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Europe demands driverless cars be driveable
""In contrast the European Union has looked at automation much more broadly in the context of economic development and mobility," Smith notes, &q…
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Grad student has already made a mark in consumer privacy, U.S. spying
Read the full profile of Jonathan Mayer at the Los Angeles Times. "Jonathan Mayer is not a typical Stanford University graduate student. Already, at age 2…
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Self-Driving Cars Will Turn Surveillance Woes Into a Mainstream Worry
"It’s quite clear: for most people, the link between government surveillance and freedom is more plainly understood by cars, rather than personal computers…
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CrossFit's Sour Sense of Humor
"But CrossFit could face an uphill battle proving that the videos violate their copyright, said Julie Ahrens, director of Copyright and Fair Use at Stanfor…
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How Google got states to legalize driverless cars
"Bryant Walker Smith, who teaches the law of self-driving cars as a fellow at Stanford University, described one rule-drafting session where Google — not t…
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Just how much personal information does phone metadata reveal?
"Stanford University Ph.D. student Jonathan Mayer and his research partner created an Android app called MetaPhone that asked users to volunteer their phon…
Just how much personal information does phone metadata reveal?
View the CBS News Broadcast here. "Stanford University Ph.D. student Jonathan Mayer and his research partner created an Android app called MetaPhone that…
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US appeals court weighs GPS tracking, warrants
""These are the types of decisions that should be made by judges," lawyer Catherine Crump argued Wednesday for the American Civil Liberties Union…
Evan Selinger - Hearsay Culture Show #214 - 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…
Lessons from the Elliot Rodger Attack: Taking Online Threats Seriously
Cross-posted from Forbes. To New York Times reporter Jennifer Medina, Professor Adam Winkler wisely remarked that although there isn’t an easy solution to mass…
Even as cyberwar rages, we can't really decide what cyberwar is
Listen to the full interview at PRI. "Rick Forno can describe in a broad sense what it means. He directs the University of Maryland Baltimore County's…
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Facebook removes fan pages glorifying California killer
"Although sites such as Facebook and YouTube try to create a community with civil, respectful discourse, they are "often outpaced" by the amount…