, are reporting on Thursday on a spying scandal that threatens to create new controversy over the NS…