America Needs a Federal Robotics Agency
Ryan Calo is an assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Law. A host of emerging technologies require a coordinated set of laws and regulat…
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More Than 3 Million Told the FCC What They Think About Net Neutrality. Why Hasn't Obama?
The FCC has received more than 3 million comments on Commissioner Tom Wheeler’s controversial plan to rethink net neutrality. If the last couple of million comm…
Only Title II will ensure fairness among ISPs
Last Wednesday, more than 300,000 people contacted the White House and their representatives in Congress on a day of action calling for a free and open Internet…
Is the Internet about to get sloooooow?
On Wednesday, millions of Americans visiting their favorite websites will encounter the same dreaded image: the spinning wheel of death. This is the symbol of t…
Why Smart Phones Should Help Us Avoid Selfie Sabotage
Cross-posted from Forbes. Co-authored by Evan Selinger. Over at the New York Times, Farhad Manjoo argued that smart phones should be designed to better protec…
Piracy Fuels the Fashion Industry
When, in 2011, Oprah Winfrey asked Ralph Lauren how he “keeps reinventing,” Mr. Lauren answered: “You copy. Forty-five years of copying; that’s why I’m here.” M…
Keep Nude Photos offline? Here's a Better Idea
"If you want to keep something private, keep it offline."This has been a popular reaction to stories about the targeted attack on celebrities' clo…
Two Reasons Why Extreme Social Surveillance Doesn't Replace Privacy
More than a few people maintain that if we all knew everything about each other, the world would be a better place. The total transparency argument takes many f…
We Must Secure America’s Cell Networks—From Criminals and Cops
This month, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler revealed, in response to a letter from Congressman Alan Grayson, that his agency is assembling a task force “to combat the…
Nixing Net Neutrality Would Produce More Healthcare.govs
Cross-posted from Slate. Last week, the White House hired a head of the U.S. Digital Services to get the whole government to adopt technology processes like th…
Access To User Data: If Microsoft Wins, Do Startups And Innovators Lose?
With user trust at an all-time low, keeping the FBI’s hands off foreign users’ data seems like good business sense for U.S. companies. Microsoft says it’s fight…
Trade Secrets and Climate Change: Uncovering Secret Solutions to the Problem of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Climate change is a significant and complex problem facing the world today. To solve the problem will require the coordinated efforts of both the public and pri…