A Horse of a Different Color
Cross-posted from Slate. In the early days of dot-com, the law found the Internet unsettling. That a buyer in one location could access the website of a seller…
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The Future of Anonymity on the Internet Is Facebook Rooms
"“I think there’s definitely a pendulum swing, where we move and experiment with anonymity,” says Citron. “There’s certainly a destructive side to anonymit…
Want the best price online? Good luck with that.
""One of the problems with the capability of a company to personalize the terms on which is offers you services and the price is this information asym…
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EFF: Bitcoin snooping scheme puts bosses' freedoms at risk - See more at: http://www.managers.org.uk/insights/news/2014/october/eff-bitcoin-snooping-scheme-puts-bosses-freedoms-at-risk#sthash.9mhnDk1t.dpuf
"EFF Special Counsel Marcia Hofmann said: “The courts have long recognised that code is speech protected by the First Amendment. At their core, digital cur…
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This Military Robotics Company Vows To Never Make A Killer Robot
"Peter Asaro, vice-chair of the International Committee for Robot Arms Control, notes that companies like Google are thinking about the issue of ethics for…
Prof. David Golumbia - Hearsay Culture Show #222 - 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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Bitcoin may be volatile but has value beyond price point
""At their core, digital currency protocols are code," said EFF special counsel Marcia Hofmann in a statement Tuesday. "Attempts to regulate…
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Online Harassment Prevalent, Often by Strangers, Pew Study Finds
"“The gaming piece is not a surprise at all,” said Danielle Citron, a law professor at the University of Maryland and author of “Hate Crimes in Cyberspace.…
Should Police Be Able To Keep Their Devices Secret?
"KASTE: Stephanie Pell has been researching this at the Army Cyber Institute at West Point, though her views here are not necessarily those of the Army. A…
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Obama Talks Up Net Neutrality, But Could Do More to Defend It
""I think Obama has to say 'Title II' or otherwise he's avoiding the key question," said Marvin Ammori, a consultant for tech compani…
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Q&A: Law Professor Ryan Calo, Part Two
Read the full Q&A with Affiliate Scholar Ryan Calo at Technocrat. Ryan Calo is an assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Law and has…
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Free as in Open Access and Wikipedia
Cross-posted from EFF. Between October 20 and 26, EFF is celebrating Open Access Week alongside dozens of organizations from around the world. This is a week t…