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William Barr and Winnie the Pooh
Right now, Chinese users of WeChat, an app that includes text, video, and picture messaging plus a Facebook-style news feed (among many other features), can'…
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Most Deepfakes Are Porn, and They're Multiplying Fast
"Danielle Citron, a law professor at Boston University, describes pornographic deepfakes made without a person’s consent as an “invasion of sexual privacy.…
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Your Visitors Deserve to Know They’re on Camera
"I briefly spoke about this over email with Elizabeth Joh, a University of California, Davis, School of Law professor, who reminded me: “You never just ‘bu…
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Google reportedly targeted people with 'dark skin' to improve facial recognition
"“Though research shows clearly that facial recognition systems disproportionately misidentify black and brown faces, the goal should not be to improve the…
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The terrifying now of big data and surveillance: A conversation with Jennifer Granick
Concerns are growing around privacy and government surveillance in today’s hyper-connected world. Technology is smarter and faster than ever — and so are govern…
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Here She Is, the Safest Driver in Los Angeles
"Jennifer King, the director of consumer privacy at the Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society, said it’s not hard to imagine usage-based tech…
Why You Can’t Really Consent to Facebook’s Facial Recognition
Not long ago, Consumer Reports launched an investigation into Facebook and discovered something surprising. Nearly a year and a half after the company introduce…
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Austria's general election could spell the end of anonymity online
"But for Thomas Lohninger, director of digital rights organisation Epicenter Works, fears surrounding this law have been exacerbated by the political atmos…
Digital Cities & Privacy by Design
Group session from the 2019 Digital Cities SummitModule 14: Digital Cities & Privacy by DesignModerator: Jen King, Director of Consumer Privacy, Stanford La…
Crossing the Data Layer and the Impact on Privacy
Fireside chat from the 2019 Digital Cities SummitModule 11: Crossing the Data Layer and the Impact on PrivacySusan Salkind, Stanford Law SchoolFireside Chat:Alb…
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LAW’s Danielle Citron Named a 2019 MacArthur Fellow
"Boston University’s Danielle Citron, whose pioneering and policy-shaping work in countering hate crimes, revenge porn, and other cyberspace abuses has mad…
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As facial recognition software becomes more ubiquitous, some governments slam on the brakes
"“It’s the first time I’ve seen communities put a moratorium on the use of a surveillance technology,” says Catherine Crump, director of the Samuelson Law,…