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DEF CON and Feds Partner on Anonymous Bug Submission Program
"“We are thinking very much about functionality. What happens if the box is taken? Then obviously, if the box is taken we have technological concerns about…
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Tesla has a huge incentive to deploy self-driving tech. But is the world ready?
"Bryant Walker Smith, a law professor at the University of South Carolina who specialises in autonomous driving, agrees. "The technical definition of…
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A magistrate ruled police could force a man to unlock his phone — is that legal?
"Riana Pfefferkorn, associate director of surveillance and cybersecurity at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, said the issue of compelling defe…
The FTC Can Rise to the Privacy Challenge, but Not Without Help From Congress
Editor's note: This piece originally appeared on TechTank. Facebook’s recent settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reignited debate over w…
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I Tried Hiding From Silicon Valley in a Pile of Privacy Gadgets
"Ryan Calo, an assistant law professor at the University of Washington and an affiliate scholar at Stanford’s Center for Internet and Society, says that wh…
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Businesses race to keep data flowing under a no-deal Brexit
"Instead, companies might continue to wait and see what happens with Brexit and hope that European regulators do not pursue the issue before they spend wha…
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Will Brooklyn's New Autonomous Cars 'Turn Us Back To The 1950s'?
"According to Bryant Walker Smith, a law professor at the University of South Carolina whose research focuses on autonomous vehicles, a wide gulf between s…
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Copyrighting the 'Building Blocks' of Music? Why the Katy Perry Case Alarms Producers
"Professor Ben Depoorter, a copyright law expert at UC Hastings, points to another flaw in the system: he says that courtroom procedures in these types of…
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Privacy missteps cast cloud over digital assistants
"Ryan Calo, faculty co-director of the University of Washington Tech Policy Lab, said that while the devices are not listening, there remain concerns over…
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Austin Airport Test Drives Autonomous Shuttle
"Bryant Walker Smith, an associate professor of law and engineering at the University of South Carolina who specializes in researching policy regarding the…
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Facebook transparency effort fails to stop shady political ads
""Fundamentally, we're in a very similar position in 2020 that we were in during 2016," said Marshall Erwin, a senior staff analyst at Mozill…
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Warrant Workshop
In 2019 CIS is hosting its first-ever Warrant Workshop, a judicial training program specially designed for magistrate judges confronting new surveillance techno…