Two Reasons Why Extreme Social Surveillance Doesn't Replace Privacy
More than a few people maintain that if we all knew everything about each other, the world would be a better place. The total transparency argument takes many f…
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“Hate Crimes in Cyberspace” author: “Everyone is at risk, from powerful celebrities to ordinary people”
For years women have been coming forward with stories about online harassment that clearly shows the real-world effects of virtual harassment that is often casu…
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Here’s How Celebs Can Get Their Nude Selfies Taken Down
"Such a move could be a “smart strategy,” said Danielle Citron, a professor of law at the University of Maryland who’s working on a book about online hate…
Techno Sapiens: The Automate Everything Edition
Cross-posted from Slate. Welcome to Techno Sapiens, a biweekly series of six podcasts hosted by Future Tense fellows Christine Rosen, senior editor of the New…
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Google Drones Could Be Coming to Doorsteps
"Ryan Calo, a law professor at the University of Washington who studied in the robotics field, offered this on the probability of the company’s long term g…
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Inside Google's Secret Drone-Delivery Program
A zipping comes across the sky.A man named Neil Parfitt is standing in a field on a cattle ranch outside Warwick, Australia. A white vehicle appears above the t…
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Hacked? Customers are often last to know
Rumors of a data breach at a major New York bank started circulating more than a week ago in cyber-security circles. So for insiders, news that JPMorgan Chase h…
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Google Is Testing Delivery Drone System
The latest endeavor to emerge from Google Inc. 's advanced-research lab is flying into a field buzzing with competitors.Google X said Thursday it is develop…
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FISC OKs Section 215 Investigations of Americans, Despite First Amendment
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court declassified an opinion today which, although highly redacted, illuminates the way at least one Judge is interpretin…
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FISC OKs Section 215 Investigations of Americans, Despite First Amendment
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court declassified an opinion today which, although highly redacted, illuminates the way at least one Judge is interpretin…
We Must Secure America’s Cell Networks—From Criminals and Cops
This month, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler revealed, in response to a letter from Congressman Alan Grayson, that his agency is assembling a task force “to combat the…
Nixing Net Neutrality Would Produce More Healthcare.govs
Cross-posted from Slate. Last week, the White House hired a head of the U.S. Digital Services to get the whole government to adopt technology processes like th…