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Google Plus to close after bug leaks personal information
"“Every data mishap strengthens the bipartisan case for Congress to take action on data protection,” said Jonathan Mayer, an assistant professor at Princet…
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Experts say USMCA frees Canadian data — with unknown risks
"“I think, realistically, if you’re looking at superpower intelligence agencies, they would be able to access the data regardless of whether it’s stored in…
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A California law now means chatbots have to disclose they’re not human
"Ryan Calo, co-author of a legal essay titled “Regulating Bot Speech,” says it’s also not always easy to track what is commercial or political, especially…
Is Genetic Testing Overrated?
DNA testing is big business. Millions of people worldwide are finding out about their ancestry and genetic health traits by sending off a spit sample to one of…
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Facebook wins court battle over law enforcement access to encrypted phone calls
"“The question in these cases often is, ‘What’s the minimum of interference?’ ” said Jennifer Granick, surveillance and cybersecurity counsel at the Americ…
How Australia can help the US make democracy harder to hack
In the drumbeat of reports about Russian attempts to undermine U.S. democratic institutions with trolls, Twitter bots and cyberattacks on congressional candidat…
How to make technology a force for good
Two steps forward. Two steps back. That seems to be the tale that history will tell about the role of the internet as a force for democracy in the early 21st ce…
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During Senate Hearing, Tech Companies Push for Lax Federal Privacy Rules
"Tech companies are rushing to get a seat at the table for a federal data privacy framework that could have major implications for their businesses. The pu…
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The Always-On Police Camera
"“Facial recognition is probably the most menacing, dangerous surveillance technology ever invented,” Woodrow Hartzog, a professor of law and computer scie…
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Apple Watch’s new auto-911 calls after falls may tumble into legal trouble
""One of the interesting things here is that, whenever there's a change in the technology, it creates an inadvertent Fourth Amendment question,&qu…
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Just Don’t Call It Privacy
"California recently passed a new privacy law that would give Californians some power over the data companies’ hold on them. Industry groups hope to defang…
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There's Nothing Wrong with Being a Luddite
Cross-posted from Scientific American. I was recently called a Luddite. It was meant to be an insult, to suggest that I was an anti-technology zealot. I resist…