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On government access to communications data
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has recently decided in United States v. Skinner that police does not need a warrant to obtain GPS location data for mobile p…
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Language, legality and liability
Bryant Walker Smith and Tom Gasser address the legal complexities that could threaten to bedevil the automated vehicle program. Read the full article in Thinki…
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Net Neutrality Issues and Barbara van Schewick’s “Internet Architecture and Innovation” Book
In her book, “Internet Architecture and Innovation,” Professor Barbara van Schewick states that the Internet’s remarkable growth has been fueled by innovation;…
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Spies Like Us: We’re All Big Brother Now
Even our traditional definition of "privacy" may no longer apply in a world of omnipresent cameras and recorders, according to Woodrow Hartzog, assist…
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Governor Brown Paves the Road for Hands-Free Driving in California
Yesterday, Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation that would create safety standards for driverless cars - or “intelligent transportation” - in California. Th…
CA Governor Brown Signs SB1298 (Autonomous Vehicles)
California Governor Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown Jr. visits the Google Headquarters on September 24th, 2012 to sign SB1298, a bill that creates a legal fra…
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Driverless Cars OK'd for California Roads
"The hard work is left to be done by the DMV," said Bryant Walker Smith, a fellow at Stanford's Center for Automotive Research. Still, he points…
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With a Push From Google, California Legalizes Driverless Cars
California drivers could soon see cars on the road driving themselves, courtesy of Google and the state government. On Tuesday at Google’s headquarters, the go…
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California Legalizes Self-Driving Cars
"The hard work is left to be done by the DMV," said Bryant Walker Smith, a fellow at Stanford's Center for Automotive Research. * Date Published…
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The Industry of Bad Feelings
Some weeks ago I wrote a post, The Industry of Good Feelings, about Silicon Valley's unique esprit de corps – how it has long been the kind of place where i…
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How Much Data Can Facebook Collect Before the FTC Gets Involved?
Facebook has defended its new in-store tracking partnership with Datalogix, which gives Facebook access to our offline shopping habits via our rewards cards, by…
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Facebook Stops Asking Users To 'Snitch' On Friends With Fake Names
“Facebook’s insistence that it will ‘not be using this data for enforcement actions’ puts the company and users in a difficult position,” says law professor Woo…