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Barred From Facebook, and Wondering Why
"Professor Citron, author of “Hate Crimes in Cyberspace,” said of Facebook, “I think it’s a positive thing that they’re allowed to set community norms.” Th…
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Advocates argue over future of net neutrality
"“A first-year law student at a bad law school could see that Title II is the only way to ban fast lanes,” Marvin Ammori, a First Amendment lawyer and Inte…
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Is It Time For A U.S. Agency Dedicated To Robotics?
"We’ve got cars without drivers out there. Companies are testing drone delivery. Specialized robots are being used inside and outside factories. Ethical, s…
Open Internet Roundtable - Policy Approaches
Prof. Barbara van Schewick participated in the FCC's Open Internet Roundtable on September 16, 2014. The internet roundtable series provides an opportunity…
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10 Horrifying Technologies That Should Never Be Allowed To Exist
"The idea that technology is neutral or amoral is a myth that needs to be dispelled. The designer can imbue ethics into the creation, even if the artifact…
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Why We Need a Federal Robotics Commission
"The idea for a federal robotics commission came out of workshop of a paper that author Ryan Calo (who will, in the interest of full disclosure, be a parti…
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Momentum is building for a net neutrality compromise
"Speaking at an FCC roundtable Tuesday, Stanford University net neutrality scholar Barbara van Schewick said that, under certain conditions, letting Intern…
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Introducing Christopher Sprigman
For the full profile of CIS Affiliate Scholar Christopher Sprigman, visit NYU Law Magazine. One afternoon last October when Christopher Sprigman heard that the…
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The covert cellphone tracking tech the RCMP and CSIS won’t talk about
"“These devices are thus far more covert in operation – indeed effectively invisible – but they can only detect signals of nearby phones when those phones…
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Why the U.S. might just need a Federal Commission on Robots
"Why does the United States needs a new federal commission focused solely on understanding our robot future? The real question is, why don't we? Ryan…
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Can an American be investigated for terrorism merely for expressing support for it? The government isn’t saying.
"“So people who are entirely innocent can be investigated under this statute,” said Jennifer Granick, director of Civil Liberties at the Stanford Center fo…
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Lawyers reaching for in-car data
"Data gathered from vehicle telematics face roadblocks in the courtroom. In such cases, the chain of custody is crucial, said Bryant Walker Smith, who tea…