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Can Big Automakers Be Trusted With Big Data?
"“It's not just that automated vehicles will be supercomputers,” said Bryant Walker Smith, a law professor at the University of South Carolina who stud…
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Cops Around the Country Can Now Unlock iPhones, Records Show
"“The availability and affordability of these tools undercuts law enforcement's continual assertions that they need smartphone vendors to be forced to…
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Forget Congress. Facebook’s real problem is in Europe.
Over the past two days, U.S. observers of Facebook have been focusing on Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony to Congress, and the question of whether U.S. politicians m…
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Fact-checking Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's congressional testimony
"Zuckerberg said user ownership of content is fundamental to the website. But the emphasis on informed and empowered users masks an important dynamic, said…
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Auto industry lawyers warn automated driving hype will be a legal matter
"“Tesla warns, but in products liability warnings don’t protect you against design defect claims,” said University of South Carolina law professor Bryant W…
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In Light Of Recent Fort Worth Arrests, When Should Police Release Body Camera Footage?
"For Harlan Yu, though, these selective releases are not enough. Yu works for Upturn, which studies how technology affects social justice and civil rights.…
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Woman Awarded $6.5 Million in 'Groundbreaking' Revenge Porn Case Against Ex-Boyfriend
"Danielle Citron, a law professor at the University of Maryland and outspoken advocate of victims of nonconsensual porn, calls the verdict “groundbreaking.…
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What's at stake for Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg as he testifies for Day 2
"Traditionally, the FTC will settle these type of cases because proving consent decree violations is difficult, says Woodrow Hartzog, professor of law and…
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Californians Don’t Want Autonomous Cars in Their Neighborhoods
"Bryant Walker Smith, chairman of the Emerging Technology Law Committee at the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, says he thinks surv…
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Adult film producer Strike 3 Holdings settles copyright infringement case
"Firms such as Strike 3 sending scores of DMCA take-down notices to alleged copyright offenders that threaten them with lawsuits is “a lot of work for ever…
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Experts: Education key to safe use of Autopilot
"Although driver-assist features can increase vehicle safety, Bryant Walker Smith, a University of South Carolina law professor who specializes in self-dri…
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Why you shouldn't blame Facebook for what ails democracy
""There's always a danger when you have a scandal like Cambridge Analytica that we attribute a very large problem to the villain du jour," sa…