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The Most Important People Working In Robotics Today
"Laws has to keep up with new technologies, and Ryan Calo has his eye on robot legalities, particularly with respect to policy and ethics. For example, Ca…
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Hands-Free Driving for $10,000
Bryant Walker Smith appears beginning at 1:55. Watch the full segment at NBC Nightly News.…
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What Everyone Gets Wrong in the Debate Over Net Neutrality
"“The question is which kinds of fast lanes are problematic and which kinds are not,” says Marvin Ammori, a lawyer and net neutrality advocate." * D…
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Driverless tech: First comes carriage ... then the law
""Under the existing code, a human user could almost always be considered a 'driver,' " regardless of where that person is, Smith said. &…
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Smile! A Drone Is About to Take Your Picture
"But Ryan Calo, an assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Law, who specializes in robotics and drones, said the accidents that were…
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Canadian Court Forces Google to Delist Websites Worldwide
A few days ago, the Supreme Court of British Columbia issued an order requiring Google to remove websites from its worldwide index in Equustek Solutions Inc. v.…
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Will Supreme Court patent ruling hobble the trolls?
"“We’re excited. We think it’s a good decision,” said Daniel Nazer, a staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation in San Francisco, who filed a br…
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GM Wants You to Creepily Text Drivers by Scanning Their Plates
"With DiDi Plate, the threat is that the public would have access to information reserved for government officials, says professor Ryan Calo, a privacy and…
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Supreme Court Rules Against Software Patents
""We think that it will cut down on a lot of the worst patents that are out there, the most ridiculous and overbroad software patents… A lot of patent…
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Social media safety when posting pictures
"Cumberland School of Law Professor Woodrow Hartzog sees cases such as these and others dealing with online privacy and communication. Via email, Hartzog…
Are General Threats of Violence Against Groups Punishable?
Cross-posted from Forbes. Under the name “Foss Dark,” University of Washington student Keshav Bhide wrote online: Everything Elliot did is perfectly justified…
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For U.S. high court, a year of discontent with patent rulings
""Every decision has basically said the Federal Circuit was being too pro-patent," said Daniel Nazer, an attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foun…