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How to Keep Your Private Messages Truly Private
DMs and text messages can feel like private forms of communication — but it’s not always that simple. There are scenarios where third parties might be able to a…
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How Do We Protect Children in the Age of AI?
As students return to classrooms this fall, many teachers are concerned about emerging AI tools getting in the way of learning. But a more worrisome AI trend is…
Normalizing Facial Recognition Technology and The End of Obscurity
This article argues that facial recognition technology is the most dangerous surveillance tool ever invented. Given the unique threats this morally suspect tool…
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A Primer on Cross-Border Speech Regulation and the EU’s Digital Services Act
Some U.S. politicians have recently characterized European platform and social media regulation laws as “censorship” of speech in the U.S. If this claim were tr…
The government’s massive data dragnet isn’t about efficiency — it’s about fear
Under the banner of modernization and efficiency, the Trump administration has launched a campaign to tear down what it calls “information silos” across agencie…
The Evolution of Trust and Safety
This Article tells the inside story of the rise, spread, and evolution of trust and safety. We bring unique perspectives to this story. One of us (Citron) was o…
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Turquoise lamps on cars that cannot drive themselves
Back in 2011, as Nevada was developing regulations for automated driving, there was debate about whether vehicles should have a special external signal to indic…
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Elon Musk’s self-driving Tesla lies are finally catching up to him
“Right now, there are real robotaxis carrying real people on real roads,” said Bryant Walker Smith, an AV researcher and professor at the University of South Ca…
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MA bill would ban 'surveillance pricing' in grocery stores. Here's how it would work
Woodrow Hartzog, a professor at Boston University's School of Law, said surveillance pricing allows companies to figure out the highest price that customers…
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Should you delete your ChatGPT history? Why you might not have a choice.
It's common for a judge to preserve records in litigation, said Ryan Calo, a University of Washington law professor. According to Calo, the court order doe…
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FBI uses facial recognition technology, online photos to identify and arrest ICE Portland protester
Catherine Crump, a professor at UC Berkeley Law School who leads a law, technology and public policy clinic, said the use of facial recognition technology in th…
The Ongoing Fight to Keep Evidence Intact in the Face of AI Deception
Last week, television news host Chris Cuomo fell for a deepfake video of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) despite its being prominently labeled as…