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Amazon drones and the future of retail
"Ryan Calo is an assistant professor of law at the University of Washington. He wonders if Jeff Bezos’ plan for drones will fall inside the existing law.…
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Amazon envisions eventually delivering packages in 30 minutes via drones
"Ryan Calo, a law professor at the University of Washington who has written extensively about drones, said that this is precisely the kind of application C…
Flightless Drones
Cross-posted from Forbes. One big issue with regulating new technology is defining it. An early version of the Nevada driverless car law appeared, on my read,…
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Researchers use NSA’s own tactics to see how invasive NSA spying is
"Stanford researchers are trying to act like the NSA in order to learn about the NSA. Researchers Jonathan Mayer and Patrick Mutchler created MetaPhone, an…
NSA SEXINT is the Abuse You’ve All Been Waiting For
Cross-posted from Just Security. In the latest news report based on documents revealed by Edward Snowden, we’ve learned that the NSA creates profiles of porn v…
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NSA SEXINT is the Abuse You’ve All Been Waiting For
In the latest news report based on documents revealed by Edward Snowden, we’ve learned that the NSA creates profiles of porn viewing, online sexual activity and…
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Is the World Ready for Self-Driving Cars?
Listen to the full interview over at KCRW. The cars of today are almost fully automated, and the smart technology for driverless cars has now been developed. W…
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To Apply or Not to Apply? That’s a Tough Question
"“Schools are competing feverishly for good students. An applicant who, a few years ago, would have been wait-listed at a top twenty school, may now find h…
Prof. Alasdair Roberts - Hearsay Culture Show #198 - KZSU-FM
A talk show on KZSU-FM, Stanford, 90.1 FM, hosted by Center for Internet & Society Resident Fellow David S. Levine. The show includes guests and focuses on…
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Wickr Announces New Interface, App And Advisory Board
The Wickr team is brought together by the strong belief that private correspondence is a universal human right that is extremely important to a free society. Ea…
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Canadian Privacy Commissioner Funding Call for Proposals
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada recently launched its 2013-2014 call for funding proposals for its Contribution Program, a $500,000 funding envelope to condu…
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Goldieblox v. Beastie Boys: Let's Ask An Actual Expert
"Then I spoke to an actual expert, Julie Ahrens, Director of Copyright & Fair Use at Stanford’s Center for Internet & Society. She convinced me tha…