"“Any of these platforms — especially live ones — encourages users to perform,” said Elizabeth Joh, a law professor at the University of California, Davis.…
"Harlan Yu, a principal at Upturn, a consulting firm that evaluates police body-camera policies on a range of measures, agreed. “Being the largest departm…
"“It's amazing how performative people are in their cruelty,” said Danielle Citron, a University of Maryland law professor who has worked with Facebook…
A group of hackers called the Shadow Brokers has just released a new dump of data from the National Security Agency. This is plausibly the most extensive and im…
There’s an ongoing arms race between ad blockers and websites — more and more sites either try to sneak their ads through or force users to disable ad blockers.…
Last summer, the NYPD asked New Yorkers what rules should apply to the body-worn cameras that police will soon begin wearing. The response was overwhelming: Mor…
"With new technology has come cheaper forms of surveillance, according to Harlan Yu, who received a Ph.D. in 2012. Yu is a principal at Upturn, an organiza…
"Interview Highlights: Elizabeth Joh On her qualms about one company giving out these cameras "I wouldn't say I'm not a big fan, but I think…
"Cyberstalkers often target women, and aim “to hijack the victim's sense of safety," said Danielle Citron, a law professor at the University of Ma…
"“The anonymous account holder is safe, for now,” said Jennifer Granick, the director of civil liberties at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society. “…
"“Axon’s offer creates a perverse incentive for departments to rush into deploying body worn cameras without taking the necessary time to engage with the c…
"But while Facebook’s effort is admirable, at this point it’s also just stanching a bad wound. More than 65 per cent of children between the ages of 9 and…