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The Value and Ethics of Using Phone Data to Monitor Covid-19
"“The risks are the usual, says Ryan Calo, an associate professor at the University of Washington who studies tech ethics. “Government overreach or mission…
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Yes, States and Local Governments Can Close Private Businesses and Restrict Your Movement
Can the state tell your favorite local restaurant to close, or tell you that you must stay at home unless it’s absolutely necessary to leave, because of an emer…
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U.S. government, tech industry discussing ways to use smartphone location data to combat coronavirus
"“The balance between privacy and pandemic policy is a delicate one,” Al Gidari, director of privacy at Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Socie…
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To Track Virus, Governments Weigh Surveillance Tools That Push Privacy Limits
"In the U.S., the government could legally request location data from telecom carriers or from Google, which has access to more-precise data belonging to i…
Will the Coronavirus End Globalization as We Know It?
The new coronavirus is shaping up to be an enormous stress test for globalization. As critical supply chains break down, and nations hoard medical supplies and…
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Police lifted DNA from her trash and charged her with a baby's 1981 killing. She says that was illegal.
"Elizabeth Joh, a professor at the University of California, Davis School of Law, who studies criminal procedure and police surveillance, said that as cove…
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The Cybersecurity 202: Lawmakers, technologists fight over encryption in child exploitation bill
“Basically, I see this as a cowardly measure to maintain plausible deniability that this is not about encryption,” Riana Pfefferkorn, associate director of surv…
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Hennepin sheriff investigator's warrant to access encrypted Facebook messages worries digital privacy advocates
"But, Riana Pfefferkorn said that the warrant highlighted the lengths to which law enforcement officers are willing to go pursue a suspect, likening it to…
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Asia Internet Coalition recommends principle-based rules on Net Neutrality
"5G network slicing could be discriminatory: “Practices such as 5G network slicing,” AIC said, “have the potential to be used to circumvent the core net ne…
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Former Clinton aide seeks to rewrite anti-tech lobbying rulebook
"Now, the bespectacled 42-year-old, who worked with Clinton when she was secretary of State and during her failed 2016 presidential bid, is reentering the…
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Senate IP Subcommittee Examines Foreign Approaches to Digital Piracy in Second Hearing on U.S. Copyright Reform
"Professor Daphne Keller discussed intermediary liability laws, i.e. “the laws that define platforms responsibility for content posted by their users inclu…
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The EARN IT Act Is Unconstitutional: Fourth Amendment
So far, I’ve covered what I believe to be some First Amendment and due process problems with the EARN IT Act bill. Last but not least, let’s talk about the Four…