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…
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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…
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Facebook's new Dating service is ready to take on Tinder
""Given their track record with being good custodians of data, I'd be concerned," said Jen King, director of Consumer Privacy at Stanford Law…
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Government Hacking Raises New Security Concerns
News of governments such as Russia and North Korea deploying their tech teams to hack into companies for political reasons has made headlines (think Sony after…
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Three Ideas for Solving the Cybersecurity Skills Gap
"Scott Shackelford, chair of the cybersecurity program at Indiana University, Bloomington, says one big cause of the shortage is the lack of a focused tale…
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Ariana Grande, Mac Miller, and Why We Blame Women for Male Substance Abuse
""It's deeply unsurprising to see a cyber mob descend. There’s a very quick snowballing that happens, where it’s maybe one or two people, then all…
Expert: Smart Tech Is Making Us Dumb
We know that smart phones and other information technology are changing the way we live and the way we relate to other people, but could they actually be making…