How deepfakes undermind truth and threaten democracy
The use of deepfake technology to manipulate video and audio for malicious purposes -- whether it's to stoke violence or defame politicians and journalists…
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48 states are probing Google on antitrust grounds. Why isn’t California?
"“On the one hand, you could just say, ‘Well, Google is dominant because they’re good,’” said Jen King, the director of consumer privacy at Stanford Law Sc…
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Don’t ignore serious nonmilitary threats to US national security
Almost two decades after thousands died in the attacks of 9/11, there remain many active efforts underway to protect America from international terrorism. Sinc…
Too Good to Be True?
The client shows his lawyer a video he says he took on his cell phone. It shows the defendant saying things that, if seen by the jury, will be a slam dunk for t…
Monitoring and Filtering: European Reform or Global Trend?
Abstract This chapter of the Oxford Handbook of Online Intermediary Liability analyses the evolution of a trend towards the imposition of proactive monitoring…
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Filtering Facebook: Introducing Dolphins in the Net, a New Stanford CIS White Paper - OR - Why Internet Users and EU Policymakers Should Worry about the Advocate General’s Opinion in Glawischnig-Piesczek
Filtering Facebook: Introducing Dolphins in the Net, a New Stanford CIS White Paper OR Why Internet Users and EU Policymakers Should Worry about the Advocate Ge…
Campaigns Must Prepare for Deepfakes: This Is What Their Plan Should Look Like
It is only a matter of time before maliciously manipulated or fabricated content surfaces of a major presidential candidate in 2020. The video manipulation of H…
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Tech companies meet with US intelligence on 2020 election
"“At Google, we’ve invested in robust systems to detect phishing and hacking attempts, identify foreign interference on our platforms and protect campaigns…
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The Pentagon is looking for an AI ethicist
"Patrick Lin, the director of the ethics and emerging sciences board at California Polytechnic State University, told FCW that private-sector employee prot…
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The FBI visits Facebook to talk about 2020 election security, with Google, Microsoft and Twitter joining
"Google is investing in systems to detect phishing and hacking attempts, identify foreign interference on its platforms and protect candidates’ campaigns f…
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Tool Without A Handle: A Duty of Candor
“Tool Without A Handle: A Duty of Candor” The law and legal professional ethics require of counsel a duty of candor in the practice of law.[1] This includes…
In a world of cyber threats, the push for cyber peace is growing
Digital conflict and military action are increasingly intertwined, and civilian targets – private businesses and everyday internet users alike – are vulnerable…