How deepfakes undermind truth and threaten democracy
The use of deepfake technology to manipulate video and audio for malicious purposes -- whether it's to stoke violence or defame politicians and journalists…
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48 states are probing Google on antitrust grounds. Why isn’t California?
"“On the one hand, you could just say, ‘Well, Google is dominant because they’re good,’” said Jen King, the director of consumer privacy at Stanford Law Sc…
Too Good to Be True?
The client shows his lawyer a video he says he took on his cell phone. It shows the defendant saying things that, if seen by the jury, will be a slam dunk for t…
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Filtering Facebook: Introducing Dolphins in the Net, a New Stanford CIS White Paper - OR - Why Internet Users and EU Policymakers Should Worry about the Advocate General’s Opinion in Glawischnig-Piesczek
Filtering Facebook: Introducing Dolphins in the Net, a New Stanford CIS White Paper OR Why Internet Users and EU Policymakers Should Worry about the Advocate Ge…
Campaigns Must Prepare for Deepfakes: This Is What Their Plan Should Look Like
It is only a matter of time before maliciously manipulated or fabricated content surfaces of a major presidential candidate in 2020. The video manipulation of H…
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One state has banned unsolicited dick pics. Will it fix the problem?
"The law may also face trouble in court, experts say. Sending nude pictures “enjoys the protection of the First Amendment because it is not a true threat,…
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Google Warns Against Blocking ‘Cookies’ Entirely, Triggering Criticism
"“Many folks were expecting Google to do something. When major competitors have come out with a much praised user feature, you can imagine they would come…
Deconstructing Google’s excuses on tracking protection
Blocking cookies is bad for privacy. That’s the new disingenuous argument from Google, trying to justify why Chrome is so far behind Safari and Firefox in offer…
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Use a fitness app to track your workouts? Your data may not be as protected as you think
"Jen King, director of consumer privacy at Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society, said the information provided by companies may not be as…
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California Supreme Court strengthens digital privacy rights for probationers
"“The (Supreme) Court says the record is way too thin to justify such a sweeping invasion into his private life,” said Riana Pfefferkorn, a researcher who…
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Facebook Tells Chat Users Nothing About Human Listeners
"“AI just isn’t at the level yet where it can interpret human conversation,” meaning the companies need to rely on monitoring to help train the systems, sa…
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A military prototype smartphone hints at the risks of biometric security
"“Even if the phones are well secured, allowing the vendor to take the data off the device and store it on their servers would be a source of security risk…