Just Because a Hate Crime Occurs on the Internet Doesn’t Mean It’s Not a Hate Crime
Cross-posted from Time. Let's talk about nude photo leaks and other forms of online harassment as what they are: civil rights violations Over the past few…
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A cop may be following you everywhere
Cross-posted from CNN. The crackdown on protesters after the police shot and killed Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, highlighted that more and more, police…
Introduction to Astronaut Bioethics
Cross-posted by Slate. By Patrick Lin and Keith Abney Disaster can happen at any moment in space exploration. “A good rule for rocket experimenters to follow…
All States Should Outlaw Revenge Porn
Cross-posted from Slate. This essay is excerpted from Hate Crimes in Cyberspace, by Danielle Citron, published by Harvard University Press. “Jane” allowed her…
Facebook calls in the philosophers
Facebook's announcement — establishing guidelines, review processes, training and enhanced transparency for research projects — marks another milestone in t…
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…
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…