Body cameras are only as effective as the policies that govern them
Last month, the city of St. Louis unanimously opted to accept a year of free body-worn cameras from Axon, formerly known as TASER and the nation’s largest camer…
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Smart cities are making the places we live more vulnerable to attacks
"Brian Nussbaum, assistant professor at the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs at the State University of New York at Albany, said in the report that “t…
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A Response to “Responsible Encryption”
On October 10, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein gave a speech at the U.S. Naval Academy about encryption. I have a lot to say about his remarks, so this w…
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US deputy attorney general just called for 'responsible encryption.' Don't fall for it.
""Contrary to Rosenstein's inflammatory digs, strong encryption does help prevent crime, such as identity theft -- something 'responsible'…
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This is why tech companies won’t disclose content of Russian ads
"“I've worked with this statute for 20 years and I learn something new every time I look at it,” Albert Gidari, the Director of Privacy at the Stanford…
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The European Commission, for One, Welcomes Our New Robot Overlords
This is my third and most intemperate blog post about the European Commission’s recent Communication on platforms and illegal content. The first two point out s…
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Two men sentenced for violating Minnesota's revenge-porn law
"“The past two years have seen some real strides,” said Danielle Citron, a law professor at the University of Maryland and the author of the book, “Hate Cr…
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Most people saw the Las Vegas shooting as a tragedy. Propagandists saw an opportunity.
"To learn more about what the motives behind this kind of behavior might be, I spoke to University of Maryland law professor Danielle Citron. She’s the aut…
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Russian Facebook ads showed a black woman firing a rifle, amid efforts to stoke racial strife
"“These ads are racist propaganda, pure and simple,” said Malkia Cyril, a Black Lives Matter activist in Oakland, Calif., and executive director for the no…
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Equifax, SEC And Deloitte Cyber Breaches: Is It Time To Remove Executive Immunity From Prosecutions?
"Professor Scott J. Shackelford from Indiana University, states, “Equifax is quickly becoming a case study of what not to do in response to a data breach,…
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Governments' Google Data Requests Hit All-Time High
"“ECPA should also be updated to enable countries that commit to baseline privacy, due process, and human rights principles to make direct requests to US p…
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American Policing Goes to the Supreme Court
"But technology has slightly changed since then. Elizabeth Joh, a University of California, Davis, law professor who studies policing and surveillance, tol…