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San Francisco Could Be First to Ban Facial Recognition Tech
"“This is the first piece of legislation that I’ve seen that really takes facial recognition technology as seriously as it is warranted and treats it as un…
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Lawmakers plunge into "deepfake" war
"Lawmakers don't get many chances to get this right, says Citron. "You gotta write this correctly." One or two over-broad or ineffective bill…
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Wrapping Up a Month of Court Transparency Efforts
As I mentioned in my previous blog post, 2019 is shaping up to be a big year for increased transparency in our nation's courts. At CIS, we've had a whir…
Amicus Brief of EFF and Riana Pfefferkorn
Amicus brief of Electronic Frontier Foundation and Riana Pfefferkorn in support of Petitioners-Appellants Jason Leopold and Reporters Committee for Freedom of t…
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Despite 'transparency' claims, Facebook stops watchdogs from monitoring ads
"The propublica tool, much like ours, was aimed to provide users with valuable information about political ads to help shed more light on a process that ha…
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How to Spot Manipulative 'Dark Patterns' Online
"Woodrow Hartzog, a Northeastern University professor of law and computer science, examines dark patterns in his book "Privacy’s Blueprint" (Harv…
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Facebook Hires Up Three of Its Biggest Privacy Critics
"Jen King, director of consumer privacy at Stanford’s Center for Internet and Society, thinks it's a sign Facebook may be ready to actually take privac…
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How Can Patients Make Money Off Their Medical Data?
"“Not everything works better when we put dollar (or in the case of data, cent) figures on it,” Neil M. Richards, a law professor at Washington University…
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Google Maps v Apple Maps - Which app is truly the best for getting around?
"In response to the AP report, Jonathan Mayer, a Princeton computer scientist, said: “If you're going to allow users to turn off something called ‘loca…
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Internet’s gatekeepers
"“The Supreme Court appropriately understood the importance of the internet to the way politics and free expression occur right now,” says Neil Richards, a…
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Why Privacy Won't Fundamentally Change in 2019
TechCrunch asked a panel of eight privacy experts: “Has anything fundamentally changed around privacy in tech in 2019? What is the state of privacy and has the…
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Court Overturns Decision in Illinois’ Landmark Biometric Privacy Case
"Woodrow Hartzog, professor of law and computer science at Northeastern University, agreed, noting the opinion could impact future surveillance and data ru…