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Machines Ascendant: Robots and the Rules of Evidence
Once, courts eschewed “the spector [sic] of trial by machine” and the possibility that “each man’s sworn testimony may be put to the electronic test.” Judges worried “jurors w[ould] abdicate their responsibility for determining credibility, and rely instead upon the assessment of a machine.” Forty years later, that fear has metamorphosed into trusting, even welcoming, […]
Hiding in the Open: How Tech Network Policies Can Inform Openness by Design (and Vice Versa)
This paper seeks to establish how human-designed networks and different flavors of openness—institutional, organizational, informational, and resource-based—can and do coexist meaningfully. As part of that examination, this paper surveys fifty years of openness in the telecommunications and information technologies networking space. The focus is on how the term “openness” has been employed by regulators and […]
Accountability is the Best (Privacy) Policy: Improving Remedies for Data Breach Victims Through Recognition of Privacy Policies as Enforceable Agreements
Your personal information has already been stolen. Statistically speaking, that is. From 2005 to 2017, 7,674 data breaches exposed over one billion U.S. consumer records. While this statistic includes the eighty million Social Security numbers stolen in Anthem’s 2015 hack, it does not account for the 145.5 million Social Security numbers that were compromised in […]
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In recent years the United States witnessed several giant technology companies stepping in to help fix the housing crisis in tech hubs like Seattle and San Francisco. Tech giants such as Facebook, Amazon, and Airbnb are contributing millions through corporation funds and personal donations. While this private philanthropy could help curb the housing crisis, questions arise […]
On November 2018, the White House announced renewed sanctions on the Iranian regime. The sanctions’ targets include fifty banks, the national airline, and 200 members of the shipping industry. While these sanctions predominately target large institutions, the Department of Treasury does have the ability to target individuals if national security so requires. Recently, the Department […]
Saying “Hey Google,” “Hey Siri,” or “Alexa,” wakes voice command technology for use and allows voice assistants to help users complete everyday tasks. The convenience associated with voice assistants has caused their popularity to grow significantly over the past few years. However, substantial privacy concerns are also on the rise. First, users are not comfortable […]
Transparency in political advertising serves an important function in democracy. In the wake of election meddling in the 2016 election along with concerning revelations about targeted advertising practices generally, organizations including ProPublica, Mozilla, and Who Targets Me created ad transparency tools to gain insight into this historically opaque world of targeted political advertisements on Facebook. […]
On January 1, 2019, Vietnam’s new cybersecurity law went into effect. Under this law, foreign companies with clients or customers in Vietnam are subject to a data localization requirement and cybersecurity audits. While the law has not been officially published, a copy of the passed draft has been released by VnEconomy (the electronic version of […]
On February 11, 2019, The Brookings Institution held an event moderated by Darrell West, the Founding Director for their Center for Technology Innovation, entitled “Smart Cities and Artificial Intelligence.” Speakers addressed concerns, obstacles, and benefits that new digital tools and networks would raise as they are incorporated into urban environments. Nicol Lee, Fellow for the […]