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Defending the Open Internet
"Andrew McLaughlin, chief executive of Digg, a news collection site, said he was worried that if big companies were allowed to buy priority service on the…
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Amazon granted patent for taking photos against a white background – seriously
"Amazon hasn't replied to questions from El Reg as to what use this patent could be put to, so we consulted the Electronic Frontier Foundation's st…
A Panel Discussion on Proposed FCC Net Neutrality Rules
On Wednesday, May 7th at 6:30 p.m. EST, Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.) hosted a panel discussion on recently proposed net neutrality rules from the Chairman of t…
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House Judiciary Committee Approves NSA Reform Bill
""How do I compare this to what will happen if we do nothing?" asked Jennifer Granick, director of civil liberties at the Stanford Center for Int…
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Amazon, Microsoft ask FCC to maintain Net Neutrality
"The companies signed on to the letter include Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Facebook and Twitter, along with a wide array of other companies from across the…
Profs. Laura Roselle and Ben O'Loughlin - Hearsay Culture Show #211 - 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…
The Internet of Things: Global Implications of Merging the Physical and Digital Worlds
More than nine billion devices around the world are currently connected to the Internet, including computers and smartphones. That number is expected to increas…
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Manager’s Amendment Puts Back Door Searches Back In USA Freedom Act
Over at Just Security I have an analysis of the USA Freedom Act as changed by a recent Manager's Amendment. Basically, I conclude that the Manager's Ame…
The Case for Rebooting the Network Neutrality Debate
The Internet uproar about network neutrality tends to come in waves. Right now we’re riding the crest of one. In the two weeks since Federal Communications Com…
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Exclusive: Emails Reveal Close Google Relationship with NSA
"Jennifer Granick, director of civil liberties at Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society, said she believes information sharing between indu…
The Robot Car of Tomorrow May Just Be Programmed to Hit You
Suppose that an autonomous car is faced with a terrible decision to crash into one of two objects. It could swerve to the left and hit a Volvo sport utility veh…
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3 Ways Big Data Is Going To Be Used Against You In The Future
""I worry that profitable organizations will use big data to disadvantage consumers," Calo adds. "Intimate knowledge of consumers coupled wi…