Tag: Legislation

‘What Happened to Taylor is Nothing New’: AI-Generated Celebrity Images & The Need for Legal Safeguards

By: Meg Cotter   In the end of January, fake sexually explicit images of Taylor Swift spread rapidly across social media platforms specificallyacross X. They racked in tens of millions of views before being reported and taken down. The images originated in a channel on Telegram, a messaging app dedicated to producing similar images. As… Read More ‘What Happened to Taylor is Nothing New’: AI-Generated Celebrity Images & The Need for Legal Safeguards

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DOJ Drops Suit Against California Statute, Now It’s Time for National Net Neutrality Protection

The DOJ dismissed the Trump administration’s legal challenge to California’s net neutrality statute. The California legislation bars internet service providers from slowing down website speeds, blocking access to certain websites and charging for large websites. As the law is still being challenged in the same court in a case brought by telecommunications industry trade groups, now is the time to discuss the renewal of federal net neutrality protections. Protecting our access to a free and open internet is now more important than ever in order to maintain a competitive marketplace and a fair democracy.… Read More DOJ Drops Suit Against California Statute, Now It’s Time for National Net Neutrality Protection

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Are We In For a “Cloudy” Day When It Comes To Data Privacy?

The CLOUD Act was just approved in both the House and Senate. Using the CLOUD Act, U.S. law enforcement officials at any level, from local police to federal agents, can force tech companies to turn over user data regardless of where the company stores the data. Specifically, it involves data stored in foreign jurisdictions. The U.S. can enter into bilateral information sharing agreements with foreign countries that would give both parties access to data stored within their borders. Some believe this act would have adverse effects to pending litigation as well as the future of our privacy. … Read More Are We In For a “Cloudy” Day When It Comes To Data Privacy?

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Social Media: Once A Seclusion Device To A Tool For Social and Legislative Change

This blog is about the use of social media platforms to spread information and
invoke change. Knowledge is power, and when people have the correct information, they
feel a part of something bigger than themselves, and often will want to become actively
involved. I address the power of Snap Chat among our youth; specifically the recent
Stoneman school shooting, where students were videoing the horrific event and posting it
to Snap Chat. I also address the power of Facebook videos, again staying with the
Stoneman school shooting, to highlight the influential videos from the students and
faculty after the event and their call for legislative change. It seems as if the news has lost
its prestige in the last few years, and a message from real human beings who were there
has become more powerful and moving than reports from newscasters. Which is why I
believe we’re seeing more social change, because people are being touched with real
human experience through a digital screen.
… Read More Social Media: Once A Seclusion Device To A Tool For Social and Legislative Change

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A First Step in Legislation for Non-Lethal Weapon Technology Legislation

As of August 5, 2016, the Washington Post reported (Fatal Force, Washington Post, https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/police-shootings-2016/ (last visited Aug. 5, 2016)) that 573 people have been killed by law enforcement in the United States.  In the wake of several widely-publicized shootings of suspects, the use of lethal force by law enforcement has become a topic of bitter… Read More A First Step in Legislation for Non-Lethal Weapon Technology Legislation

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New Technologies in School Administration and Teaching Demand Revised Legislation to Protect Student Data Privacy

POSTED BY Kaleigh Fitzpatrick The growing opportunities for schools to integrate technology into classrooms and school administration are increasing productivity, organization, and capacity to foster positive student learning and development. The availability of these technologies, however, is putting a tremendous amount of pressure on administrators and teachers to implement these technologies now. Therefore, in the… Read More New Technologies in School Administration and Teaching Demand Revised Legislation to Protect Student Data Privacy

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