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10 Horrifying Technologies That Should Never Be Allowed To Exist
"The idea that technology is neutral or amoral is a myth that needs to be dispelled. The designer can imbue ethics into the creation, even if the artifact…
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Why We Need a Federal Robotics Commission
"The idea for a federal robotics commission came out of workshop of a paper that author Ryan Calo (who will, in the interest of full disclosure, be a parti…
Only Title II will ensure fairness among ISPs
Last Wednesday, more than 300,000 people contacted the White House and their representatives in Congress on a day of action calling for a free and open Internet…
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Momentum is building for a net neutrality compromise
"Speaking at an FCC roundtable Tuesday, Stanford University net neutrality scholar Barbara van Schewick said that, under certain conditions, letting Intern…
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Introducing Christopher Sprigman
For the full profile of CIS Affiliate Scholar Christopher Sprigman, visit NYU Law Magazine. One afternoon last October when Christopher Sprigman heard that the…
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The covert cellphone tracking tech the RCMP and CSIS won’t talk about
"“These devices are thus far more covert in operation – indeed effectively invisible – but they can only detect signals of nearby phones when those phones…
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Why the U.S. might just need a Federal Commission on Robots
"Why does the United States needs a new federal commission focused solely on understanding our robot future? The real question is, why don't we? Ryan…
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European Public Libraries Have the Right to Digitize Works in their Collections with Some Limitations
On September 11, 2014, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) decided Technische Universität Darmstadt v Eugen Ulmer KG stating that European libraries may digitiz…
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Can an American be investigated for terrorism merely for expressing support for it? The government isn’t saying.
"“So people who are entirely innocent can be investigated under this statute,” said Jennifer Granick, director of Civil Liberties at the Stanford Center fo…
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Lawyers reaching for in-car data
"Data gathered from vehicle telematics face roadblocks in the courtroom. In such cases, the chain of custody is crucial, said Bryant Walker Smith, who tea…
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Online attacks, real-life consequences
"Widespread collection of personal data online frequently prompts debate about privacy, but there is one group of people that has largely managed to remain…
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When a robot takes the wheel, who's in charge?
"In an email, Lin writes: "If you can see that some accidents are unavoidable, even by robotic cars, then manufacturers need to make some decision in…