Consumers want better protection for their data, and businesses want clear national laws. Yet there is virtually no consensus about what a broad privacy law should entail.
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ClassDojo, the popular classroom behaviour management and communication system, is said to facilitate community and message-sharing. But who is asking how children are impacted?
Smart city planning raises concerns with citizens regarding privacy and the use of their data.
Experts describe their research into how smartphones collect and share private personal information with tracking companies and advertisers.
Websites are trying to get around GDPR rules on giving you control over your data.
Australia’s parliament will soon decide on a bill to try to regulate facial recognition technology, but it leaves a lot of questions unanswered.
The legalisation of the private use of cannabis in South Africa is a victory for human rights. But, much more work needs to be done to make it practical.
Privacy rules enacted in Europe are affecting companies – and their customers and users – all around the world.
Facebook is realizing it has broad obligations to society. Here’s how it could start meeting them.
For years, watchdogs have warned of the potential problems of sharing data with online companies. The Facebook data crisis has made these concerns much more real. What should be done now?
US privacy laws focus on informing consumers what’s happening with their data; other countries specifically restrict data collection and analysis.
Should police be able to use cellphone records to track suspects – and law-abiding citizens?
Consumers can’t read, understand or use information in companies’ privacy policies. So they end up less informed and less protected than they’d like to be. New research shows a better way.
‘Creepshots’ are provoking questions concerning rights to privacy in public, and ethical concerns regarding technology and bodily autonomy.
BCI devices that read minds and act on intentions can change lives for the better. But they could also be put to nefarious use in the not-too-distant future. Now’s the time to think about risks.
The Trump administration has decided to challenge the rules of protection of personal data imposed by the previous administration on ISPs.
A surprise intrusion by a drone on a Darwin woman skinny-dipping in her secluded backyard pool highlights the many weaknesses of current privacy and stalking laws.
Recent developments at the United Nations and the G-20 suggest that the well-known human rights to privacy and freedom of expression may soon be formally extended to online communications.
Huma Abedin’s emails belong to her; the search warrant should be served upon her. Once that happens, she can challenge the warrant’s legality.
The FBI has a history of abusing search warrants to illegally read Americans’ emails. Did the agency just do it again, in the highest of all high-profile situations?
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Professor of Business Law and Ethics, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Information; Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan
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Professor and Canada Research Chair in Communication Policy and Governance, McMaster University
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Professor of law and ethics, Georgia State University
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Emeritus Professor in Law and Criminal Justice, Adelaide University
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Ph.D. Student in Electrical Engineering, University of Washington
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Professor of Teacher Education, University of Toronto
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Associate Professor in Law, Australian National University
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Director, Tas Law Reform Institue / Associate Professor, University of Tasmania, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Social Work, CQUniversity Australia
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Researcher at Microsoft Research, Cambridge UK. Previously, The University of Queensland
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, The University of Western Australia
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Legal researcher, KU Leuven
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Bernard A. Galler Collegiate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan
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Professor of Law, Wayne State University