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Killer Robots: Natural Evolution, or Abomination?
"Peter Asaro, however, is not impressed with this domino theory of agency. A philosopher of science at The New School, in New York, and co-founder of ICRAC…
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Alleged Google Glass attack victim accused of recording neighbors
"“If you want to surreptitiously record someone, there are much better things than Glass,” University of Washington law professor Ryan Calo said. “The reas…
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Judge rebukes Feds for overbroad search warrant applications for e-mail
"“I think it reflects a growing recognition that we can't treat e-mail as a separate, less-protected form of communication, either as a matter of law o…
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What Do You Do When You Know They're Watching?
The ongoing metadata/content debate finally seems to be winding down. In a blog post last week, Stanford researchers Jonathan Mayer and Patrick Mutchler publish…
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…
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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…
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What My Droid's Metadata Says About Me
"Mayer, in a phone interview, says he hopes his research brings "scientific clarity" to the privacy properties of metadata. "There's a g…
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Meet iBeacon: Location tracking to help you shop
""I think that iBeacon is part of a dangerous trend," says Ryan Calo, assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Law in Seattl…
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…
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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…
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'Don't Be Fat Like Her!' Plus-size blogger's rage after diet company stole her image to promote products
"Still, Venus Factor could be held liable for 'stealing' the photo whether the company was directly responsible or not, according to law professor,…
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Top Democrat on House intelligence panel offers new NSA reform plan
"“This certainly doesn’t go as far as the USA Freedom Act,” said Michelle Richardson, the ACLU’s surveillance lobbyist. “Of course, the devil will be in t…