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House passes self-driving car rules to map out vehicles’ future
"The proposed act represents a “surprisingly bipartisan approach” to regulation, said Stanford University researcher Bryant Walker Smith. “This is a reaso…
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JP Morgan Chase just got a patent on basic app communications
"How was such a broad and obvious idea allowed to be patented?" asks EFF patent attorney Daniel Nazer. "As we have explained many times before, t…
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Reality Winner Was Not Told She Had the Right to Remain Silent
"University of California, Davis law professor Elizabeth Joh came to a similar conclusion about Winner’s case. “She certainly could have a valid argument,”…
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The Comment Period Is Over, But the Battle for Net Neutrality Ain't Done Yet
"Open internet advocates argue that net neutrality is especially important for marginalized populations that feel threatened by the Trump administration. &…
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The DNC IT Scandal And The Jackpot Lottery Fraud: When Digital Gatekeepers Become Thieves
"Professor Brett Frischmann at Villanova University states, "the problem some companies face with self-dealing by IT professionals is complex because…
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AI’s rapid advance sparks call for a code for robots
"Ryan Calo, a law professor at the University of Washington, says that we tend to talk about robots as if they are a future technology, ignoring the fact t…
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Blocked and banned by social media: When is it censorship?
"Neil Richards, a law professor at Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, compared social networks to town squares of centuries past — an analog…
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Do We Need a Speedometer for Artificial Intelligence?
"It’s less clear how such measures might help government officials and regulators grappling with the effects of smarter software in areas like privacy. “I’…
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The far right is losing its ability to speak freely online. Should the left defend it?
"“Historically, the place you went to exercise your speech rights was the public square. Now the equivalent is Twitter and YouTube and Facebook,” said Daph…
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Court: Locating suspect via stingray definitely requires a warrant
"Riana Pfefferkorn, a lawyer affiliated with the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, said that the judge’s ruling was "careful," but she no…
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This Big Beef Exposes The Ugly Underbelly of Vegan Vlogging
"“Many people suing for harassment have tried to find exemptions under the CDA,” said Daphne Keller, director of intermediary liability at Stanford Univers…
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Can we have a hack-proof democracy?
In January 2017 the US finally designated voting machines as a critical infrastructure. Why do you think it’s appropriate? What’s got you worried? It's app…