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15 Things We Learned From the Tech Giants at the Senate Hearings
"“Russia Today qualified, really because of algorithms, to participate in an advertising program. There are objective standards around popularity to be abl…
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Russian ads, now publicly released, show sophistication of influence campaign
"Technology lawyer Albert Gidari, director of privacy at the Stanford University Center for Internet and Society, said that in turning over the ads, compan…
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How Russian Trolls Used Silicon Valley’s Influence to Create Divisions
"“I am worried that disinformation disrupts democracy,” said Malkia Cyril, founder and executive director of the Center for Media Justice in Oakland. “This…
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Info Wars: Inside the Left’s Online Efforts to Out White Supremacists
"It would be hard to introduce a single federal law against doxxing, says Danielle Citron, a law professor at the University of Maryland and author of “Hat…
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Tool Without A Handle: Taking Space Seriously
As I’ve been writing about networked information technologies as “tools,” it’s worth reiterating that metaphors of space are not entirely without value, includi…
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Amazon’s Latest Way Into Your Life Is Through the Front Door
"Ryan Calo, a law professor at the University of Washington who specializes in legal issues related to technology, said Amazon’s new service relies on the…
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What Does the FBI's New 'Black Identity Extremist' Label Really Mean to Black Organizing?
Malkia Cyril is the founder and executive director of the Center for Media Justice, an organization best known for its leadership in the fight for net neutralit…
Is it time for a Cyber Peace Corps?
Hackers around the world are attacking targets as diverse as North Dakota’s state government, the Ukrainian postal service and a hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia.…
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New Study Casts Doubt On Effectiveness Of Police Body Cameras. But Is That Fair?
"“What is the public actually getting for its money?” asked Harlan Yu, a principal at Upturn, a firm that works on technology policy issues. “Are body came…
Trusting Big Data Research
ABSTRACT Although it might puzzle or even infuriate data scientists, suspicion about big data is understandable. The concept does not seem promising to most pe…
Privacy, Vulnerability, and Affordance
INTRODUCTION A person without privacy is vulnerable. But what is it to be vulnerable? And what role does privacy or privacy law play in vulnerability? This Art…
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A Big Test of Police Body Cameras Defies Expectations
"“This is the most important empirical study on the impact of police body-worn cameras to date,” said Harlan Yu from Upturn, a Washington, D.C., nonprofit…