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Should we put robots on trial?
"The question is, said Ryan Calo, assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Law and an organizer of an upcoming conference on robot law…
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Global Gambling
In this HuffPo Live segment, Peter Asaro discusses Chris Christie's recent legalization of online gambling, giving gamblers web access to Atlantic City. *…
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Internet memes: copyright licensing in an IP minefield
"“A lot of his own original expression went into making that poster, notwithstanding the fact that he used an AP photograph as a reference,” says Julie Ahr…
Organized Labor Can Protect Workers by Supporting 'Aaron's Law'
Right now, a battle is underway to reform the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, a statute that can transform innocuous workplace behavior into a federal crime, simp…
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The Backlash Against Drones
"As it stands, “there’s really not a lot in American privacy law that’s going to be much of a barrier to using drones,” University of Washington law profes…
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Tools for Civic Purposes
"Tools for Civic Purposes" It's somewhat "old hat" to note that networked information technology creates tremendous potential for socia…
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Good Versus Bad Smart: Some Thoughts On Morozov's Op Ed
I have yet to sit down and read Evgeny Morozov’s new book, To Save Everything, Click Here: The Folly of Technological Solutionism. I certainly found his last b…
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Firefox 22 will block third-party cookies
"Jonathan Mayer, a researcher at Stanford, has contributed a patch for Firefox that will block third-party cookies from installing on the user's browse…
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Firefox to follow Safari, start blocking cookies from third-party advertisers
"Firefox is set to start blocking cookies from third-party ad networks by default, thanks to a patch submitted by Stanford law student and online privacy a…
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Has Your Smartphone Hijacked Your Life?
CIS Affiliate Scholar Marvin Ammori debates the topic in this Slate article. * Date Published:02/22/2013 * Original Publication:Slate…
Innovation or Exploitation (Video)
Have you ever borrowed a smartphone without asking? Modified a URL? Scraped a website? Called an undocumented API? Congratulations: you might have violated fede…
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A National Priority and a Business Priority
Should Companies Tell Us When They Get Hacked? Lauren Gelman dicusses in this New York Times Op-Ed. * Date Published:02/21/2013 * Original Publication:New Yo…