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Data Security Is Becoming the Sparkle in Bitcoin
"“There are very good reasons why we have legal and social institutions and economic intermediaries,” said Arvind Narayanan, an assistant professor of comp…
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Driverless cars must learn to take ethical route
“Even if it’s a rare problem, autonomous car manufacturers still need to specify some action [in the event of an unavoidable crash], and the wrong one could lea…
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The Foreign Policy Essay: The South Korean Sentry—A “Killer Robot” to Prevent War
"Given these conflicting reports, we cannot be sure that the SGR-A1 has an autonomous function. But we can confidently say that neither Samsung Techwin nor…
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FCC’s 3-2 vote codifies Net Neutrality concept
With the Net Neutrality regulations essentially giving the FCC the power to arbitrate the Internet’s open playing field, Barbara van Schewick - a Stanford Unive…
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Why Silicon Valley is the new revolving door for Obama staffers
"“This is the first administration that tried to get tech right, and he is still widely loved by the tech community,” said Marvin Ammori, an attorney who r…
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Why FCC's New 'Net Neutrality' Rules Are Likely To Survive Legal, Congressional Challenges
Given the care taken by the FCC to overcome legal hurdles, it does not come as a surprise that Stanford University Law Professor Barbara van Schewick, a 'Ne…
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FCC passes net neutrality rules to promote an open internet
Barbara van Schewick, professor of law at Stanford Law School, said that the decision is one of the “greatest public interest victories in US history” and “prot…
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The future of net neutrality is now a political waiting game
We don't know exactly what the FCC's new net neutrality order will say."We are still waiting to see the details of the order," Barbara van Sch…
Opinion: After high-profile hacks, it's time for a bolder approach to cybersecurity
In the wake of the Sony Pictures hack, the cybersecurity firm FireEye demonstrated that the sort of breach that Sony experienced is not likely preventable with…
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FCC's new net neutrality rules are sure to be challenged
The move should keep the new rules, designed to ensure the uninhibited flow of data online, from being overturned, said Marvin Ammori, an affiliate scholar at S…
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The Net Neutrality Ruling — What Does It Mean for You?
"“Every single part of our economy would have seen less innovation, higher transaction costs, and fewer startups over the years,” says Ammori. “There would…
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White House Proposes Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights
"Many people believe that technology companies have too much access to intimate details of people’s lives and that data collection is rampant, said Ryan Ca…