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Turkey: Twitter is Back Online
Today, Turkish authorities lifted the ban on Twitter. See http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/03/us-turkey-twitter-idUSBREA320E...The decision comes after th…
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What To Do If You Find A Lost Drone
"“I think if you find a drone, you set it free. If it comes back to you, it’s meant to be,” said legal drone expert Ryan Calo kiddingly, before more seriou…
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With California’s red light cameras, are pictures admissible evidence?
"“This is the first case I’ve seen precisely along these lines,” said Woodrow Hartzog, a professor of law at the Cumberland School of Law at Sanford Univer…
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Ad tracking: Is anything being done?
""We don't need to tell the Web server nearly so much as we do right now," says Jonathan Mayer, a Stanford University grad student and former…
Transportation 2025 and Beyond - Discussion with Rodney Slater
View the full video on our YouTube channel. Lunch Time Discussion with Honorable Rodney Slater on the Opportunities, Challenges and Best Pathways for Successfu…
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Turkish Constitutional Court Says that Twitter’s Ban Violates Freedom of Expression
We have recently reported on the ban of Twitter and Youtube by the Turkish Presidency of Telecommunications and Communication (TIB). The Turkish Constitutional…
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Why it is not possible to regulate robots
"Is there such a thing as a robot? An excellent paper by Ryan Calo proposes that there is such a thing as a robot, and that, moreover, many of the thornies…
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The Practical Path to Driverless Cars
""Google has a lot of data from its fleet," says Bryant Walker Smith, resident fellow at the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law Scho…
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New Turkish Internet Legislation at Work: Twitter and YouTube Down
The Turkish Presidency of Telecommunications and Communication (TIB) has put Turkish Internet legislation enacted a few weeks ago to immediate use. As we discus…
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Privacy Watch: Microsoft Backpedals On Email Snooping, Government Increases Google Data Requests
"In a company blog posting, Google legal director Richard Salgado noted that “Government requests for user information in criminal cases have increased by…
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Supreme Court to rule on validity of software patents
"Daniel Nazer, an attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said that restrictions on patent eligibility would lead to greater innovation because c…
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The Humor Code
"In the wake of the controversy, Oliar and Sprigman decided take a scholarly look at the matter. “It just seemed odd,” says Sprigman, a visiting professor…