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The Sheer Difficulty of Defining What a Robot Is
"Many different existing legal regimes will be able to competently address problems posed by robots without having to settle on a standard definition,” Woo…
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ICRAC second statement on Overarching Issues, 2015 CCW Expert Meeting
On Thursday April 16, ICRAC’s Dr. Peter Asaro delivered the following statement to the informal meeting of experts at the United Nations in Geneva. Thank you M…
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Why some people believe Mark Zuckerberg's plan to bring cheap internet to the world is majorly flawed
"The Hindustan Times' Nikhil Pahwa wrote a scathing response to Zuckerberg’s editorial on Thursday. He cited Stanford Law School professor Barbara van…
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Dear Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook is not, and should not be the internet
""I think zero-rating is the next big threat to innovation and free speech online," says Barbara van Schewick, a professor at Stanford Law School…
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Technologists oppose CISA/information sharing bills
Today we sent a letter to lawmakers expressing security experts' opposition to the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) as well as two other pending…
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If a robot kills someone, who is to blame?
"“There is a question to be asked here about whether allowing machines to kill people diminishes the value of human life for everybody, even if you are not…
Trade Promotion Authority, the Trans Pacific Partnership, and Secrecy
The New York Times reported this afternoon that a Congressional agreement has been reached on so-called “fast track” authority for the Trans Pacific Partnership…
Why you have the right to obscurity
Co-authored with Evan Selinger. Some people argue that the Digital Age has eviscerated obscurity. They say shifts in the technological and economic landscapes…
Drones, The Weaponized Web And A Look Inside The Bush White House
On this week’s FAST FORWARD, FOX Business Network’s Jo Ling Kent looks at how China may be weaponizing foreign web traffic. Also, are we taking steps closer to…
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After GamerGate, Congress Is Grappling With Online Abuse
"Danielle Citron, a professor at the University of Maryland School of Law and author of Hate Crimes in Cyberspace, told BuzzFeed News that while the norm-c…
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Conference explores regulating robots in the near future
"Ryan Calo, assistant professor of law at the UW School of Law, is clear about the significance of We Robot, an annual conference on robotics law and polic…
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Network Neutrality Toolkit
"Of course, what must be noted here is that absolute network neutrality is not a beneficial concept either. A certain level of discrimination is necessary…