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…
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…
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…
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Volunteers in metadata study called gun stores, strip clubs, and more
"“At the outset of this study, we shared the same hypothesis as our computer science colleagues—we thought phone metadata could be very sensitive,” Jonatha…
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Bethesda Lawyer Grappling with Balance between National Security and Privacy
"Michelle Richardson of the American Civil Liberties Union said her organization “was concerned about (the privacy board’s) functioning and being understaf…