Hyperloop Law: Autonomy, Infrastructure, and Transportation Startups
In 2013, Elon Musk proposed an "open source transportation concept" of levitating vehicles zooming passengers through vacuum tubes at 760 miles an hour. It would be weatherproof, energy-efficient, relatively inexpensive, have autonomous controls. Its impact on urban and inter-city transport could reshape economies and families.
March 8, 2017Stanford Law School
Stellenausschreibung: Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin / Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter – DFN
Am Institut für Informations-, Telekommunikations- und Medienrecht, Zivilrechtliche Abteilung, sind ab dem 1. Juli 2017 zwei zunächst bis zum Ende des Jahres befristete Stellen als
wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter / wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin
(Entgeltgruppe 13 TV-L)
zu besetzen. Eine Verlängerung der Befristung wird grundsätzlich angestrebt. Die Arbeitszeit beträgt derzeit 19 Std. 55 Min. wöchentlich (Hälfte der regelmäßigen Arbeitszeit).
Fellow da Direito Rio tem artigo publicado em periódico
O Fellow da FGV Direito Rio Ivar Hannikainen teve seu artigo “A deterministic worldview promotes approval of state paternalism” publicado no “Journal of Experimental Social Psychology” da editora ELSEVIER. O trabalho foi escrito em parceria com Gabriel Cabral, Edouard Machery e Noel Struchiner, que juntos representam as Escolas de direito da FGV e da PUC-Rio e o Departamento de História de Filosofia da Ciência da University of Pittsburgh (EUA).
The Data Protection Convention that We All Need
Once upon a time, in a faraway land (Europe), some countries decided that it would be worth setting in stone (in an international treaty) the protection of persons when information on them were being used (automatically processed by computer).
Saving Face 2.0: 8 Simple Rules for Surviving China’s New Rating System
While China’s new surveillance policy purports to be a “credit system,” it in fact considers nearly every aspect of public and private behaviour in determining each citizen’s social score. These data points are not random, and have historical and cultural significance to the Chinese people, including the concept of “saving face,” or maintaining a good reputation.
Big and open data are prompting a reform of scientific governance
Sabina Leonelli in Times Higher Education: “Big data are widely seen as a game-changer in scientific research, promising new and efficient ways to produce knowledge. And yet, large and diverse data collections are nothing new – they have long existed in fields such as meteorology, astronomy and natural history.
Data Privacy about more than Privacy
It is often forgotten that laws concerning data privacy serve purposes other than protecting privacy alone. Research conducted by this writer in New Zealand over the last decade has conclusively established in the first place that the vast majority (around 80% in one study) of litigation brought under the Privacy Act 1993 (the Act) was connected with a pre-existing dispute between the parties unrelated to privacy which spilt over into a privacy dispute.
Data protection: How are attitudes to disclosure changing?
As more of our personal data is held in centralized, remote storage, it has become a tempting target for law enforcement and intelligence agencies. Through various investigatory powers, these government agencies can demand that social media companies, e-mail providers, ISPs, and other intermediaries turn over sensitive records and message content. Are governments abusing their investigatory powers?
Supreme Court considers installation of CCTV units in courts – but will it regulate what happens next?
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court heard a petition seeking directions to ensure audio-visual recording of the proceedings in trial courts. The reasoning behind the request was that recording proceedings would enhance the fairness of trials. The Supreme Court decided to limit the question to whether CCTV (video only) cameras may be installed at various […]
Internet Designers as Policy-Makers
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Sandra Braman, Abbott Professor of Liberal Arts at Texas A&M University
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Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 12:00 pmBerkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University
Using data.world to collaborate on Open Data Day and to showcase work after the event
March 4th is Open Data Day! Open Data Day is an annual celebration of open data all over the world. For the fifth time in history, groups from around the world will create local events on the day where they will use open data in their communities. Here is a look at how groups can use the data.world platform to identify data sources and collaborate with open data users.
Is Data the Oil of the 21st Century?
Thursday, March 2, 2017 @ The GovLab, 2 Metrotech Center, 9th Floor, Brooklyn 11201
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Is Data the Oil of the 21st Century?
Learning from History: From a Century of Oil to a Century of Data
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