Tech Billionaire Opens Martins Beach For Now
When we celebrate the Rage for Justice, it’s cases like Martins beach that inspire me. A high-tech billionaire closes down public access to a beach and is sued...
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Backpage’s Court Settlement with Three of Its Sex Trafficking Victims Won’t Stop Bipartisan Efforts to Amend Internet Law
SANTA MONICA, CA – A confidential settlement in a civil suit brought in Seattle against Backpage by three of the website’s victims will not stop...
Senate “Bipartisan” Robot Car Bill Threatens Highway Safety, Consumer Watchdog Warns
SANTA MONICA, CA – An autonomous vehicles bill introduced today in the U.S. Senate follows the dangerous route chosen by the House of Representatives when...
The Sex Trafficking Fight Could Take Down a Bedrock Tech Law
No origin story of the internet would be complete without mentioning one of its legal pillars: Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a 21-year-old...
Some Thoughts On The Transportation Department’s New Autonomous Vehicle Guidelines
On September 13, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced the release of an updated set autonomous vehicles guidelines, titled “Automated Driving Systems 2.0: A Vision for...
Tech Companies Push Back As Congress Tries To Fight Online Sex Trafficking
In its next step to amend a federal law which allows websites such as Backpage.com to host ads for child sex-trafficking, the Senate is holding...
DOT Issues Self-Driving Car Road Map
Coincides with effort in Congress to legislate safety, deployment framework Automated vehicles and V2V communications systems are on the move. The National Highway Traffic Safety...
Trump Administration to Driverless Car Makers: Go Nuts!
On Tuesday, US Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao revealed the updated version of the guidelines for the testing and deployment of autonomous vehicles. The DOT secretary...
Fox Backs Web-Targeted Sex Trafficking Bill
Puts it at odds with computer company members of CCIA 21st Century Fox has come out in support of a bill its backers say is...
Op-Ed Commentary: Bipartisan Effort Could End Online Child Sex Trafficking
One victim of sex trafficking began her ordeal when she was 15. She was sold through the website Backpage.com for sex to men across Massachusetts,...
Hearings, Investigations Lie Ahead For Post-Breach Equifax
Don’t expect the furor to die down soon regarding the massive data breach that hit consumer credit rating firm Equifax and potentially exposed the personal...
Trump Administration’s New Self-Driving-Car Guidance Is Deliberately Toothless
They’re just guidelines and they’re toothless, but the contents of the Trump administration’s updated policy paper on autonomous vehicles are important for getting everyone on...