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‘Textalyzer’ May Bust Distracted Drivers — But at What Cost to Privacy?
""We can't give the government the power to peer into everybody's digital lives indiscriminately, because that might create a bigger problem t…
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To thwart the trolls, social-media sites should require users' real names
"“Trolling is a terrible problem,” acknowledged Ryan Calo, an assistant law professor at the University of Washington who specializes in technology issues.…
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The "Going Dark" Debate: No News Isn’t Necessarily Good News
This year’s Black Hat USA conference is currently underway in Las Vegas. Last year, Jennifer Granick and I spoke at Black Hat about handling technical assistanc…
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Your Roomba May Be Mapping Your Home, Collecting Data That Could Be Shared
"Albert Gidari, director of privacy at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, said that if iRobot did share the data, it would raise a variety of le…
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Twitter crackdown on abuse raises question: Do the rules apply to Trump?
"“For our democracy, I think we should all see what Trump is saying,” says council member Danielle Citron, a professor at the University of Maryland School…
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Twitter says it's making progress battling abusive behavior
"Twitter's renewed focus on harassment is a "completely different mindset" from several years ago, said Danielle Citron, a University of Mary…
Electronic monitoring isn’t kid-friendly
Across California, young people in the juvenile justice system are routinely tracked 24/7 with GPS ankle monitors that are often touted as “better than jail.” T…
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Cyberattack on Ukrainian clinics, pharmacies worries experts
"Scott Shackelford, the chair of the Cybersecurity Program at Indiana University in Bloomington, said that the past progress toward setting international n…
Why cyberattacks could be war crimes
Cyberattacks are the new normal, but, when they come from abroad, they can raise panic about an invisible cyberwar. If international conflicts are unavoidable,…
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When Companies Get Hacked, Should They Be Allowed to Hack Back?
"Patrick Lin, a professor of philosophy at California Polytechnic State University, has finer-grained logistical concerns about any legislation that opens…
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Trump Lawyer Marc Kasowitz Threatens Stranger in Emails: ‘Watch Your Back , Bitch’
"When considering whether words constitute a true threat versus protected speech, “the threat has to be credible and the person has to intend to make the v…
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Facebook among tech firms battling gag orders over government surveillance
"“Twitter wants to be able to report the precise number so that users understand it’s not a continuing stream of hundreds of accounts being monitored,” sai…