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Law Profs Say Government Has Power to Demand Companies Protect Consumer Data

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United States

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Date published: February 17, 2017Bloomberg BNA"On Feb. 16, eight privacy and security law professors—Kenneth A. Bamberger, Woodrow Hartzog, Chris Jay Hoofnagle, William McGeveran, Deirdre K. Mulligan, Paul Ohm, Daniel J. Solove and Peter Swire—filed a brief in support of the FTC.

No Genie At Your Fingertips

Aadhaar biometrics will now enable cashless shopping sans card and smartphone. A look at the hopes and fears.
The article by Arindam Mukherjee was published in the Outlook on February 20, 2017. Pranesh Prakash and Sunil Abraham were quoted.

Mapping open data governance models: Who makes decisions about government data and how?

Ana Brandusescu, Danny Lämmerhirt and Stefaan Verhulst call for a systematic and comparative investigation of the different governance models for open data policy and publication….

Digital illusions

The Watal Committee’s report presents the government with an impossible road map to a cashless nirvana.
The article by V. Sridhar was published in Frontline, Print edition: March 3, 2017

The Supreme Court Hears Sabu Mathew George v. Union of India – Another Blow for Intermediary Liability

The Supreme Court heard arguments in Sabu Mathew George v. Union of India today. This writ petition was filed in 2008, with the intention of banning ‘advertisement’ offering sex selective abortions and related services, from search engine results. According to the petitioner, these advertisements violate Section 22 of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation […]

Professor da Direito Rio analisa impacto da 'Internet das Coisas' na sociedade

Eduardo Magrani critica falta de engajamento político nessa discussãoO Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (MCTI) manteve, por dois meses, em consulta pública o Plano Nacional de Internet das Coisas (IoT) no Brasil. O plano irá definir as medidas a serem tomadas para que o país promova a chamada “Internet das Coisas” como modelo de desenvolvimento de setores como o automobilístico, agropecuário e urbanístico do país, e recebeu mais de 2 mil comentários.

95° Mercoledì di Nexa - La pubblica amministrazione digitale e aperta

Page Type: Eventmercoledi8 marzo 2017
Fernanda Faini (Presidente del Circolo dei Giuristi Telematici)
image: Super sticky: 0Featured Event: 0Data evento: Wed, 08/03/2017 - 18:00 to 20:00luogo: Via Boggio 65/a | Torino (primo piano)

Mapping open data governance models: Who makes decisions about government data and how?

Different countries have different models to govern and administer their open data activities.Ana Brandusescu, Danny Lämmerhirt and Stefaan Verhulst call for a systematic and comparative investigation of the different governance models for open data policy and publication.
(cross posted from Open Knowledge International Blog)
The Challenge

The pain will pass, yet, the title might stay. Part 2

A year ago I sat down and tried to look at my life as a PhD student like a theater play. By taking a somewhat ironic meta-perspective, I attempted to describe... MORE

Mapping open data governance models: Who makes decisions about government data and how?

Different countries have different models to govern and administer their open data activities. Ana Brandusescu, Danny Lämmerhirt and Stefaan Verhulst call for a systematic and comparative investigation of the different governance models for open data policy and publication.
The Challenge

Bytes de Informação: Conflitos Internacionais

Os Bytes de Informação continuam, agora com o tema Conflitos Internacionais: saiba como se resolvem conflitos jurídicos interjurisdicionais.

Regulate That Hairbrush? Cyberlaw Experts Say Maybe

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United States

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Eavesdropping on Flynn was the legal, obvious intelligence move

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Author(s): Jennifer GranickPublication Date: February 16, 2017Publication Type: Other WritingDoes the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence understand intelligence gathering?
After all, that committee is charged with oversight over the United States’ vast surveillance bureaucracy. And yet, comments from the chair of the committee, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), suggest that he is unclear on the concept.

‘Alexa, Call My Mom!’ — Will The Echo Become A Phone?

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United States

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Corporate Social Responsibility for a Data Age

Stefaan G. Verhulst in the Stanford Social Innovation Review: “Proprietary data can help improve and save lives, but fully harnessing its potential will require a cultural transformation in the way companies, governments, and other organizations treat and act on data….

Dumpster diving made easier with food donation points

Springwise: “With food waste a substantial contributor to both environmental and social problems, communities around the world are trying to find ways to make better use of leftovers as well as reduce the overall production of unused foodstuffs. One of the biggest challenges in getting leftovers to the people who need them is the logistics of finding and connecting the relevant groups and transporting the food.

​​“Singapore: Imagining the Next 50 Years” to be the first common course across all six Singapore universities

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Prof. Dr. Carsten Schuck – „Quanten Computer: Ende und Neuanfang von IT-Sicherheit“

Prof. Dr. Carsten Schuck vom Physikalisches Institut der WWU hat zum Thema „Quanten Computer: Ende und Neuanfang von IT-Sicherheit“ vorgetragen.

Civic Tech or Civic Business? Digital technology will not help democracy without adopting its foundations

This blog originally appeared on RegardsCitoyens.org and has been translated by Pierre Chrzanowski and Samuel Goëta (Open Knowledge France).

“La Radio eres tú” en el Día Mundial de la Radio 2017

“La Radio eres tú” en el Día Mundial de la Radio 2017
 

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Eva Lus