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Honoring Visionaries at the 25th Annual Pioneer Awards
EFF Legal Director Corynne McSherry presented the next Pioneer Award to Malkia Cyril. Read more about Honoring Visionaries at the 25th Annual Pioneer Awards
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EXCLUSIVE: Iraq War records reignite debate over US use of depleted uranium
"“The legality of using DU in armed conflict situations is indeterminate,” Beth Van Schaack, professor of human rights at Stanford University, and a former US State Department official, told IRIN. Read more about EXCLUSIVE: Iraq War records reignite debate over US use of depleted uranium
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Will Yahoo Face Lawsuits Over Email Surveillance?
"That order grants Yahoo immunity, said Albert Gidari, director of privacy at Stanford University's Center for Internet and Society. "I think it is pretty clear that if Yahoo rendered technical assistance to the government pursuant to a FISA order or directive, it faces no liability for doing so and is immunized for doing so," Gidari said in an email. Read more about Will Yahoo Face Lawsuits Over Email Surveillance?
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Yahoo Said to Have Aided U.S. Email Surveillance by Adapting Spam Filter
"“This is another example of how the government is pushing secretly novel or innovative interpretations of surveillance law” to conduct wiretapping in broader ways than the public realizes, said Jennifer Granick, the director of civil liberties at the Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society." Read more about Yahoo Said to Have Aided U.S. Email Surveillance by Adapting Spam Filter
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Sony brings hammer down on Wiener’s Katy Perry drag-queen video
"Ben Depoorter, a professor at UC Hastings College of the Law who is an expert in copyright law, says this is typical of entertainment companies that worry about alienating potential buyers by having their performers associated with politics. Exhibit A is the country group the Dixie Chicks, who criticized then-President George W. Bush on stage in 2003 and faced a backlash that nearly ended their careers. Read more about Sony brings hammer down on Wiener’s Katy Perry drag-queen video
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Ambiguity surrounds IC body camera policy as deadline nears
"Harlan Yu, a principal at Upturn, a technology consulting firm, studies how new technologies affect civil rights. He said for a policy to be beneficial to the campus community, it needs to succeed in all criteria.
“I would look closely at the scorecard, at each of our eight criteria, and see that the campus police eventually scores a green in each of their criteria,” Yu said. Read more about Ambiguity surrounds IC body camera policy as deadline nears
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Risky Business: When Governments Do Not Attribute State-Sponsored Cyberattacks
In the presidential debate last week, Hillary Clinton cited Russia’s responsibility for the hack of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Read more about Risky Business: When Governments Do Not Attribute State-Sponsored Cyberattacks
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Robot Law, book review: People will be the problem
"In 2012, Ryan Calo and Michael Froomkin -- law professors at the Universities of Washington and Miami respectively -- sensed that robots were at approximately the stage of the internet circa 1988, and began to think about how to preemptively create good policy about them. Where, they asked, were the legal conflicts going to be? What new laws will be needed, what existing laws can be adapted, what metaphors will apply? Read more about Robot Law, book review: People will be the problem
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How Scared Should I Be of the Singularity?
"And while it is a scary thought that—singularity or not—autonomous robots might be on the battlefield soon, it's also worth noting that robot soldiers will most likely suck for a long time according to Peter Asaro, philosopher of science and technology at the New School, and a spokesperson for the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots. Read more about How Scared Should I Be of the Singularity?