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Come Back with a Warrant: The Potential Impact of the Carpenter Decision Beyond Cell Phones
Come Back with a Warrant: The Potential Impact of the Carpenter Decision Beyond Cell Phones
When the "real world" and cyberspace interact, legal questions get complicated
Jennifer Huddleston
Jul 27, 2018
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Will the electric scooter movement lose its charge? It doesn't have to.
Will the electric scooter movement lose its charge? It doesn't have to.
Take note, San Francisco: Forward-thinking regulators have started to embrace soft law regulatory mechanisms to protect innovation.
Jennifer Huddleston
Jul 13, 2018
Can you trespass without setting foot on a piece of property?
Can you trespass without setting foot on a piece of property?
AR applications are changing the ways we think about unlawful entry
Jennifer Huddleston
Jun 27, 2018
Should you be able to fix your own iPhone?
Should you be able to fix your own iPhone?
You may have fewer options to control your own devices than you think.
Jennifer Huddleston
Jun 18, 2018
The FAA's Precautionary Approach to Drones Defies Reasonable Risk Tolerance
The FAA's Precautionary Approach to Drones Defies Reasonable Risk Tolerance
A new National Academy of Sciences report concludes the agency needs to relax and learn to love drones
Michael Kotrous
Jun 13, 2018
Data Privacy at a Price
Data Privacy at a Price
The GDPR just isn't worth it
Anne Hobson
May 25, 2018
Yelp: The Firm Who Cried "Monopoly"
Yelp: The Firm Who Cried "Monopoly"
The website known for popularizing amateur food reviews has been a vocal critic of Google's business practices
Michael Kotrous
May 24, 2018
GDPR and Me: how the EU data rules could impact genetic testing
GDPR and Me: how the EU data rules could impact genetic testing
The EU's new data privacy rules may hurt health technologies the hardest
Jennifer Huddleston
May 18, 2018
Do All Roads Lead to a Decentralized Internet?
Do All Roads Lead to a Decentralized Internet?
The major problems with the Internet identified by the public, policy experts, and regulators appear to all be rooted in the fairly…
Michael Kotrous
May 15, 2018
AI, Welcome to the White House
AI, Welcome to the White House
The Trump administration is finally turning to AI issues. But is it enough?
Jordan Reimschisel
May 11, 2018
Actuaries and Airspace: The Liftoff of Commercial Drone Insurance?
Actuaries and Airspace: The Liftoff of Commercial Drone Insurance?
Policymakers have overlooked the importance of commercial drone insurance
Jennifer Huddleston
May 4, 2018
Early Thoughts on the Possible Impacts of the CLOUD Act
Early Thoughts on the Possible Impacts of the CLOUD Act
Collaborative soft law is preferable to bad hard law
Jennifer Huddleston
Mar 29, 2018
Who Has Jurisdiction Over the Cloud?
Who Has Jurisdiction Over the Cloud?
Old law and new technology collide in United States v. Microsoft
Jennifer Huddleston
Feb 21, 2018
Antitrust and Tech: One Network to Rule Them All?
Antitrust and Tech: One Network to Rule Them All?
Are the monopoly menace and trust-busting back?
Michael Kotrous
Feb 19, 2018
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