Reforming Surveillance In the Age of Donald Trump
On Wednesday, the Republican chair of the House Intelligence Committee, Devin Nunes (R-CA), gave a press conference in which he reported that Trump transition t…
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Who Is Responsible for Stopping Live-Streamed Crimes?
""I can't imagine Facebook knowing about [illegal content] and not taking it down," said Daphne Keller, the Director of Intermediary Liabilit…
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Confusion reigns as experts question motive for U.S. electronics travel ban
"Others aren't so sure that security issues are the only forces at play. In short, "there might be some competitive questions here as well,"…
Weaponized Twitter: Terror in 140 Characters or Less
When a Texas grand jury this week indicted the man accused of causing journalist Kurt Eichenwald to have a seizure, experts said it was perhaps the first time t…
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Congress takes first step to overturn Internet privacy rules
"However, the FCC rules did establish that there is "a set of consumer expectations that were being met," said Ryan Calo, a law professor at the…
Republicans claim Trump may have been surveilled through ‘incidental collection.’ What’s incidental collection?
The Republican chair of the House Intelligence Committee, Devin Nunes has just said that Donald Trump’s communications were likely picked up by US intelligence…
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Republicans claim Trump may have been surveilled through ‘incidental collection.’ What’s incidental collection?
The Republican chair of the House Intelligence Committee, Devin Nunes has just said that Donald Trump’s communications were likely picked up by US intelligence…
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Tweet that sent journalist Kurt Eichenwald into seizure considered ‘deadly weapon’ in indictment
"“This doesn’t even get in the door of the First Amendment,” Danielle Citron, a legal scholar at the University of Maryland, told The Washington Post. “It…
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Electronics ban on commercial flights may become more widespread, experts say
"As passengers begin to experience disruptions and learn that they can't bring their e-reader or laptop on an international flight, Brian Nussbaum, pro…
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Real-Time Face Recognition Threatens to Turn Cops' Body Cameras Into Surveillance Machines
"“For many of these systems, the inclusion of real-time face recognition is just a software update away,” said Harlan Yu, co-author of a report on body cam…
Trump won’t allow you to use iPads or laptops on certain airlines. Here’s why.
From Tuesday on, passengers traveling to the U.S. from 10 airports in eight Muslim-majority countries will not be allowed to have iPads, laptops or any communic…
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The world's leading privacy pros talk GDPR with El Reg
"The dominating feature of coverage of GDPR has been its provisions for sanctions – allowing the data police to issue fines of up to 4 per cent of global t…