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Can You Sue A Robot For Defamation?

Cross-posted from Forbes. Life moves pretty fast.  Especially for journalists. When an earthquake aftershock shakes America’s second largest city, news outlets…

Press

Drone Wars (Of The Legal Variety)

"“The judge noted in passing that the FAA’s public communication around defining UAS [unmanned air systems] was technically defective. He didn’t rely on th…

Multimedia

What can you find with MetaData

Watch the full video at PBS NewsHour. "A conversation with Jonathan Mayer of Stanford on recent experiments studying metadata information that can be coll…

Blog

US transitioning Internet DNS control

Washington insiders know the best time to release potentially controversial news is after 5PM on a Friday afternoon -- when most journalists likely are heading…

Multimedia

Understanding Cybersecurity

Listen to the full panel on the World Affairs Council website. Cybersecurity in both the public and private sectors is of increasing importance and growing con…

Publication

FAA Appeals Drone Decision

Cross-posted from Concurring Opinions. Last week, an administrative law judge invalidated a fine against Raphael Pirker by the Federal Aviation Administration…