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Automated killer robot development should be paused, says UN report
"Heyns cites philosopher Peter Asaro's work and says "Taking humans out of the loop also risks taking humanity out of the loop."" * Da…
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Tomorrow's World
Bryant Walker Smith's paper Automated Vehicles are Probably Legal in the United States is mentioned in this article. * Date Published:05/01/2013 * Origin…
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'The Point of No Return': Should Robots Be Able to Decide to Kill You On Their Own?
""I believe [LARs are] a paradigm shift because it fundamentally changes the requirements for human responsibility in making decisions to kill,"…
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As cyberthreats mount, hacker’s conviction underscores criticism of government overreach
"Jennifer Granick, director of civil liberties at the Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society, said prosecutors have been guilty of “overreach”…
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Brain hack: Researchers fear attacks on the mind
""You could use these to directly interact with the brain," said Ryan Calo, assistant law professor at the University of Washington focused on pr…
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Analysis: 'Landmark' ruling says commentary not needed for fair use defense
""It's likely a landmark decision on the issue of appropriation art and what you can do with the existing work," said Julie Ahrens, of the St…
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Feed Me, See More
"“The law has never required the kind of licensing that people have assumed is necessary,” says Julie Ahrens, director of copyright and fair use at Stanfor…
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The House Hearing on Location Tracking Law (or the Lack Thereof)
"Catherine Crump testified before Congress today on location tracking and privacy, and the GPS Act that would increase legal protections for our location d…
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Constitution USA with Peter Sagal
Watch Constitution USA with Peter Sagal on PBS. See more from Constitution USA with Peter Sagal. CIS Director of Civil Liberties Jennifer Granick is interviewe…
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Engineers, Manufacturers Consider Liability With Self-Driving Cars
"One interesting idea is to widen the liability gap to not just self-driving cars, but robots in general. Ryan Calo, in an essay titled “Open Robotics,” pr…
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Stanford’s privacy policy offers strict user protections
"Aleecia McDonald, director of privacy at the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School, expressed general satisfaction with Stanford’s Intern…
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FBI's scrutiny of Boston video walks a privacy-security tightrope
"What that means, privacy experts say, is that authorities will once again be carefully weighing national security interests against civil liberty concerns…