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We Built an ‘Unbelievable’ (but Legal) Facial Recognition Machine
"“The future of human flourishing depends upon facial recognition technology being banned,” wrote Woodrow Hartzog, a professor of law and computer science…
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AOC and Elizabeth Warren want higher taxes on the rich. Selling that is tricky.
Kenneth Scheve (@kfscheve) is professor of political science at Stanford University, and David Stasavage (@stasavage) is dean for the social sciences and the Ju…
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How to slow Google Sensorvault from tracking your location on iOS, Android
""Google maintains that such location-tracking features are intended to improve your experience. But that notion is at odds with the definition of &qu…
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Western governments enter uncharted territory as they grapple with problem of harmful content on social media
"“When lawmakers create new rules that have never been tested by courts – like Australia's new law or the rules proposed in the UK's White Paper –…
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Client in Robert Kraft sex spa case sues over video, says civil rights violated
"Jennifer Granick, surveillance and cybersecurity counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union, told USA TODAY Sports that delayed-notice warrants often…
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An anonymous Instagram account that aimed to take down the advertising world’s sexual harassers may soon be unmasked
"“People say things online and think they’re largely hidden from discovery,” said Albert Gidari, consulting director of privacy at the Center for Internet…
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WikiLeaks questions remain after London arrest of ‘houseguest from hell’
"“The Assange case could send a chilling effect to legitimate sources,” agrees Richard Forno, the director of the Graduate Cybersecurity Program at the Uni…
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Hackers tricked a Tesla, and it's a sign of things to come in the race to fool artificial intelligence
"Ryan Calo, co-director of the University of Washington's Tech Policy Lab, recently published a paper asking this question: "Is tricking a robot h…
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Tracking Phones, Google Is a Dragnet for the Police
"“Normally we think of the judiciary as being the overseer, but as the technology has gotten more complex, courts have had a harder and harder time playing…
How Safe is Your Online Information? A Discussion with Jennifer King
A recent Supreme Court case, Carpenter v United States, questioned whether the government could get location data from a cell phone company for a criminal case.…
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The Cybersecurity 202: Security experts irked U.S. prosecutors used anti-hacking law to nab Julian Assange
"“CFAA is a ridiculously broad statute or, at least it has been interpreted that way by many courts,” Jeffrey Vagle, an affiliate scholar at Stanford Unive…
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Australia Shows the World How Not to Regulate Platforms, News, and Public Information
Thennicke CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons In March, a gunman slaughtered worshippers in two Christchurch mosques, live-streamed his crime, and became an In…